Vermont's Covered Bridges - Windham County
Vermont's Covered Bridges - Windham 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.
Bartonsville Covered Bridge
The Bartonsville Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in the village of Bartonsville, in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. The bridge is a lattice truss style with a 151-foot span, carrying Lower Bartonsville Road over the Williams River. It was built in 2012, replacing a similar bridge built in 1870 by Sanford Granger. The 1870 bridge, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was destroyed in 2011 in flooding caused by Hurricane Irene.
Location:
3.8 miles southeast of jct VT11 and Chester on VT103, then 0.3 miles left on Lower Bartonsville Rd. South edge of Bartonsville.
Creamery Covered Bridge
The Creamery Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in West Brattleboro, Vermont. Now closed to traffic, the Town lattice truss bridge formerly carried Guilford Road across Whetstone Brook, just south of Vermont Route 9. Built in 1879, it is Brattleboro’s last surviving 19th-century covered bridge.
Location:
0.3 miles west of jct I-91 (Exit 2) on VT9 then 320 feet left on Guilford St. to parking on right.
Green River Covered Bridge
The Green River Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in western Guilford, Vermont. Built in the 1870s by Marcus Worden, it is a Town lattice truss bridge, carrying Green River Road over the eponymous river in a small rural village of the same name. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Location:
1.4 miles south of jct I-91 (Exit 1) on US5, then 4.6 miles right on Guilford Center Rd., 2.5 miles right on Jacksonville Stage Rd. and 0.1 miles left. At Green River.
Hall Covered Bridge
The Hall Covered Bridge, located in southern Rockingham, Vermont, carries Hall Bridge Road across the Saxtons River, just north of its junction with Vermont Route 121. It is a Town lattice truss bridge, built in 1982 as a replica of a circa-1867 bridge that was destroyed by an overweight truck in 1980. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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Kidder Hill Covered Bridge
The Kidder Covered Bridge carries Kidder Hill Road across the South Branch Saxtons River, just south of the village center of Grafton, Vermont. The bridge was built about 1870, and is Grafton’s last surviving 19th-century covered bridge.
Location:
140 feet northwest of jct VT35 in Grafton on VT121 and 0.2 miles left on Kidder Hill Rd. (a dead end road).
Scott Covered Bridge
It is closed to all traffic.
Location:
4.4 miles southeast of jct VT100 on VT30, then just right on bypassed section of Back Side Rd.
Victorian Village Covered Bridge
The Victorian Village Covered Bridge was originally known as the Depot Covered Bridge, built by Sanford Grangers in 1870. The bridge was dismantled in 1959, and moved and rebuilt in 1967, Vrest Orton, founder of Vermont Country Store, was also the chairman of Vermont’s Historic Sites Commission and he arranged for the bridge to be rebuilt at the edge of the parking lot at his store. There is now a large sign on the front of the bridge saying “Vermont Country Store Kissing Bridge”.
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West Dummerston Covered Bridge
The West Dummerston Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the West River in Dummerston, Vermont, between Vermont Route 30 and Camp Arden Road. Built in 1872, it is at 280 feet (85 m) the longest covered bridge entirely within the state of Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Location:
6.8 miles north-northwest of jct US5 on VT30, then just right on East West Rd.
Williamsville Covered Bridge
The Williamsville Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Dover Road over the Rock River in Newfane, Vermont. Probably built in the 1870s, this Town lattice truss bridge is probably the oldest covered bridge in Windham County, and is the only one surviving in the town of Newfane. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Location:
2.0 miles west north-west from VT30 (just before it crosses Rock River) on Williamsville Rd. and left 0.6 miles on Dover Rd.
Worrall Covered Bridge
The bridge was damaged by the flooding on July 10, 2023, and its fate has not yet been decided.
Location:
4.3 miles southeast of jct VT11 and Chester on VT103, then 0.2 miles left on Williams Rd. South of Bartonsville.