Montgomery Covered Bridge
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Montgomery Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaynes Covered Bridge, a covered bridge 0.5 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 17 miles off.
The story
The Montgomery Covered Bridge, also known as the Lower Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that carries Montgomery Road across the North Branch of the Lamoille River in Waterville, Vermont. Built in 1887, it is one of three covered bridges in the town, and one of five on the river in a five-mile span. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Wikidata Q6905719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.2 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 23.4 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
- 28.4 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 25 mi
- Pv sans nom 3 · 25 mi
- Pv sans nom 1 · 25 mi
- Pv sans nom 2 · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fletcher Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Kings Hill Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Emery Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bears Den Hill: 2.6 mi
- Laraway Mountain: 2.8 mi
- College Garden and Playground: 5.8 mi
- Johnson Skate Park: 6.0 mi
- Sculpture Park: 6.0 mi
- Muncipal Green: 6.1 mi
- The Old Mill Park: 6.1 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 6.8 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 9.8 mi
- Sterling Forest: 11.9 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 14.1 mi
- Birnies Nose: 17.1 mi
- Main Face: 20.2 mi
- Wild West Wall: 20.3 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 20.4 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 4.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.1 mi
- Burned Down Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 10.7 mi
- Halfway House: 12.6 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 9.0 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 12.7 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 17.0 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Journey's End: 5.2 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 5.2 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 16.3 mi
- Sloping Falls: 6.7 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cadys falls: 11.5 mi
- Gorge: 11.8 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 11.9 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Longley Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- The Finger: 13.3 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 15.2 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
- Big Spring: 11.0 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Montgomery Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SSW 193° | 1,340 m | 11.5 mi |
| Adams Apple | SSW 193° | 1,256 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lower Lip | SSW 194° | 1,256 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bear Head | SSW 193° | 1,192 m | 10.9 mi |
| Madonna Peak | S 179° | 1,107 m | 10.0 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | S 173° | 1,101 m | 8.6 mi |
| Morse Mountain | S 177° | 1,029 m | 8.9 mi |
| Belvidere Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,018 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:25 | 16:14 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000226OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Jaynes Covered Bridge, reference 74000226, listed 10/01/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/707890623
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 18 mi
- Bolton Valley · 21 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
- Chittenden County · 24 mi
- Colchester · 24 mi
- Richmond · 24 mi
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