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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 is set high above the Ottauquechee River near the southern end of Quechee Gorge, a major local tourist attraction that is part of Quechee State Park. It is a three-span steel deck truss structure, 285 feet (87 m) long, 41 feet (12 m) wide, and 163 feet (50 m) high carrying two lanes of traffic (one in each direction) and sidewalks on both sides.
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.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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]
In November 1927, the worst flooding in Vermont history killed 120 people; [1] 55 of the deaths occurred in the watershed of the Winooski River, convincing the state of the need for flood control projects in that watershed. State officials made unsuccessful attempts to build dams using state funds or private companies.
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 ...