New Bridge Bellow Falls VT aka Arch Bridge 1905-1982 Historical Plate 6 1/8". Surely a rare find! (I will date this circa mid to late 1900s as my best guess this plate was issued shortly after the bridge was constructed as titled New Bridge vs Arch Bridge. Good used condition. No chips, No cracks and No crazing. Just as pictures. Marked Wheelock Made in Germany for A.F. Winnewiser, Bellows Falls, VT. (Wheelock Family was a major importer of Souvenir China). This plate has a beautiful shaped edge with a raised motif and gold trim border. This is truly a wonderful Vermont historical collector plate of the longest arch bridge when it was built in the United States in 1905 and was a huge despise to the Railroad.It was a three-hinged steel through arch bridge over the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire. It was structurally significant as the longest arch bridge in the United States when it was completed in 1905 and destroyed in 1982. The bridge was built to circumvent an existing toll bridge and prevent people from using the Boston and Main Railroad bridge, a practice the railroad preferred to discourage. More history, the following information was copied from Wikipedia: The river flooded in 1927. The resulting damage to the bridge was not major, so the bridge was soon back in operation. The same can not be said of the Flood of 1936. The failure of a major ice jam sent large ice blocks downriver, striking both ends of the upstream side of the bridge. This left the structure leaning upstream. Only the horizontal bracing prevented collapse.The decision was made to fix, rather than demolish, the bridge. This required efforts similar to the initial construction.The results were that the truss span was shortened by 54 feet (16 m) during the procedure in November and December 1936. This was performed by the American Bridge Company (Philadelphia), at a cost of US$120,000 (US$2,634,820 in present terms), substantially less than would have been required to replace the bridge. In 1961, the bowstring truss span was replaced with an I-beam girder bridge. In 1971, the State of New Hampshire closed the whole bridge to vehicular traffic due to concerns about its condition. In 1982, the bridge was demolished. However, the demolition crew required five tries before the bridge collapsed, as it apparently wasn't as weak as they had been led to believe. Please ask any questions. Please search for Allie's Vintage Alley to see my online store. Shipping cost is actual cost no handling fee. Cost calculated by Ship to Zip Code Zone and will reflect on my order confirmation after I receive your order, or upon request of shipping quote. This item will ship from St. Albans, VT, USA zip code 05478 in a box size 9 inches X 9 inches X 6 inches and has a total boxed weight of 1 pound 3 ounces.