Vermont's Covered Bridges - Franklin County
Vermont's Covered Bridges - Franklin County
Vermont’s covered bridges typify the beauty and grace of simple structures. Covered bridges in Vermont are not only beautiful, but they’re also functional. Few historic landmarks conjure a finer kind of nostalgia than covered bridges on country roads. Below is a list of some of the covered bridges in Vermont.
Comstock Covered Bridge
The Comstock Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Comstock Bridge Road. Built in 1883, it is one of several area bridges built by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
0.4 miles west of main intersection (On The Common) in Montgomery on VT118, then 0.2 miles left on Comstock Bridge Rd.
Creamery Covered Bridge
Opened in 1883, the Creamery Bridge, AKA The West Hill Covered Bridge, also known as the Crystal Springs Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses West Hill Brook in Montgomery, Vermont on Creamery Bridge Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
Town Highway #11 (Hill West Road). Go 2.6 miles, then left onto the Creamery Bridge Road, about a 1/2 mile.
Longley Covered Bridge
The Longley Covered Bridge, also known as the Harnois Covered Bridge,is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Longley Bridge Road. Built in 1863, this Town lattice truss bridge is the oldest of a group of area bridges built by brothers Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 1.1 miles northwest of main intersection (On The Common) in Montgomery on VT118, then just left on Longley Bridge Rd. |
Fuller Covered Bridge
The Fuller Covered Bridge, also known as the Blackfalls Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Black Falls Brook in Montgomery, Vermont on Fuller Bridge Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
0.1 miles north of VT118 in Montgomery on Fuller Bridge Rd.
East Fairfield Covered Bridge
The East Fairfield Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that carries Bridge Street across Black Creek in the East Fairfield village of Fairfield, Vermont. Built about 1865, it is the town’s only surviving 19th century covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
3.2 miles west of jct VT108 on VT36, then 220 feet left on Bridge St. West edge of East Fairfield.
Hopkins Covered Bridge
The Hopkins Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Enosburg, Vermont on Hopkins Bridge Road. Built in 1875 by brothers Sheldon & Savannah Jewett, it is one of a cluster of area covered bridges all attributed to the same builders.
Location:
2.3 miles southeast of jct VT105 onVT118, then 100 feet right on Hopkins Bridge Rd. at Enosburg/Montgomery town line. Southeast of Berkshire.
Maple Street Covered Bridge
The Maple Street Covered Bridge, also called the Lower Covered Bridge and the Fairfax Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge that carries Maple Street across Mill Brook off State Route 104 in Fairfax, Vermont.
Location:
Located south off Route 104. Fairfax Village Bridge
Hutchins Covered Bridge
The Hutchins Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the South Branch of the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Hutchins Bridge Road. It was built in 1883 by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett, brothers who are credited with building most of the area’s covered bridges.
Location:
1.3 miles south of jct VT242 on VT118, then 100 feet right on S. Brook Rd. and 0.1 miles straight ahead on Hutchins Bridge Rd.