Building this bridge brings Vermonters together...in more ways than one.
The road to recovery...

People came out in droves to Winooski on this day in 1928. Governor Weeks addressed hundreds on the newly constructed bridge connecting Winooski and Burlington. It was a celebration of its completion, and more significantly, of recovery from the Flood of '27.

The Winooski River, like every other river in Vermont, had become a raging torrent of water, wiping out this important transportation link. A temporary bridge was put in place after the water receded.

Today's dedication by the governor, a mere ten months after total destruction, was as much a psychological celebration as it was a physical one.

Photo courtesy UVM's Bailey-Howe Library, Special Collections.

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