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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 ...
Quechee was known for a picturesque covered bridge at the site of the old Quechee mill, which now houses the Simon Pearce glass-blowing facility and restaurant. The bridge was severely damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. [4] The bridge has since been rebuilt. Quechee has a small branch post office with zip code 05059.
The Quechee State Park is located on US Route 4 in Quechee, Vermont.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 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]
Quechee Gorge The Ottauquechee River flowing from a hydroelectric facility downstream of North Hartland Lake. Hartland North Hartland Lake formed by the dam in the front of the photo The Ottauquechee River (pronounced AWT-ah-KWEE-chee ) is a 41.4-mile-long (66.6 km) [ 1 ] river in eastern Vermont in the United States . [ 2 ]
Location of Windsor County in Vermont. The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In Windsor County, Vermont, there are 134 properties and districts listed on the National Register, including 4 National Historic Landmarks.
The Quechee Historic Mill District encompasses the historic heart of the village of Quechee, Vermont, a well-preserved 19th-century mill village.Extending along Quechee Main Street between the Old Quechee Road and the Quechee-West Hartford Road, the village was settled in the 1760s, and has an industrial history extending into the 20th century.
The 1911 steel bridge purportedly still carries US-Rt4 across the gorge, as it has since the railway's abandonment. About a 3-mile portion of Rt4 was built on top of the railbed at a point immediately west of the gorge and thus eastward, as attested by the gradual grade and gentle curvatures of the reverse curves encountered upon today's Rt4.