WayfarrowHammond Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Rutland County, Vermont
Hammond Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Rutland County, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Rutland County.
It was built in 1842, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 5th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it crosses Otter Creek; it is about 139 feet long (6th longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: Asa Nourse built this Town lattice bridge. In the 1927 flood it floated more than a mile downstream, and the town hauled it back that winter. It has since been bypassed and is closed to vehicles. Hammond Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.7206° N, 73.0539° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Otter Creek |
| Length | 139 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.72056, -73.05389 |
Nearby places
- Depot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 0.9 mi
- Cooley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 2.4 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 2.9 mi
- Dean Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 4.6 mi
- Sanderson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 5.6 mi
- Towtaidghost town · Addison County · 10.4 mi
- Brown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 12.6 mi
- East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 13.9 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 14.7 mi
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 14.9 mi
- Branch Schoolghost town · Addison County · 16.7 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 21.9 mi
Questions
Where is Hammond Covered Bridge?
Hammond Covered Bridge is in Rutland County, Vermont, at 43.7206, -73.0539.
How many covered bridges are in Rutland County?
Rutland County, Vermont has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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