Best's Covered Bridge
Best's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Best's Covered Bridge (a.k.a. Swallow's Bridge) is a historic covered bridge in West Windsor, Vermont, that carries Churchill Road over Mill Brook, just south of Vermont Route 44. Built in 1889, it is an architecturally distinctive laminated arch structure with a post-and-beam superstructure. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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Dates from 1889.
Wikidata Q25007047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height limit
- 10'0"
- Weight limit
- 6 st
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 8 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 10 mi
- Mt Tom · 12 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Hill: 0.7 mi
- Rowe Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pierson Peak: 1.4 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sheddsville Hill: 2.0 mi
- Little Ascutney State Wildlife Manage Area: 1.7 mi
- Ascutney State Park: 4.0 mi
- Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Mt. Ascutney State Park: 5.7 mi
- Weathersfield Center Historic District: 5.8 mi
- Lord State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 7.5 mi
- Plainfield Sanctuary: 9.2 mi
- Eshqua Bog Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Indian Stones: 1.1 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 3.3 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 5.7 mi
- American Precision Museum: 6.5 mi
- The Gage Accident: 6.8 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 6.7 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 6.9 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 11.6 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 11.6 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 10.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 18.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 19.2 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 20.5 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 18.9 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 20.0 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 20.3 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 20.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.1 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 10.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 13.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 16.6 mi
- Lyman Point: 16.8 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 18.4 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 10.8 mi
- Bouldering: 21.1 mi
- Deer Leap: 21.5 mi
- Lower Tier: 21.5 mi
- Upper Tier: 21.5 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 10.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.1 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 19.3 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Best's Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | ESE 104° | 954 m | 3.2 mi |
| Ascutney North | E 101° | 944 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ascutney South | ESE 111° | 880 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Moses | NW 315° | 793 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 302° | 755 m | 6.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 330° | 750 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Alps | WNW 283° | 672 m | 6.3 mi |
| Shedd Hill | NW 324° | 656 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000210OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Best's Covered Bridge, reference 73000210, listed 07/02/73.
OpenStreetMap element way/1034528066
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