Vermont’s Covered Bridges
Discover historic timber bridges tucked beside rivers, villages and winding country roads—some of the most memorable sights of autumn in Vermont.
A classic part of the Vermont landscape.
Vermont has more than 100 covered bridges, from famous village crossings to quiet bridges hidden on rural roads. Many date to the 1800s and still carry travelers across the same rivers and brooks they crossed generations ago.
Vermont Covered Bridge Map
Bridges Worth the Drive
Start with a few of Vermont’s most photogenic covered bridges, then use the complete directory below to plan a larger road trip.
Comstock Covered Bridge
A classic covered bridge over the Trout River in one of Vermont’s best-known covered-bridge towns.
Waitsfield / Big Eddy Bridge
Built in 1833, this beloved Mad River crossing is one of Vermont’s oldest operating covered bridges.
Taftsville Covered Bridge
A dramatic red covered bridge spanning the Ottauquechee River just west of Woodstock.
West Dummerston Bridge
A long two-span Town lattice bridge over the West River, surrounded by classic southern Vermont scenery.
Brookdale Bridge
A small red covered bridge tucked into the woods near Stowe—especially photogenic in autumn.
Northfield Falls Bridges
Northfield Falls is home to a remarkable cluster of historic covered bridges within a short drive.
Vermont Covered Bridge Directory
Open any bridge for a short description and driving-location information. The compact format makes the long guide much easier to scan on phones and desktops.
Middle / Union Street BridgeWoodstock+
Rebuilt in 1969, this Town lattice bridge carries Union Street over the Ottauquechee River.
Location: Off Route 4 near the Route 12 junction; turn onto Union Street.
Comstock Covered BridgeMontgomery+
Built in 1883, this wooden bridge crosses the Trout River on Comstock Bridge Road.
Location: Comstock Bridge Road, south of Vermont Route 118.
Waitsfield / Big Eddy BridgeWaitsfield+
Built in 1833 and restored in 1975, this is one of Vermont’s oldest operating covered bridges.
Location: East of Route 100 on Bridge Street.
Cilley / Lower BridgeTunbridge+
Built in 1883; multiple kingpost truss; 66 feet long.
Location: West of Route 110 on Ward Hill Road.
Warren BridgeWarren+
Built in 1880, this Queenpost truss bridge crosses the Mad River.
Location: East of Route 100 on Warren Village Road.
Moseley / Stony Brook BridgeNorthfield+
Built in 1899; kingpost truss; 39 feet long.
Location: West of Route 12A on Stony Brook Road.
Taftsville BridgeTaftsville+
Built in 1836; a two-span multiple kingpost truss with an arch over the Ottauquechee River.
Location: West of Route 12 on US 4; turn onto River Road.
Quechee Covered BridgeQuechee+
A two-lane covered bridge with a pedestrian walkway over the Ottauquechee River.
Location: Waterman Hill Road in Quechee.
Dummerston BridgeWest Dummerston+
Built in 1872 and restored in 1998; a two-span Town lattice truss.
Location: Route 30 to West Dummerston Covered Bridge Road.
Brookdale BridgeStowe+
A stringer covered bridge built in 1964.
Location: Brook Road in Stowe.
Emily’s / Gold Brook BridgeStowe+
Built in 1844; a single-lane 50-foot bridge also known as Stowe Hollow or Gold Brook Bridge.
Location: Covered Bridge Road off Gold Brook Road.
Upper Cox / Third BridgeNorthfield Falls+
Built about 1872; Queenpost truss; 51 feet long.
Location: Cox Brook Road west of Route 12.
Arlington Green Covered BridgeWest Arlington+
An 80-foot single-span covered bridge crossing the Batten Kill.
Location: Just south of Route 313 in West Arlington.
Lower Cox Brook Covered BridgeNorthfield Falls+
Built about 1872; Queenpost truss; 55 feet long.
Location: Cox Brook Road west of Route 12.
Baltimore BridgeSpringfield+
Built in 1870 and moved to its current location in 1970 near the Eureka Schoolhouse.
Location: Next to Route 106.
Kingsley BridgeClarendon+
Built in 1838; Town lattice truss; 135 feet long, with a mill nearby.
Location: Near Route 103 via Airport Road, River Road and East Road.
Hall / Osgood BridgeSaxtons River+
An authentic replacement built in 1982 after the earlier bridge was destroyed in 1980.
Location: Off Route 121 on Sunderland Hill Road.
Sayers / Thetford Center BridgeThetford Center+
A 127-foot Town lattice bridge over the Ompompanoosuc River.
Location: Off Route 113A on Tucker Hill Road.
Depot BridgePittsford+
Built in 1840; Town lattice truss; 121 feet long over Otter Creek.
Location: Off US 7 on Depot Road.
Best / Swallows BridgeWest Windsor+
Built in 1889; tied arch; 37 feet long.
Location: Off Route 44 on Churchill Road.
Millers Run Covered BridgeLyndon+
Built in 1878, once carrying a numbered state highway over Miller Run.
Location: Center Street near Gilman Road.
Halpin / High BridgeMiddlebury area+
Built in 1824; Town lattice truss; 66 feet long.
Location: East of Route 7 via Washington Street and Halpin Road.
Silk Road / Locust Grove BridgeBennington+
Built in 1840, crossing the Walloomsac River near Bennington College.
Location: Silk Road off Route 67A.
Gorham / Goodnough BridgePittsford+
Built in 1841; Town lattice truss; 114 feet long over Otter Creek.
Location: Off Route 3 on Gorham Bridge Road.
South Pomfret / Smith BridgeSouth Pomfret+
A private Town lattice bridge moved to its current location in 1973.
Location: Near South Pomfret-Woodstock Road; respect posted private property.
Slaughter House BridgeNorthfield Falls+
Built about 1872; Queenpost truss; 55 feet long over the Dog River.
Location: Off Route 12 on Slaughter House Road.
Cornwall-Salisbury BridgeCornwall / Salisbury+
Built in 1865; a 153-foot Town lattice bridge over Otter Creek.
Location: Off Route 30 on Swamp Road.
Howe BridgeSouth Tunbridge+
Built in 1879; multiple kingpost truss; 75 feet long.
Location: Beside Route 110 on Belknap Brook / Hill Road.
Henry / Burt BridgeBennington+
Built in 1840 and rebuilt in 1989; Town lattice truss; 127 feet long.
Location: River Road / Murphy Road area near North Bennington.
Worralls BridgeBartonsville+
Built in 1868; Town lattice truss; 86 feet long over the Williams River.
Location: Off Route 103 on Williams Road.
Downers / Upper Falls BridgeAmsden+
Built around 1840 and restored in the 1970s; 120-foot Town lattice truss.
Location: Off Route 131 on Upper Falls Road.
Chiselville BridgeSunderland / Arlington+
Built in 1870 over Roaring Branch Brook; scenic from the ravine below.
Location: Sunderland Hill Road east of Arlington.
Pulp Mill / Paper Mill BridgePittsford+
A historic covered bridge on Elm Street over Furnace Brook.
Location: Old Pittsford-Proctor Road / Elm Street area.
Martin’s Mill / Martinsville BridgeHartland+
Built in 1881; Town lattice truss; 135 feet long.
Location: Off US 5 on Martinsville Road.
Larkin BridgeTunbridge+
Built in 1902; multiple kingpost truss; 66 feet long.
Location: Off Route 110 on Larkin Road.
Kingsbury / Hyde Hall BridgeSouth Randolph+
Built around 1904; multiple kingpost truss; 46 feet long.
Location: Beside Route 14 on Kingsbury Road.
Hammond BridgePittsford+
Built in 1843; a 145-foot Town lattice bridge, now closed to vehicular traffic.
Location: Off Route 7 on Kendall Hill Road.
Williamsville BridgeNewfane+
A 120-foot Town lattice bridge originally built in 1870.
Location: Dover Road east of East Dover.
Bowers / Brownsville BridgeBrownsville+
Built in 1919; tied arch; 45 feet long.
Location: Off Route 44 on Bible Hill Road.
Union Village BridgeThetford+
Built in 1867; Town lattice truss; 111 feet long over the Ompompanoosuc River.
Location: Academy Road off Route 132.
Willard / North Hartland West Twin BridgeNorth Hartland+
A Town lattice bridge near the Willard Bridge; built in 2001.
Location: Mill Street off US 5.
Sanderson / Lower BridgeBrandon+
Built in 1838; 132-foot Town lattice bridge, no longer open to traffic.
Location: Pearl Street extension off Route 7.
Lincoln BridgeWoodstock area+
Built in 1865; a unique modified Pratt truss with an arch; 136 feet long.
Location: Fletcher Hill Road off US 4.
Moxley / Guy BridgeChelsea+
Built in 1883; Queenpost truss; 59 feet long.
Location: Off Route 110 on Moxley Road.
Twin BridgeRutland area+
Built in 1850 and now standing on dry land rather than functioning as a bridge.
Location: East Pittsford Road.
Victorian Village BridgeRockingham+
A modified kingpost bridge rebuilt in 1967; privately owned.
Location: At the Vermont Country Store on Route 103.
Titcomb / Stoughton BridgeWeathersfield+
An 1880-era foot bridge on a farm over Schoolhouse Brook.
Location: Near Route 106 across from Weathersfield Elementary School.
Mill / Hayward / Noble BridgeTunbridge+
Built in 1883 and replaced in 2000 after ice damage; 72-foot multiple kingpost truss.
Location: Spring Road / Howe Lane near Tunbridge Village.
Gifford / C.K. Smith BridgeEast Randolph+
Built in 1904; multiple kingpost truss; 46 feet long.
Location: Hyde Road off Route 14.
Coburn / Cemetery BridgeEast Montpelier area+
Built in 1851; Queenpost trusses over the Winooski River.
Location: Northwest of Route 2.
Shoreham Railroad BridgeEast Shoreham+
Built in 1897 for an abandoned rail line over the Lemon Fair River.
Location: Near Shoreham-Whiting Road off Route 30.
Brown BridgeShrewsbury / Clarendon+
Built in 1880 by Nicholas Powers; Town lattice truss; 118 feet long.
Location: Upper Cold River Road.
Salmond BridgeWeathersfield area+
Built around 1875 and moved to its current location in 1986.
Location: Henry Gould Road off Route 131.
Paper Mill Village BridgeBennington+
Built in 1889; Town lattice truss; 125 feet long over the Walloomsac River.
Location: Murphy Road off Route 67A.
Pine Brook / Wilder BridgeWaitsfield+
Built in 1872; kingpost truss; 48 feet long and open to public use.
Location: North Road from Waitsfield Common.
Spade Farm / Old Hollow BridgeFerrisburgh area+
A historic bridge over a farm pond used for foot traffic.
Location: West side of US 7 near Spade Farm.
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