Paper Mill Village Bridge
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Paper Mill Village Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingham Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Murphy Road across the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont. Built in 1889, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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Dates from 1889.
Wikidata Q7132639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1889
- Weight limit
- 8 st
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 16.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 14 mi
- Hot Point · 16 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 16 mi
- Western Summit · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bingham Hill: 0.8 mi
- Whipstock Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Anthony: 3.4 mi
- Bucks Cobble: 4.1 mi
- Hale Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Lincoln Square: 1.2 mi
- Monument Square: 1.9 mi
- Willow Park: 2.1 mi
- Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 1.3 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 1.8 mi
- Bennington Battle Monument: 1.9 mi
- WTC Monument: 3.1 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 5.4 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 7.2 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 9.7 mi
- Lanford Wood Community Forest: 10.6 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 11.0 mi
- Moon Hill: 11.3 mi
- Robert Frost House: 1.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bennington Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont: 3.2 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 6.0 mi
- Haley Falls: 14.7 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 18.0 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 19.3 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 1.8 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 1.9 mi
- The Owl: 6.8 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 14.2 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 14.2 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 16.1 mi
- Sentinels: 16.5 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 22.2 mi
- Schuylerville Corn Maize: 22.9 mi
- Antique Truck: 24.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 17.2 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 17.4 mi
- The Ledges: 18.9 mi
- Waterfront: 20.8 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 21.3 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 12.0 mi
- Buxton Garden: 13.1 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 22.3 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Witts Ledge: 16.1 mi
- Hoosac Range: 17.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 21.9 mi
- Davis: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Paper Mill Village Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastenbury Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,139 m | 9.4 mi |
| Grass Mountain | N 3° | 941 m | 9.7 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | SE 131° | 939 m | 9.9 mi |
| Spruce Peak | N 8° | 919 m | 9.2 mi |
| Scrub Hill | SE 140° | 883 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 82° | 868 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 14° | 865 m | 13.9 mi |
| Spruce Hill | SE 135° | 858 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000185OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, reference 73000185, listed 08/28/73.
OpenStreetMap element way/1018815159
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Williamstown · 14 mi
- North Adams · 16 mi
- Wilmington · 19 mi
- Florida · 20 mi
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