Vermont's Covered Bridges - Rutland County
Vermont's Covered Bridges - Rutland 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.
Brown Covered Bridge
The Brown Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Shrewsbury, Vermont. Located in the northwestern part of the town, it carries Upper Cold River Road over the Cold River. It was closed to vehicular traffic in 2011 due to damage from Hurricane Irene and reopened on July 5, 2016. Built in 1880 by noted Vermont bridgewright Nichols M. Powers, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014, cited as one of the finest and least-altered examples of a Town lattice truss covered bridge in the United States.
Location:
0.8 miles south of jct US4 on US7, then 0.8 miles left on N. Shrewsbury Rd., then 1.6 miles right on Cold River Rd. and left 0.2 miles on Upper Cold River Rd. (a narrow dirt road).
Cooley Covered Bridge
The Cooley Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that carries Elm Street across Furnace Brook in Pittsford, Vermont. Built in 1849, it is one of a small number of bridges in the state that has a well-documented association with the 19th-century master bridgewright Nicholas M. Powers, who grew up nearby. It is one of four surviving 19th-century covered bridges in the town, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 1.1 miles northwest of jct VT3 on US7 then 1.2 miles left (2nd turn) on Elm St. |
Depot Covered Bridge
The Depot Covered Bridge is a historic Town lattice truss bridge, carrying Depot Hill Road over Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont. The bridge was built about 1840, and is one of Vermont’s older covered bridges. It underwent restoration in the 1980s, and was subsequently reinforced with steel stringers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
1.3 miles northwest of jct VT3 on US7, then 0.2 miles left and 0.7 miles left on Depot Hill Rd.
Gorham Covered Bridge
The Gorham Covered Bridge carries Gorham Bridge Road across Otter Creek in a rural area of Pittsford and Proctor, Vermont. It is a Town lattice truss bridge, built in 1841 by Abraham Owen and Nicholas M. Powers, the latter in the early stages of his career as a well-known bridgewright. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
2.0 miles south of jct US7 on VT3, then 0.5 miles right on Gorham Bridge Rd.
Hammond Covered Bridge
The Hammond Covered Bridge is a Town lattice covered bridge spanning Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont. The bridge was built in 1842 by Asa Norse, and originally carried Kendall Hill Road, which now passes just to its south. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.
Location:
2.2 miles northwest of jct VT3 on US7, then 0.7 miles left on Kendall Hill Rd. and just right on a bypassed section of Kendall Hill Rd.
Kingsley Covered Bridge
The Kingsley Covered Bridge (also called the Mill River Bridge) is a wooden covered bridge carrying East Street across the Mill River in Clarendon, Vermont. Built about 1870, it is the town’s only surviving 19th-century covered bridge. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
| 0.3 miles east of jct VT7B on VT103, then 1.2 miles right on Airport Rd., 0.1 miles right on Gorge Rd., 130 feet left of East St. |
Sanderson Covered Bridge
The Sanderson Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, which carries Pearl Street over Otter Creek in Brandon, Vermont. Built about 1840, it is one of Vermont’s oldest covered bridges, and is the only remaining 19th century bridge in Brandon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Location:
1.2 miles southwest of jct US7/VT73 on Pearl St.