List of covered bridges in Vermont
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 the highest number of covered bridges per square mile in the United States. 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).
List
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 in Cornwall was destroyed by fire on September 10, 2016.
- The River Road in Troy was destroyed by snowmobile fire on February 6, 2021.[2]
See also
Notes
- 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. ISBN 978-0-7385-1033-0, page 127. Parts of the old bridge are on display outside the Saxtons River Cemetery on Westminster St.
- 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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References
- "Updates to the 2009 World Guide to Covered Bridges" (PDF). National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- WCAX News Team (6 February 2021). "Landmark covered bridge in Troy collapses from fire damage". WCAX. Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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