AGRICULTURE WORLD RECORDS

Brookfield, Vermont, United States--The 97m long, 6.7m wide, US$2.4-million single-lane Brookfield Bridge in Brookfield, Vermont, designed by T.Y. Lin International (San Francisco, CA, US), has replaced a 1978 version that carried state Route 65 traffic over Sunset Lake and sets the world record for being the World's First FRP Floating Bridge, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Danby, Vermont, United States--Vermont Quarries in Danby, Vermont, is the source of Danby marble, a stone with a devoted following among kitchen designers and homeowners and a rich history in American architecture; spanning an area of about 16 football fields and stretching for over a mile – all underground, it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Underground Marble Quarry, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Proctor, Vermont, United States--The Vermont Marble Museum, also known as Vermont Marble Exhibit, is a museum commemorating the contributions of Vermont marble and the Vermont Marble Company, located in Proctor, Vermont, United States; with over 3,930 specimens of marbles, travertines, and granites, which are currently being digitized, the Vermont Marble Company Sample Collection sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Marble Exhibit, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Barre, Vermont, United States--"Unzipping the Earth” is the name of the 74-foot-long zipper created by Calais sculptor Chris Miller; the sculpture rests alongside the Studio Place Arts building on North Main Street in Barre, Vermont and sets the world record for being the World's Largest Granite Zipper Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Burlington, Vermont, United States--Built by local artist Bren Alvarez, the giant filing cabinet in Burlington, Vermont, is made up of 38 drawers, with each one representing the number of years of paperwork that Alvarez accumulated while working on a local street project; this public art installation sets the world record for being the World's Tallest Filing Cabinet, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY

Stansbury Park, Utah, United States--The Mike Clements 1.8 Meter (70 inch) telescope has a new home in Utah at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) the Salt Lake Astronomical Society’s Observatory; using a 70-inch wide large military mirror from a spy satellite that he bought by chance online, Clements built the World's Largest Amateur Telescope, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States--The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as Kennecott Copper Mine, owned by Rio Tinto Group, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains; the mine has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.75 miles (1,210 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres (3.0 sq mi; 770 ha; 7.7 km2), which sets the world record for being the World's Largest Man-Made Excavation, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States--Holi, commonly known as the “festival of colors” or “festival of love,” a spring festival often associated with Hinduism, welcomes the spring season and represents good defeating evil; the Festival of Colors USA, organized by the Krishna Temple, drew about 40,000 people, thus setting the world record for being the World’s Largest Holi Festival, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States--Located on Main Street in Salt Lake City, the Pioneer Memorial Museum, also known as the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, has an impressive collection: many thousands of artifacts spread across six separate floors, covering all manner of items from roughly the 1840s to the 1870s; it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Collection Of Artifacts On A Single Subject, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.