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The Henry Covered Bridge is located on northwestern Bennington, southwest of the village of North Bennington and the campus of Bennington College. It carries River Road across the westward-flowing Walloomsac River, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of its junction with Vermont Route 67A. The historic Henry House stands just south of the bridge.
The Silk Covered Bridge is a covered bridge, carrying Silk Road across the Walloomsac River between downtown Bennington, Vermont and the village of North Bennington, United States. A Town lattice truss bridge, it was built in 1840, and is one of three covered bridges across the river in fairly close proximity.
The Paper Mill Bridge was built in 1889 by Charles F. Sears, whose family was prominent in the local bridge-building business. The bridge, which is the longest covered bridge in Bennington County, is similar in design to the nearby Silk Covered Bridge, whose design is sometimes attributed to Sears' father Benjamin. [3] [4] [5] It was rebuilt in ...
The Green Mountain State boasts over 100 covered bridges, many located off the beaten path, but easy to find with the right directions.
The Old Mead Covered Bridge in Pittsford was destroyed by fire on July 22, 1971. The Twigg-Smith Covered Bridge in West Windsor was destroyed by wind in 2002. The Frank Lewis Covered Bridge in Woodstock was destroyed by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. The Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge in Cornwall was destroyed by fire on September 10, 2016.
The Bennington Battle Monument is just over 306 feet high and was completed in 1891 to commemorate the Aug. 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington, considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Arlington Green Covered Bridge: 1852 1973-08-28 Arlington: Bennington: Town lattice truss Bartonsville Covered Bridge
Bennington's historic downtown extends along United States Route 7 (North and South Streets), from Elm Street in the south to the Walloomsac River in the north, and along Vermont Route 9, from a short way west of its junction with US 7 to Silver Street. It includes a broad diversity of commercial, civic, and cultural buildings, dating mainly ...