The 20 Oldest Covered Bridges in Vermont

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in Vermont that we could confirm is still standing. Halpin Covered Bridge leads, built 1824; number 20 is Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge, built 1872. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Halpin Covered Bridge

   Built 1824 · Addison County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Steven Bergeron Srbergeron (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   2. Great Eddy Covered Bridge

   Built 1833 · Washington County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Lowe, Jet / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

3. 3. Taftsville Covered Bridge

   Built 1836 · Windsor County, Vermont · National Register

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   4. Silk Covered Bridge

   Built 1840 · Bennington County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Lvklock / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

5. 5. Hammond Covered Bridge

   Built 1842 · Rutland County, Vermont · National Register

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   6. Gold Brook Covered Bridge

   Built 1844 · Lamoille County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   7. Cooley Covered Bridge

   Built 1849 · Rutland County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   8. Quinlan's Covered Bridge

   Built 1849 · Chittenden County, Vermont · National Register

   Photo: Steven Bergeron Srbergeron (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

9. 9. Coburn Covered Bridge

   Built 1851 · Washington County, Vermont · National Register

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    10. Arlington Green Covered Bridge

    Built 1852 · Bennington County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

11. 11. Burrington Covered Bridge

    Built 1865 · Caledonia County, Vermont · National Register

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    12. East Fairfield Covered Bridge

    Built 1865 · Franklin County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Photo by Gerald Hann; / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

13. 13. Maple Street Covered Bridge

    Built 1865 · Franklin County, Vermont · National Register

14. 14. Union Village Covered Bridge

    Built 1867 · Orange County, Vermont · National Register

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    15. Chiselville Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Bennington County, Vermont

    Photo: Doug Kerr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    16. Green River Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Windham County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    17. Holmes Creek Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Chittenden County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Niranjan Arminius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    18. Scott Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Windham County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    19. Willard Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Windsor County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Gianina Lindsey / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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    20. Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Washington County, Vermont · National Register

    Photo: Steven Bergeron Srbergeron (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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