The Power House Covered Bridge, also known as the School Street Covered Bridge is a covered bridge

Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...

 that crosses the Gihon River off State Route 100C

Vermont Route 100C

Vermont Route 100C is a short state highway in northern Vermont, United States. It is a spur of VT 100 and extends from VT 15 in the village of Johnson to VT 100 in the town of Hyde Park.-Route description:...

 in Johnson, Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1974. The bridge gets its name from a now obsolete hydroelectric generating station just upstream from it.

The bridge is of Queen post

Queen post

A queen post is a supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post uses two.-Architecture:...

 truss design by an unknown builder.

Recent history

In 1960 minor repairs were conducted to the abutments, approaches and floor. In 1995 it was recommended to reinforce the deck due to the large number of trucks using the road as a short cut. Steel I beams were installed underneath. In 2000, the bridge was destroyed by a heavy snow load. The roof collapsed and the side walls fell outward into the river below. Because of the installation of the steel I beams, the deck was self-supporting and actually survived. Guardrails were put up on the sides of the deck to keep the bridge open while its fate was decided. In 2002, the contracting company of Blow & Cote was hired to reconstruct the bridge, which was reopened on Jun 29, 2002.