The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as the Henry Covered Bridge or just the Henry Bridge, is a
covered bridge that spans the
Walloomsac River near
Bennington, Vermont
Bennington is a New England town, town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is one of two shire towns (county seats) of the county, the other being Manchester (town), Vermont, Manchester. As of the 2020 United States Census, US Cens ...
. A
Town lattice truss bridge, it carries River Road, just south of the village of
North Bennington. Originally built about 1840, it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973 as
Bennington County's oldest covered bridge. It was rebuilt in 1989 by the
Vermont Agency of Transportation
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Vermont that is responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining a variety of transportation infrastructure in the state. This includes roads, bridge ...
.
Description and history
The Henry Covered Bridge is located on northwestern Bennington, southwest of the village of North Bennington and the campus of
Bennington College
Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932, . It carries River Road across the westward-flowing Walloomsac River, about west of its junction with
Vermont Route 67A. The historic
Henry House stands just south of the bridge. The bridge is a single-span
Town lattice truss structure, with a total length of , and a width of and a roadway width of , sufficient for one modern travel lane. The sides are finished in
novelty siding, while the ends are finished horizontal flushboarding, with vertical boarding sheltering the trusses just inside the portal. The siding on the sides does not always extend to the gabled roof, providing light into the structure.
The bridge's original construction date was estimated to be sometime in the 1830s. At one time, an attempt to strengthen the bridge was made by doubling the trusses, so that heavily laden trucks could pass over the bridge; this was deemed ineffective, and the change was eventually reversed.
[ The bridge was completely rebuilt in 1989.
]
See also
* List of Vermont covered bridges
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont
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References
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
Lattice truss bridges in the United States
1840 establishments in Vermont