WayfarrowSilk Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Bennington County, Vermont
Silk Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bennington County, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Bennington County.
It was built in 1840, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it crosses Walloomsac River; it is about 88 feet long (17th longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: A Town lattice bridge over the Walloomsac River, built c.1840 and probably by Benjamin Sears. It was restored in 1991 and damaged by flooding in August 2011. Silk Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.9094° N, 73.2258° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Walloomsac River |
| Length | 88 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.90944, -73.22583 |
Nearby places
- Paper Mill Village Bridgecovered bridge · Bennington County · 0.5 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bennington County · 1.5 mi
- Owl Kill Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 8.4 mi
- Buskirk Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11 mi
- Chiselville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bennington County · 12.2 mi
- Eagleville Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12.8 mi
- Arlington Green Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bennington County · 13.5 mi
- Shushan Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 14 mi
- Hemlock Brookghost town · Berkshire County · 15.2 mi
- Rexleigh Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 16.9 mi
- Davisghost town · Franklin County · 23.2 mi
- Green Island Bridgecovered bridge · Rensselaer County · 26.4 mi
Questions
Where is Silk Covered Bridge?
Silk Covered Bridge is in Bennington County, Vermont, at 42.9094, -73.2258.
How many covered bridges are in Bennington County?
Bennington County, Vermont has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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