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Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge

Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Vermont
Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in VermontCC BY-SA 3.0
Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Vermont
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Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Paper Mill Village Bridge, a covered bridge 1.1 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

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The story

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. 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 in 1973 as Bennington County's oldest covered bridge. It was rebuilt in 1989 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

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Dates from 1840.

Wikidata Q5000700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
~1840
Weight limit
8 st
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.91246, -73.25466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Lincoln Square: 1.3 mi
  • Monument Square: 2.6 mi
  • Willow Park: 3.1 mi
  • Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 3.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 21
  • Hoosick Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Haley Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Grandfather Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Sentinels: 15.8 mi
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 21.4 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 22.0 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glastenbury MountainENE 64°1,139 m10.3 mi
Grass MountainN 9°941 m9.8 mi
Houghton MountainSE 127°939 m10.7 mi
Spruce PeakNNE 14°919 m9.4 mi
Scrub HillSE 135°883 m10.5 mi
Bald MountainE 83°868 m5.6 mi
Red MountainNNE 18°865 m14.2 mi
Spruce HillSE 130°858 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465664696760493929
Precip in2.41.92.72.53.54.04.73.93.83.62.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000187OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Henry Covered Bridge, reference 73000187, listed 08/28/73.

OpenStreetMap element way/1119468136

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