2023年6月8日 · After years of delays and construction, the North Hero drawbridge is finally done. Our Katharine Huntley takes you to the Champlain Islands to check out the finished project and tally up the cost.

BR 8 ((North Hero-Grand Isle BHF 028-1(26) Bridge) is a historic twin leaf bascule bridge, and the only vehicular movable bridge in the State of Vermont. Construction will begin June 2018 and the estimated completion date is Summer 2023 .

Cianbro replaced Bridge 8, a historic double-leaf bascule bridge that carries U.S. Route 2 over Lake Champlain between the towns of North Hero and Grand Isle. Bridge 8 is the only vehicular movable bridge in the State of Vermont and was replaced on a new foundation, with a similar aesthetic and the same draw width as the existing bridge built ...

2021年8月8日 · Project engineers say they aim to finish a new drawbridge connecting Grand Isle and North Hero next June, though it’s likely construction will continue into 2023. Work on and around the...

2023年6月2日 · Grand Isle, VT – Construction officially wrapped up earlier this week for the North Hero-Grand Isle drawbridge, as the new bridge is now open to both lanes of traffic.

2023年6月27日 · With up to 80 workers—hailing from 14 states—working simultaneously on a constrained site, the project team for Vermont’s $74 million North Hero Grand Isle Drawbridge on Lake Champlain bonded...

2024年6月17日 · VTrans is working on getting a contractor to fix the hydraulics of the North Hero-Grand Isle Drawbridge. It’ll be closed to boaters until the repairs can be completed. The bridge got stuck...

2023年5月25日 · The North Hero-Grand Isle bridge is vital to commuters coming to and from southern Vermont and is the only vehicular movable bridge in the state. The bridge also sees frequent boat traffic on the lake throughout the summer.

2024年11月11日 · Carrying 3,000 vehicles per day across Lake Champlain’s Alburgh Passage during the offseason, and twice that volume during summer and fall, the bridge provides the sole road connection between the...

2023年2月15日 · NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED MAY 2018- MAY 2023 WITH 100-YEAR DESIGN LIFE. 117.993 LAKE CHAMPLAIN. THE DRAWSPAN MUST OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PASSAGE OF PUBLIC VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DRAW SHALL OPEN ON SIGNAL ON THE HOUR AND THE HALF HOUR FROM MAY 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. DAILY.