Taftsville Covered Bridge - Woodstock VT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Built in 1836 and exhibiting no influence from patented bridge designs, it is among the oldest remaining covered bridges both in Vermont and the nation as a whole.

The first bridge was washed away during a flood in 1807, with its replacement also falling to floodwaters in 1811. When the third bridge at the site was again washed away during an 1828 flood, a distinguished local by the name of Solomon Emmons III was contracted to build a more resilient crossing. His timber-framed, covered bridge was completed in 1836 and still stands today as the modern Taftsville Bridge

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Street address: E of Woodstock off U.S. 4 Woodstock , VT County / Borough / Parish: Windsor Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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