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The Quechee Gorge is located in Quechee, Vermont along U.S. Route 4. The gorge is 165 feet deep and is the deepest gorge in Vermont. It serves as a popular tourist attraction in Quechee State Park and can be viewed from the U.S. Route 4 bridge and from trails on both sides of the gorge. Many people from around New England flock to the gorge for ...
The park land is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers and leased from by the State of Vermont. [1] The park contains the Quechee Gorge , a popular Vermont tourist stop. The land was originally the site of the Dewey wool mill which ceased operation in 1952 and relocated to Enfield, New Hampshire .
It's also home to 165 ft-deep Little Grand Canyon or Quechee Gorge, the deepest gorge in Vermont. This natural wonder, which dates back to the Glacial period, is framed with fields of maple trees.
Near the state park, the river flows through the 165-foot-deep (50 m) Quechee Gorge. The U.S. Rt. 4 bridge crosses over the gorge and provides good viewing down into its depths. In late August 2011, Hurricane Irene swept through the Ottauquechee River watershed, raising the water level in the river to far beyond its normal height. Houses and ...
Supports the second largest extent of alpine-tundra in Vermont. Cornwall Marsh: 1973: Addison: mixed- state, municipal, private The largest unbroken red maple swamp in Vermont. Franklin Bog: 1973: Franklin: private A cold, northern sphagnum-heath bog.
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The Quechee Gorge Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying U.S. Route 4 (US 4) across Quechee Gorge, near the Quechee village of Hartford, Vermont. Built in 1911, it is Vermont's oldest surviving steel arch bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
Lower Clarendon Gorge State Forest, also known as Lower Clarendon Gorge State Park, covers 73 acres (0.30 km 2) around Lower Clarendon Gorge on Mill River in Clarendon, Vermont. [1] The site was donated to the state by the Vermont River Conservancy in the 2000s. [2] There are hiking trails along the scenic gorge and a pedestrian bridge. [3]