List of covered bridges in Vermont
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Below is a list of covered bridges in Vermont. There are just over 100 authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Vermont, giving the state both the highest number of covered bridges per square mile and per capita in the United States, as well as North America overall. A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers (a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges). Most covered bridges in Vermont are made with local timber and adhere to vernacular adaptations of historically popular construction practices that once covered much of the eastern United States, and so no two of them are exactly alike. It's estimated that as many as 700 covered bridges may have existed across Vermont in the past, many of which perished or were replaced after the flood of 1927 and resulting New Deal era.
Vermont alone possesses more than half of the roughly 200 remaining historic covered bridges across the New England states, and the third most overall after Pennsylvania and Ohio. Almost all of the remaining bridges are treated as protected landmarks in their respective communities, tended to by local and state preservation organizations. Covered bridges are widely popular with locals and visitors alike and serve as tourist attractions and pride for their communities and Vermont overall, in addition to their genuine utility. Some are even used as components of swimming holes in the mountains and valleys of Vermont.
Vermont's geography is extremely rugged with dense woods crisscrossed by outposts of civilization along river valleys. This makes covered bridges ideal for providing year-round access to roads which would otherwise be impassable, as well as being historically easily constructed with local materials. Besides prolonging the lifespan of the wooden bridge structure significantly, a covered bridge had the unintended benefit for farmers herding livestock such as cattle across bodies of water without startling them, as the siding of the bridges shields the view of the water from them.
Montgomery possesses the most covered bridges of any municipality in Vermont, with seven. Other towns with high concentrations of bridges are Bennington, Lyndon, Rockingham, Northfield and (the aptly named) Tunbridge, all of which have five. Northfield additionally boasts the only road in the United States carried over three distinct 19th century covered bridges, as well as the only place where two can be observed from the same point, the upper, middle and lower Cox Brook Road bridges. Vermont also shares the longest 19th century covered bridge in the United States with New Hampshire, the Cornish-Windsor bridge straddling the Connecticut river. Additionally, every county in Vermont except for Grand Isle has at least one covered bridge. There is approximately one covered bridge every 92 square miles in Vermont, and one per every 6,172 of its residents. Many can and do carry vehicle traffic, but care must be taken to avoid driving vehicles that are overweight or overheight to prevent damage to the antiquated and load-bearing timber construction; some bridges are rated as low as 8,000 pounds GVW.
List
| Name | County | Location | Built | Length | Crosses | Ownership | Truss Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spade Farm | Addison | Ferrisburgh Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1850 | 85' | storm drainage ditch | Private | Town lattice |
| Pulp Mill[n 1] | Addison | Middlebury Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1820 | 199' | Otter Creek on Seymour St | Towns | Burr Arch |
| Halpin[n 2] | Addison | Middlebury Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1850 | 66.2' | Muddy Branch (of the New Haven River) on Halpin Covered Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Rutland Railroad[n 3] | Addison | Shoreham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1897 | 108' | Richville Pond on an abandoned railroad bed | VT State Division for Historic Preservation | Howe truss |
| Paper Mill | Bennington | Bennington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1889 | 131' | Walloomsac River on Murphy Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Silk | Bennington | Bennington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1840 | 88' | Walloomsac River on Silk Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Henry | Bennington | Bennington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1840 | 121' | Walloomsac River on Murphy Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Chiselville | Bennington | Sunderland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 117' | Roaring Branch Brook on Sunderland Hill Road | Town | Town lattice |
| West Arlington | Bennington | Arlington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1852 | 80' | Batten Kill on Covered Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Greenbanks Hollow | Caledonia | Danville Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1886 | 74' | Joe's Brook on Greenbanks Hollow Road | Town | Queen post |
| Schoolhouse[n 4] | Caledonia | Lyndon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1879 | 42' | South Wheelock Branch of Passumpsic River on Wheelock Road | Town(?) | Queen post |
| Chamberlin | Caledonia | Lyndon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1881 | 66' | South Wheelock Branch of Passumpsic River on Chamberlin Bridge Road | Town(?) | Queen post |
| Sanborn[n 5] | Caledonia | Lyndon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1867 | 117' | Passumpsic River | Private | Paddleford Truss |
| Millers Run | Caledonia | Lyndon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1878 | 56' | Millers Run on Center Street | Town(?) | Queen post |
| Old Burrington[n 6] | Caledonia | Lyndon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1865 | 68' | East Branch of Passumpsic River on Burrington Bridge Road | Private | Queen post |
| Holmes Creek | Chittenden | Charlotte Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 41' | Holmes Creek on Lake Road | Town | King Post with tied arch |
| Seguin (or Sequin) | Chittenden | Charlotte Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1850 | 70' | Lewis Creek on Roscoe Road | Town | Burr Arch |
| Quinlan's | Chittenden | Charlotte Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1849 | 86' | Lewis Creek on Monkton Road | Town | Burr Arch |
| Browns River[n 7] | Chittenden | Westford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1837 | 97' | Browns River on Cambridge Road | Town | Burr arch |
| Browns River Closed to motor traffic. | Chittenden | Jericho Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1967[1] | Unknown Length | Browns River at Mills Riverside Park | Land-Trust | Burr arch |
| Shelburne Museum[n 8] | Chittenden | Shelburne Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1845 | 168' | Burr Pond on grounds of Shelburne Museum | Private | Burr arch |
| Columbia[n 9] | Essex | Lemington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1912 | 146' | Connecticut River on Columbia Bridge Road | Town | Howe truss |
| Mount Orne[n 10] | Essex | Lunenburg Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1911 | 266' | Connecticut River on Mount Orne Bridge Road | Town | Howe truss |
| Island Pond Footbridge[n 11] | Essex | Island Pond Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2003 | 242' | railroad tracks | Town(?) | Howe truss |
| Hopkins | Franklin | Enosburg Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1875 | 84' | Trout River on Hopkins Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Maple Street | Franklin | Fairfax Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1865 | 57' | Mill Brook on Maple Street | Town | Town lattice |
| East Fairfield | Franklin | Fairfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1865 | 67' | Black Creek on Covered Bridge Road | Town | Queen post |
| Comstock | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 69' | Trout River on Comstock Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| West Hill | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 59' | West Hill Brook on Creamery Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Fuller | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1890 | 50' | Black Falls Brook on South Richford Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Hectorville[n 12] | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 54' | South Branch of Trout River on Gibou Road | Town | Town lattice and King post |
| Hutchins | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 54' | South Branch of Trout River on Hutchins Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Longley | Franklin | Montgomery Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1863 | 85' | Trout River on Longley Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Grist Mill | Lamoille | Cambridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 85' | Brewster River on Canyon Road | Town | Burr arch |
| Poland | Lamoille | Cambridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1887 | 153' | Lamoille River on Cambridge Junction Road | Town | Burr arch |
| Gates Farm | Lamoille | Cambridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1897 | 60' | Seymour River on farm access road | Private | Burr arch |
| Mill | Lamoille | Belvidere Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1895 | 71' | North Branch of Lamoille River on Back Road | Town | Queen post |
| Morgan | Lamoille | Belvidere Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1887 | 62' | North Branch of Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road | Town | Queen post |
| Power House | Lamoille | Johnson Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 63' | Gihon River on School Street | Town | Queen post |
| Scribner | Lamoille | Johnson Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
? | 48' | Gihon River on Rocky Road | Town | Queen post |
| Red | Lamoille | Morristown Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1896 | 64' | Sterling Brook on Cole Hill Road | Town | King post and Queen post |
| Emily's[n 13] | Lamoille | Stowe Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1844 | 49' | Gold Brook on Covered Bridge Road | Town | Queen post |
| Village | Lamoille | Waterville Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1877 | 61' | North Branch of Lamoille River on Church Street | Town | Queen post |
| Montgomery | Lamoille | Waterville Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1877 | 70' | North Branch of Lamoille River on Montgomery Road | Town | Queen post |
| Codding Hollow | Lamoille | Waterville Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1877 | 62' | North Branch of Lamoille River on Codding Hollow Road | Town | Queen post |
| Fisher Railroad | Lamoille | Wolcott Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1908 | 98' | Lamoille River on Railroad line | State of Vermont | Double Web Town lattice with steel deck supports |
| Moxley | Orange | Chelsea Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 56' | First Branch of White River on Moxley Road | Town | Queen post |
| Kingsbury | Orange | Randolph Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1904 | 46' | Second Branch of White River on Kingsbury Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Gifford | Orange | Randolph Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1904 | 46' | Second Branch of White River on Hyde Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Braley | Orange | Randolph Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1904 | 38' | Second Branch of White River on Braley Covered Bridge Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Union Village | Orange | Thetford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1867 | 111' | Ompompanoosuc River on Academy Road | Town | multiple King post variation |
| Sayres | Orange | Thetford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
? | 127' | Ompompanoosuc River on Tucker Hill Road | Town | Haupt truss variant with arch |
| Howe | Orange | Tunbridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1879 | 75' | First Branch of White River on Belnap Brook Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Cilley | Orange | Tunbridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883 | 68' | First Branch of White River on Howe Lane | Town | multiple King post |
| Mill | Orange | Tunbridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1883; replicated in 2000 | 76' | First Branch of White River on Spring Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Larkin | Orange | Tunbridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1902 | 68' | First Branch of White River on Larkin Road | Town | multiple King post |
| Flint | Orange | Tunbridge Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1845 | 87' | First Branch of White River on Bicknell Hill Road | Town | Queen post |
| Lord's Creek | Orleans | Irasburg Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1881 | 50' | Black River on Covered Bridge Road | Private | Paddleford truss |
| Black River | Orleans | Irasburg Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1881 | 87' | Black River on Hermanville Road | Town | Paddleford truss |
| Depot | Rutland | Pittsford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1853 | 126' | Otter Creek on Depot Hill Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Cooley | Rutland | Pittsford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1849 | 51' | Furnace Brook on Elm Street | Town | Town lattice |
| Hammond[n 14] | Rutland | Pittsford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1843 | 145' | Otter Creek next to Kendall Hill Road | VT Division for Historic Preservation | Town lattice |
| Gorham | Rutland | Pittsford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1842 | 115' | Otter Creek on Gorham Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Sanderson | Rutland | Brandon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1840 | 132' | Otter Creek on Pearl St Extension | Town | Town lattice |
| Kingsley | Rutland | Clarendon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 121' | Mill River on East Street | Town | Town lattice |
| Brown | Rutland | Shrewsbury Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1880 | 112' | Cold River on Upper Cold River Rd | Town | Town lattice |
| Twin[n 15] | Rutland | Rutland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1850 | 60' | dry land | Town | Town lattice |
| Coburn | Washington | East Montpelier Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1840s | 69' | Winooski River on Coburn Road | Town | Queen post |
| Orton Farm[n 16] | Washington | Marshfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1890 | 45' | Winooski River on a farm access road | Town | Queen post |
| Stony Brook | Washington | Northfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1899 | 37' | Stony Brook on Stony Brook Road | Town | King post |
| Northfield Falls | Washington | Northfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 137' | Dog River on Cox Brook Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Slaughter House | Washington | Northfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 60' | Dog River on Slaughterhouse Road | Town | Queen post |
| Lower Cox Brook | Washington | Northfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 57' | Cox Brook on Cox Brook Road | Town | Queen post |
| Upper Cox Brook | Washington | Northfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 52' | Cox Brook on Cox Brook Road | Town | Queen post |
| Pine Brook | Washington | Waitsfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 48' | Pine Brook on North Road | Town | King post |
| Great Eddy | Washington | Waitsfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1833 | 105' | Mad River on Bridge Street | Town | Burr arch |
| Warren | Washington | Warren Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1880 | 55' | Mad River on Covered Bridge Road | Town | Queen post |
| Robbins Nest[n 17] | Washington | Barre Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1864 | 57' | Jail Branch of Winooski River on private drive | Private | Queen post |
| Kent's Corner | Washington | Calais Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1963 | 22' | Curtis Brook on homestead path | Private | King post |
| AM Foster[n 18] | Washington | Cabot Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1988 | 40' | pond | Private | Queen post |
| Creamery[n 19] | Windham | Brattleboro Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1879 | 80' | Whetstone Brook at Guilford Street | Town | Town lattice |
| West Dummerston[n 20] | Windham | West Dummerston Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 280' | West River on Covered Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Kidder Hill | Windham | Grafton Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 67' | South Branch of Saxtons River on Kidder Hill Road | Town | Modified King post |
| Green River | Windham | Guilford Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 104' | Green River at Jacksonville Stage Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Williamsville | Windham | Newfane Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 118' | Rock River at Dover Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Hall[n 21] | Windham | Rockingham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 121' | Saxtons River Hall Bridge Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Victorian Village[2][n 22] | Windham | Rockingham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1872 | 44' | Rock Brook at the Vermont Country Store | Private | Modified King post |
| Worrall Bridge | Windham | Rockingham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 83' | Williams River on Williams Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Scott[n 23] | Windham | Townshend Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 276' | West River on Back Side Road | Town | Town lattice with added arch with Howe truss metal rods for verticals |
| High Mowing | Windham | Wilmington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1949 | 21' | Stowe Brook | Private | Town lattice |
| Johnny Esau[n 24] | Windham | Marlboro Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2004 | 15' | Unknown brook | Town(?) | Town lattice |
| Hitchcock-Cormier | Windham | Rockingham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2008 | 22' | Unknown brook | ? | Town lattice |
| Bartonsville[2][n 25] | Windham | Rockingham Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2012 | 168' | Williams River | ? | Town lattice |
| Baltimore[n 26] | Windsor | Springfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 47' | dry land | Town | Town lattice |
| Stoughton[n 27] | Windsor | Weathersfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1880 | 48' | Schoolhouse Brook | Private | Multiple King post |
| Salmond | Windsor | Weathersfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1875 | 53' | Sherman Brook on Henry Gould Road | Town | Multiple King post |
| Upper Falls | Windsor | Weathersfield Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1840 | 120' | Black River on Upper Falls Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Bests | Windsor | West Windsor Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1889 | 37' | Mill Brook on Churchill Road | Town | Tied arch |
| Bowers | Windsor | West Windsor Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1919 | 45' | Mill Brook on Bowers Road | Town | Tied arch |
| Taftsville | Windsor | Taftsville Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1836 | 189' | Ottauquechee River on River Road | Town | Multiple King post and arch |
| Lincoln | Windsor | Woodstock Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1877 | 136' | Ottauquechee River on Fletcher Hill Road | Town | Pratt truss with arch |
| Union Street | Windsor | Woodstock Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1969 | 139' | Ottauquechee River on Mountain Ave | Town | Town lattice |
| South Pomfret | Windsor | Pomfret Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 39' | Barnard Brook on private lane | Private | Town lattice |
| Martins Mill | Windsor | Hartland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1881 | 135' | Lulls Brook on Martinsville Road | Town | Town lattice |
| Willard | Windsor | Hartland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1870 | 125' | Ottauquechee River on Mill Street | Town | Town lattice |
| (Willard) Twin[n 28] | Windsor | Hartland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2001 | 81' | Ottauquechee River on Mill Street | Town | Town lattice |
| Windsor-Cornish[n 29] | Windsor | Windsor Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
1866 | 449' | Connecticut River on Bridge Street | New Hampshire Department of Transportation | Town lattice |
| Ledoux Hometown[n 30] | Windsor | Reading Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
2008 | 15' | seasonal brook | Private | Town lattice |
Destroyed
- The Old Mead Covered Bridge in Pittsford was destroyed by fire on July 22, 1971.
- The Twigg-Smith Covered Bridge in West Windsor was destroyed by wind in 2002.
- The Frank Lewis Covered Bridge in Woodstock was destroyed by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011.
- The Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge in Cornwall was destroyed by fire on September 10, 2016.
- The River Road Covered Bridge in Troy was destroyed by a snowmobile fire on February 6, 2021.[3]
See also
- List of non-authentic Covered Bridges in Vermont
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- List of Vermont-related topics
Notes
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- ↑ A rare two lane covered bridge.
- ↑ Highest covered bridge from its waterway in Vermont.
- ↑ This bridge is one of two remaining rail road covered bridges in the state of Vermont.
- ↑ Closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ Closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ Closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ Closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ Closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ This bridge is mostly in New Hampshire, due to the state line being the western edge of the river.
- ↑ This bridge is mostly in New Hampshire as the state line is the western edge of the river. Closed to traffic as of May 26, 2010. (see Article: "Mt. Orne Bridge Repairs Completed")
- ↑ The length of the truss section is 112'. Overall length includes post and beam staircases on both ends.
- ↑ This bridge was dismantled and stored in 2002. It is included on the list because there are reportedly plans to rebuild it (see Article: "Montgomery's Hectorville Bridge Project")
- ↑ Reportedly haunted!
- ↑ Closed to vehicle traffic (bypassed).
- ↑ This bridge is now on dry land, and boarded up. It is being used as a storage shed by the Town of Rutland Highway Department.
- ↑ Last authentic covered bridge left in Vermont that was built for agricultural use.
- ↑ Replica of Old Bridge which was located just downstream.
- ↑ Replica of Orton Farm Bridge
- ↑ Bypassed in 2010. (see: Article: "Brattleboro's Creamery Bridge By-pass Project Status")
- ↑ This is the longest covered bridge completely within Vermont borders.
- ↑ Replaced in 1982 with a bridge of similar design, after a truck broke the old bridge in 1980. See "Around Bellows Falls: Rockingham, Westminster, and Saxtons River" By Anne L. Collins, Virginia Lisai, and Louise Luring. Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Template:ISBN, page 127. Parts of the old bridge are on display outside the Saxtons River Cemetery on Westminster St.
- ↑ Also called Depot Covered Bridge.
- ↑ This bridge has the longest single span in the state of Vermont, at 166'.
- ↑ At Marlboro Elementary School. Built by school students and modeled after the Silk Covered Bridge
- ↑ Replaced a bridge built in 1870 and destroyed by flooding in 2011.
- ↑ At Eureka Schoolhouse Park... closed to motor traffic.
- ↑ In a field across from Weathersfield Elementary School. Owners welcome visitors. No motor traffic.
- ↑ Located a few yards south of Willard Bridge. Replaces a Covered Bridge previously at this location prior to 1938.
- ↑ This bridge is mostly in New Hampshire, due to the state line being the western edge of the river. Longest wooden bridge in the United States. Longest two span covered bridge in the world
- ↑ At the entrance to a Nature and Fitness trail, near the Elementary School.
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