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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont facts for kids

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Vermont is home to many amazing bridges and tunnels that are so special, they've been added to a list called the National Register of Historic Places. This list helps protect important places in the United States so future generations can enjoy them. Think of it like a hall of fame for historic buildings and structures!

Many of these historic structures in Vermont are bridges, especially old covered bridges. These bridges are like time capsules, showing us how people built things long ago.

What Makes a Bridge Historic?

A bridge gets on the National Register of Historic Places because it's important to history, architecture, or engineering. It might be very old, built in a unique way, or connected to an important event. When a bridge is listed, it means it's recognized as a valuable part of our past.

Vermont's Famous Covered Bridges

Vermont is well-known for its beautiful covered bridges. These bridges have roofs and sides, which helped protect the wooden parts from rain and snow. This made them last much longer. Many of the bridges on Vermont's historic list are covered bridges.

Different Styles of Covered Bridges

Covered bridges aren't all built the same way. They use different "truss" systems, which are like the hidden skeletons that hold the bridge up. Here are a few types you might find in Vermont:

  • Town lattice truss: This design uses many crisscrossing wooden planks, making a strong, web-like pattern. Many Vermont covered bridges use this style, like the Arlington Green Covered Bridge built in 1852.
  • Queenpost truss: This is a simpler design with two main vertical posts and a horizontal beam. The Bradley Covered Bridge from 1878 is an example of this type.
  • Burr arch truss: This style combines a strong arch with a truss system, making it extra sturdy. The Great Eddy Covered Bridge from 1833 uses this design.

Bridges That Faced Challenges

Some of Vermont's historic bridges have faced tough times, like floods or fires, but many have been rebuilt or saved.

These stories show how important these bridges are to the communities, as many were rebuilt after being damaged.

Other Types of Historic Bridges

While covered bridges are famous, Vermont also has other types of historic bridges on the list:

Why Are These Bridges Important?

These historic bridges are more than just ways to cross a river. They are important because:

  • They show us how engineering and building methods have changed over time.
  • They are often beautiful landmarks that add to Vermont's unique character.
  • They connect communities and have been used by generations of people.
  • They remind us of the past and the hard work that went into building our infrastructure.

By being on the National Register of Historic Places, these bridges get special attention and care, helping to make sure they can be enjoyed for many more years.

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  • ARLINGTON GREEN COVERED BRIDGE

    Arlington Covered Bridge

  • Bartonsville Covered Bridge

    Bartonsville Covered Bridge

  • 226 08 Bedell Covered Bridge

    Bedell Covered Bridge

  • Paper Mill Bridge, Bennington, Vermont

    Bennington Falls Covered Bridge

  • BEST'S COVERED BRIDGE

    Best's Covered Bridge

  • BloomfieldVT Rt102NullheganRiverBridge

    Bloomfield-Nulhegan River Route 102 Bridge

  • BOWERS COVERED BRIDGE

    Bowers Covered Bridge

  • LyndonVT BradleyCoveredBridge1

    Bradley Covered Bridge

  • BraleyBridge

    Braley Covered Bridge

  • BridgeNo12

    Bridge 12

  • SharonVT WhiteRiverBridge

    Bridge 15

  • BrooklineNewfaneBridge

    Bridge 19

  • Bridge 22 in Bradford VT

    Bridge 22

  • Bridge 26 Weybridge - New Haven Vermont

    Bridge 26

  • WaterburyVT WinooskiStreetBridge

    Bridge 31

  • PoultneyVT SouthStreetBridge

    Bridge 4

  • Bridge No 6 Johnson Vermont

    Bridge 6

  • BridgeNo9

    Bridge 9

  • BerlinVT Bridge27 LoversLane

    Bridge No. 27

  • BridgewaterVT BridgewaterCornersBridge

    Bridgewater Corners Bridge

  • Brown Covered Bridge

    Brown Covered Bridge

  • BURRINGTON COVERED BRIDGE

    Burrington Covered Bridge

  • Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge, Salisbury, Vermont

    Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge

  • CENTRE COVERED BRIDGE

    Centre Covered Bridge

  • Chamberlin Covered Bridge

    Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge

  • CILLEY COVERED BRIDGE

    Cilley Covered Bridge

  • CoburnBridge

    Coburn Covered Bridge

  • PittsfordVT ColburnBridge

    Colburn Bridge

  • ColdRiverBridge ClarendonVT

    Cold River Bridge

  • IMG 4229 Columbia Bridge

    Columbia Covered Bridge

  • ComstockCoveredBridge

    Comstock Covered Bridge

  • COOLEY COVERED BRIDGE

    Cooley Covered Bridge

  • Cornish windsor bridge

    Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

  • Creamery Covered Bridge West Brattleboro

    Creamery Covered Bridge

  • DEAN COVERED BRIDGE

    Dean Covered Bridge

  • DEPOT COVERED BRIDGE

    Depot Covered Bridge

  • HighgateFallsBRidge

    Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge

  • EastFairfieldBridge

    East Fairfield Covered Bridge

  • PutneyVT EastPutneyBrookStoneArchBridge

    East Putney Brook Stone Arch Bridge

  • East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge

    East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge

  • MapleStreetBridge

    Fairfax Covered Bridge

  • Wolcott (Vermont), Fisher Covered Bridge

    Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge

  • Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill R, Tunbridge vicinity (Orange County, Vermont)

    Flint Covered Bridge

  • TownshendVT NegroBrookStoneArchBridgeDownstreamSide

    Follett Stone Arch Bridge Historic District - Negro Brook Bridge

  • TunbridgeVT FoundryBridge

    Foundry Bridge

  • FullerCoveredBridge

    Fuller Covered Bridge

  • GatesFarmBridge

    Gates Farm Covered Bridge

  • GiffordBridge

    Gifford Covered Bridge

  • GileadBrookBridge1

    Gilead Brook Bridge

  • Emilysbridge

    Gold Brook Covered Bridge (Emily's Bridge)

  • GORHAM COVERED BRIDGE

    Gorham Covered Bridge

  • Gould's Mill Bridge, West Side

    Gould's Mill Bridge

  • VillageBridge

    Great Eddy Covered Bridge

  • GREEN RIVER COVERED BRIDGE

    Green River Covered Bridge

  • GREENBANKS HOLLOW COVERED BRIDGE

    Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge

  • GristMillBridge

    Grist Mill Covered Bridge

  • Hall Covered Bridge

    Hall Covered Bridge

  • Halpin Covered Bridge Feb 11

    Halpin Covered Bridge

  • Hammond Covered Bridge

    Hammond Covered Bridge

  • HECTORVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

    Hectorville Covered Bridge

  • Burt Henry Covered Bridge

    Henry Covered Bridge

  • HolmesCreekBridge

    Holmes Creek Covered Bridge

  • Hopkins Covered Bridge

    Hopkins Covered Bridge

  • HOWE COVERED BRIDGE

    Howe Covered Bridge

  • HutchinsBridge(new)

    Hutchins Covered Bridge

  • Howard Hill Replacement Bridge, East Side

    Iron Bridge at Howard Hill Road (2007 replacement)

  • Jaynes Covered Bridge

    Jaynes Covered Bridge

  • Jeffersonville Bridge

    Jeffersonville Bridge

  • WoodstockVT KendronBrookBridge South

    Kendron Brook Bridge

  • Kidder Covered Bridge Grafton VT

    Kidder Covered Bridge

  • KingsburyBridge

    Kingsbury Covered Bridge

  • Kingsley Covered Bridge, East Clarendon, Vermont

    Kingsley Covered Bridge

  • MorristownVT Former15ABridge

    Lamoille River Route 15-A Bridge

  • LARKIN COVERED BRIDGE

    Larkin Covered Bridge

  • LINCOLN COVERED BRIDGE

    Lincoln Covered Bridge

  • Longley Covered Bridge

    Longley Covered Bridge

  • LowerCoxBridge

    Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge

  • Lyme–East Thetford Bridge (Connecticut River)

    Lyme–East Thetford Bridge

  • Marble Bridge

    Marble Bridge

  • Martin Covered Bridge

    Martin Covered Bridge

  • MARTINS MILL COVERED BRIDGE

    Martin's Mill Covered Bridge

  • WilmingtonVT MedburyvilleBridge

    Medburyville Bridge

  • Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge from the south

    Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge

  • MiddlesexVT NewRoute2Bridge

    Middlesex-Winooski River Bridge (modern replacement)

  • Lumber Mill Bridge

    Mill Covered Bridge (Belvidere)

  • MILL COVERED BRIDGE

    Mill Covered Bridge (Tunbridge)

  • MissRiverBridge

    Missisquoi River Bridge

  • Montgomery Covered Bridge

    Montgomery Covered Bridge

  • Morgan Covered Bridge

    Morgan Covered Bridge

  • IMG 4279 Mount Orne Covered Bridge

    Mount Orne Covered Bridge

  • MOXLEY COVERED BRIDGE

    Moxley Covered Bridge

  • NorthfieldFallsBridge

    Northfield Falls Covered Bridge

  • LyndonVT OldSchoolhouseBridge

    Old Schoolhouse Bridge

  • Orne Covered Bridge

    Orne Covered Bridge

  • Hartland-Vermont-Ottauquechee-River-Bridge

    Ottauquechee River Bridge (modern replacement)

  • PineBrookBridge

    Pine Brook Covered Bridge

  • PolandBridge

    Poland Covered Bridge

  • PowerHouseBridge

    Power House Covered Bridge

  • PulpMillBridge

    Pulp Mill Covered Bridge

  • Quechee Gorge Bridge

    Quechee Gorge Bridge

  • QuinlansBridge

    Quinlan's Covered Bridge

  • RedBridge

    Red Covered Bridge

  • Rice Farm Road bridge in Dummerston, Vt.

    Rice Farm Road Bridge

  • RiverRoadBridge

    River Road Covered Bridge

  • PutneyVT SackettsBrookStoneArchBridge

    Sacketts Brook Stone Arch Bridge

  • SANDERSON COVERED BRIDGE

    Sanderson Covered Bridge

  • SCOTT COVERED BRIDGE

    Scott Covered Bridge

  • ScribnerBridge

    Scribner Covered Bridge

  • SeguinBridge

    Seguin Covered Bridge

  • SilkCoveredBridge

    Silk Covered Bridge

  • TownshendVT SimpsonvilleStoneArchBridgeDownstreamSide

    Simpsonville Stone Arch Bridge

  • SlaughterHouseBridge

    Slaughter House Covered Bridge

  • NewfaneVT SouthNewfaneBridge

    South Newfane Bridge

  • Spaulding Bridge, West Side

    Spaulding Bridge

  • StockbridgeVT NewFourCornersBridge

    Stockbridge Four Corners Bridge (modern replacement)

  • MoseleyBridge

    Stony Brook Covered Bridge

  • SwantonCoveredRRBridge

    Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge

  • Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville vicinity (Windsor County, Vermont)

    Taftsville Covered Bridge

  • THETFORD CENTER COVERED BRIDGE

    Thetford Center Covered Bridge

  • UNION VILLAGE COVERED BRIDGE

    Union Village Covered Bridge

  • UpperCoxBridge

    Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge

  • Upper Falls Covered Bridge 2012-09-24 08-12-35

    Upper Falls Covered Bridge

  • ChurchStreetBridge

    Village Covered Bridge

  • WarrenBridge

    Warren Covered Bridge

  • WatermanCoveredBridge

    Waterman Covered Bridge

  • Covered Bridge Dummerston Vermont 113861485

    West Dummerston Covered Bridge

  • HartfordVT NewWestHartfordBridge

    West Hartford Bridge (modern replacement)

  • WestHillBridgeRestored

    West Hill Covered Bridge

  • TownshendVT WestTownshendStoneArchBridgeDownstreamSide

    West Townshend Stone Arch Bridge

  • West Woodstock Bridge

    West Woodstock Bridge

  • WILLARD COVERED BRIDGE

    Willard Covered Bridge

  • RockinghamVT US5 WilliamsRiverBridge TrussView

    Williams River Route 5 Bridge

  • WILLIAMSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE

    Williamsville Covered Bridge

  • WinooskiRiverBridge

    Winooski River Bridge

  • Woodstock-Vermont-Woodstock-Warren-Through-Truss-Bridge-Remains

    Woodstock Warren Through Truss Bridge

  • Worrall Covered Bridge East

    Worrall Covered Bridge

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