List of covered bridges in Vermont

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Below is an incomplete list of covered bridges in Vermont. There are currently approximately 106 covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Vermont. The State of Vermont has the highest number of covered bridges per square mile in the United States.

Bridge County Location Built Length (ft) Crosses Ownership Type Notes
Cornwall-Salisbury Bridge Addison Cornwall 1856 136' Otter Creek on Creek Road Towns Town's lattice truss Longest town lattice span in Vermont.
Spade Farm Bridge ( Old Hollow ) Addison Ferrisburgh 1850 85' Privately Owned Pound (No Road) Private Town's lattice truss
Pulp Mill Bridge Addison Middlebury 1850's 199' Otter Creek on Seymour St Ext Towns Burr Arch A rare two lane covered bridge.
Halpin Bridge Addison Middlebury 1824 66.2' Muddy Branch (of the New Haven River) on Halpin Road Towns Town Lattice truss Highest covered bridge from stream bed in Vermont.
Rutland Railroad Bridge Addison East Shoreham 1897 108' Richville Pond on an abandoned railroad bed VT State Division for Historic Preservation Howe Truss As of November 2007 this bridge is bring renovated.[1] This bridge is one of two remaining rail road covered bridges in the state of Vermont.
Paper Mill Village Bridge Bennington Bennington 1889; rebuilt 2000 125.5' Walloomsac River on Murphy Road Town Town's lattice truss
Silk Bridge Bennington Bennington Approx. 1840 88' Walloomsac River on Silk Road Town Town's lattice truss
Henry Bridge Bennington Bennington Originally 1840, Replicated 1989. 120.8' Walloomsac River on Murphy Road Town Town's lattice truss
Chiselville Bridge Bennington Chiselville 1870 120.8' Roaring Branch Brook on Sunderland Hill Road Town Town's lattice truss
West Arlington Bridge Bennington West Arlington 1852 80.3' Battenkill River on unnamed road just off of VT-313 Town Town's lattice truss
Depot Bridge Rutland Pittsford 1840 121' Otter Creek on Depot Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Sanderson Bridge Rutland Brandon 1840; near total replacement in 2003 121' Otter Creek on Perl St Extension Town Town's lattice truss
Cooley Bridge Rutland Pittsford 1849 50.5' Otter Creek on Elm St Town Town's lattice truss This bridge may be one of the most photographed in the state of Vermont.
Hammond Bridge Rutland Pittsford 1842 or 1843 139' Otter Creek next to Kendall Hill Road VT Division for Historic Preservation Town's lattice truss Closed to vehicle traffic. (Bypassed)
Gorham Bridge Rutland Pittsford 1841 or 1842 114.8' Otter Creek on Gorham Bridge Road Town Town's lattice truss
Kingsley Bridge Rutland East Clarendon 1870 120.6' Mill River on Mill ST Town Town's lattice truss
Brown Bridge Rutland Shrewsbury 1880 112' Cold River on Upper Cold River Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Twin Bridge of Rutland Town Rutland Rutland 1850 60' Formerly East Creek Town Town's lattice truss This bridge is now on dry land, and bored up. It is currently being used as a storage shed by the Town of Rutland Highway Department.
Creamery Bridge Windham Brattleboro 1879 80' Whetstone Brook at Guilford St Town Town's lattice truss
West Dummerston Bridge Windham West Dummerston 1879 280' Whetstone Brook at Guilford St Town Town's lattice truss This is the longest covered bridge completely within Vermont. Windsor-Cornish Covered Bridge, which crosses the Connecticut River in Windsor County is longer, but since the Vermont-New Hampshire border is on the western bank of the river, the Windsor-Cornish Bridge is mostly within the state of New Hampshire and only touches Vermont.
Kidder Hill Bridge Windham Grafton 1870 37' or 67' (Sources Conflict) South Branch of Saxtons River at Kidder Hill Rd Town Modified king post truss
Green River Bridge Windham Guilford 1870 104' Green River at Jacksonville Stage Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Williamsville Windham Newfane 1870's 117' Rock River at Dover Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Hall Bridge Windham Rockingham 1870; destroyed by over-loaded truck in 1980; rebuilt 1982 120.5' Saxtons River at Paradise Hill Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Bartonsville Bridge Windham Rockingham 1870 159' Williams River at Lower Bartonsville Rd Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Victorian Village Bridge Windham Rockingham 1872; dismantled in 1959; rebuilt at current location in 1967 Unknown A unnamed brook at the Vermont Country Store parking lot Private Modified king post truss This bridge was moved by the US Army Corps of Engineers, to save it from a flood control dam/reservoir project in Townshend, VT.
Worrall Bridge Windham Rockingham Approx. 1870 82.5' Williams River at Williams Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Scott Bridge Windham Townshend 1870 276' West River at Back Side Rd Town Town's lattice truss with added arch with Howe Truss metal rods for verticals This bridge is closed to traffic due to the instability of the longest span. Failed efforts have been made to strength this bridge. This bridge has the longest single span in the state of Vermont, at 166'.
Bests Covered Bridge Windsor West Windsor Approx. 1889 37.4' Mill Brook at Churchill Rd Town Tied Arch
Bowers Covered Bridge Windsor West Windsor 1919 45.3' Mill Brook at Ely Rd Town Tied Arch
Quechee Covered Bridge Windsor Hartford 1919 90' Ottauquechee River at Waterman Hill Rd Town Steel Plus Wood Town's lattice truss Not technically a historical covered bridge.

This is a two lane covered bridge, with a pedestrian walkway.

Martins Mill Covered Bridge Windsor West Windsor 1881 135' Lull's Brook at Martinsville Rd Town Town's lattice truss
Willard Covered Bridge Windsor West Windsor 1870 128' Ottauquechee River at Mill Rd Town Town's lattice truss
(Willard) Twin Covered Bridge Windsor West Windsor 2001 128' Ottauquechee River at Mill Rd Town Town's lattice truss Located a few yards south of Willard Bridge.

Replaces a Covered Bridge previously at this location prior to 1938.

Windsor-Cornish Windsor Windsor 1866 465' Connecticut River at Bridge St New Hampshire Department of Transportation Town's lattice truss Longest Wooden Bridge in the United States. Longest two span covered bridge in the world

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Vermont's Covered Bridges, Vermont, Tours, History, Trusses

[edit] See also

  • Lists of Vermont-related topics