Secretary of State

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Vermont State Archives

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Lake Champlain Bridge Commission,
1920-1987.
24 cubic feet & 9 oversize map folders.

The records provide a solid overview of the life of the Commission. The material ranges from the formation of the Commission to the final months before its dissolution. The bulk of the material is from approximately 1927 to 1938 and from 1955 to 1987.

The compact creating the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission was signed on May 11, 1927. The Commission, which consisted of three members from VT and three members from NY, was given the powers to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge. The Lake Champlain Bridge (or Crown Point Bridge) opened with elaborate ceremonies on August 26, 1929. An amendment to the NY/VT compact in 1935 allowed the building of a second bridge. The Rouses Point Bridge was completed in 1937. By the mid 1970's Rouses Point Bridge was badly deteriorated --- a new bridge was built and opened in 1987. On December 11, 1987 the Bridge Commission was abolished, both the bridges became toll free and all the functions of the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission were transferred to the VT Agency of Transportation (AOT) and the NY Department of Transportation (DOT).

• Minutes.
• Correspondence.
• Legal Records.
• Reports.
• Financial Records.
• Personnel Records.
• Proposed Bridge Across Lake Champlain.
• Lake Champlain Bridge Design and Construction.
• Lake Champlain Bridge Repairs and Maintenance.
• Rouses Point Bridge Design and Construction.
• Rouses Point Bridge Repairs and Maintenance.
• Proposed Third Bridge.
• Rouses Point Bridge Replacement.
• Publicity.