Holmes Creek Covered Bridge
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain stands 659 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelburne Beach, a beach 2.1 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
The Holmes Creek Covered Bridge, also called the Lakeshore Covered Bridge, is a one-lane wooden covered bridge that crosses Holmes Creek in Charlotte, Vermont on Lake Road, adjacent to Charlotte Beach. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The bridge is of King post truss with tied arch design, one of only 3 left standing in the state. This bridge is also one of the shortest in the state, and it at the lowest elevation being just off the shore of Lake Champlain. According to the placard mounted on the bridge, the town Selectmen originally specified the bridge's width and height to accommodate passage of "a load of hay, high and wide." During the late 1800s, the Holmes family operated what is said to be the largest apple orchard in New England, located just southwest of the bridge. Offshore in Lake Champlain there are submerged pilings; the only remaining evidence of the pier where boats docked to load the fruit.
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Wikidata Q5883555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 3.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 19.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- LaPlatte River Falls · 4 mi
- Granite Steps · 11 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 11 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shelburne Town Beach: 2.1 mi
- Little League Baseball Fields: 3.7 mi
- Shelburne Parade Ground: 4.1 mi
- Little Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Baycrest Park: 7.5 mi
- Mutton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barber Hill: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Pease Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 4.1 mi
- Essex Quarry Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Williams Woods Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Mount Philo State Park: 5.0 mi
- Shelburne Bay Park: 5.5 mi
- Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam: 5.9 mi
- Jaime Two Coats: 4.2 mi
- shelburne mill at the falls: 4.2 mi
- World's Tallest Filing Cabinet: 9.1 mi
- Queen Mountain Club: 10.4 mi
- Grace Goodhue Coolidge: 10.4 mi
- MacDonough Point: 6.1 mi
- The Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Barn Rock Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Scotch Bonnet: 10.7 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 14.4 mi
- Shelburne Museum: 3.7 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 7.9 mi
- Robeby Museum: 7.9 mi
- Craig's: 8.5 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 4.4 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 8.9 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 9.2 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 10.3 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 10.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.4 mi
- Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Childrens Garden: 9.0 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 2.1 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 8.8 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 9.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 9.3 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 9.7 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 4.2 mi
- Winooski Falls: 11.8 mi
- Alice Falls: 15.7 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 15.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.8 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 3.2 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 3.8 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 4.2 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 4.3 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 10.4 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 12.0 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Footbridge Park: 17.6 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 21.2 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.9 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 12.3 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Holmes Creek Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | WNW 293° | 659 m | 12.4 mi |
| Deerfield Mountain | WNW 288° | 638 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Deerfield Mountain | WNW 289° | 563 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | NW 311° | 501 m | 12.2 mi |
| Red Rock | ESE 101° | 493 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lincoln Hill | E 101° | 492 m | 11.8 mi |
| Texas Hill | E 83° | 481 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 286° | 440 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:29 | 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 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000326OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Holmes Creek Covered Bridge, reference 74000326, listed 09/06/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/1047155940
Day trips start here
- Charlotte · 2 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- Shelburne · 5 mi
- Hinesburg · 9 mi
- Burlington · 11 mi
- South Burlington · 11 mi
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