Vermont Town Gets Money to Replace Covered Bridge

A Vermont town is getting more money to help replace an iconic covered bridge famously destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns recently sent the town of Rockingham almost $200,000 to help replace the Bartonsville Bridge, whose destruction was caught on video and became one of Vermont’s most defining images of the August 2011 storm.

The town had a $1 million insurance policy on the bridge through the league, which initially said the policy didn’t cover the full amount.

But Vermont Public Radio reports the league reviewed Rockingham’s policy and gave the town the additional money, bringing the total paid by the league to more than $1 million.

The project is estimated to cost at least $2.4 million.