Attraction · Vermont
Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge
Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge is an attraction in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Bread Loaf Mountain stands 1,165 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harold Curtiss Recreational Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates43.97024, -73.08575
- 11.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 20 mi
- limited view southeast · 21 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harold Curtiss Recreational Park: 0.5 mi
- Middlebury Town Green: 5.1 mi
- Cannon Park: 5.1 mi
- Lazarus Park: 5.1 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 8.6 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Wainwright Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Moosalamoo: 3.3 mi
- Sunset Hill: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 3.1 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 3.2 mi
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Marble Ledge: 6.0 mi
- The Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Silent Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Great Cliff: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 4.0 mi
- Court Square: 5.0 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 5.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 5.0 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 5.1 mi
Museums: 21
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 5.1 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 5.1 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Brandon Museum: 11.7 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 15
- Around and About: 5.0 mi
- LOVE: 5.0 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 5.1 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 5.1 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 4.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 4.4 mi
- Falls of Lana: 4.7 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 5.1 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 3.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 8.9 mi
- Nature preserve: 15.3 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 18.8 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 17.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 19.1 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 21.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Middlebury Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.3 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 20.0 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 19.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 4.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,165 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ENE 73° | 1,147 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Grant | NE 54° | 1,104 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | ENE 67° | 1,073 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Cleveland | ENE 59° | 1,058 m | 10.3 mi |
| Battell Mountain | E 82° | 1,043 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | SE 145° | 1,024 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | SE 142° | 1,019 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury 2 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 91001604OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge, reference 91001604, listed 11/14/91.
OpenStreetMap element way/1039444065
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 4 mi
- Crown Point · 18 mi
- Waitsfield · 20 mi
- Westport · 23 mi
- Charlotte · 25 mi
- Hinesburg · 25 mi
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