Vermont's Covered Bridges - Orange County
Vermont's Covered Bridges - Orange 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.
Moxley Covered Bridge
The Moxley Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Moxley Road across the First Branch White River in southern Chelsea, Vermont. Built in 1886-87, it is the town’s only surviving 19th-century covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
2.5 miles south of jct VT13 on VT110, then 0.1 miles left on Moxley Rd.
Kingsbury Covered Bridge
The Kingsbury Covered Bridge, also called the Hyde Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Kingsbury Road across the Second Branch of the White River in Randolph, Vermont. Built in 1904, it is last documented covered bridge to be built in Vermont during the historic 19th and early 20th century period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 4.5 miles north of VT107 on VT14 and just left on Kingsbury Rd. North of East Bethel. |
Gifford Covered Bridge
The Gifford Covered Bridge, also called the C.K. Smith Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Second Branch of the White River in Randolph, Vermont on Hyde Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 1.7 miles south of VT66 on VT14, then 330 feet left on Hyde Rd. |
Braley Covered Bridge
The Braley Covered Bridge, also called the Johnson Covered Bridge and Upper Blaisdell Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Second Branch of the White River in Randolph, Vermont on Braley Covered Bridge Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
0.9 miles south of jct US66 on VT14, then 0.1 miles right on Braley Rd.
Union Village Covered Bridge
The Union Village Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Academy Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Union Village, Thetford, Vermont. Built in 1867, it is the state’s longest 19th-century multiple kingpost truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
2.4 miles northwest of jct US5 on VT132, then 0.5 miles right on Academy Rd. at Union Village.
Thetford Center Covered Bridge
The Thetford Center Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Tucker Hill Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Thetford, Vermont. It is the state’s only known example of the Haupt patent truss system. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 2.2 miles northwest of jct I-91 (Exit 14) on VT113, then 0.2 miles left on Tucker Hill Rd. West edge of Thetford Center. |
Howe Covered Bridge
The Howe Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Belknap Brook Road across the White River in Tunbridge, Vermont, just east of Vermont Route 110. Built in 1879, it is one of five surviving bridges in the town, one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
1.0 miles north of Windsor County line on VT110, then just right on Belknap Brook Rd.
Cilley Covered Bridge
The Cilley Covered Bridge is a historic 19th-century covered bridge, carrying Howe Lane across the First Branch White River a short way south of the village of Tunbridge, Vermont. Built in 1883, it is a fine example of a king-post truss structure, and is one of the town’s five 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
4.5 miles north of jct VT14 in South Royalton on VT110, then 0.1 miles left on Howe Lane.
Mill Covered Bridge
The Mill Covered Bridge is a replica historic covered bridge carrying Spring Road across the First Branch White River in Tunbridge, Vermont. It was built in 2000, nearly replicating a previous structure built on the site in 1883 and lost due to ice damage. It is one of a high concentration of covered bridges in Tunbridge and Chelsea. The 1883 bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 5.3 miles north of jct VT14 in South Royalton on VT110, then 240 feet left on Spring Rd. |
Larkin Covered Bridge
The Larkin Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Larkin Road across the First Branch White River in northern Tunbridge, Vermont. Built in 1902, it is one of the last documented covered bridges to be built in Vermont during the historic period of bridge construction, and is one of five covered bridges in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
8.1 miles north of jct VT14 in South Royalton on VT110, then 0.1 miles right on Larkin Rd.
Flint Covered Bridge
The Flint Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Bicknell Hill Road over the First Branch White River in northern Tunbridge, Vermont. Built in 1845, it is the oldest of five 19th-century covered bridges in Tunbridge, representing one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1974.
Location:
3.1 miles south of jct VT113 and Chelsea, then 0.1 miles left on Bicknell Hill Rd. Just south of Chelsea/Tunbridge Town line.