Sayre Bridge
Sayre Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thetford Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
The Thetford Center Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Tucker Hill Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Thetford, Vermont. It is the state's only known example of the Haupt patent truss system. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Wikidata Q28123663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1840
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 13.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 4 mi
- Balch Hill · 8 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 9 mi
- Norman Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thetford Park: 0.2 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 1.5 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 1.7 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Bill Hill: 0.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.2 mi
- The Glebe: 1.5 mi
- Houghton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Palmer Forest: 3.2 mi
- Post Mills Nature Area: 3.3 mi
- Ely Mountain Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Wilder Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Lyme Hill Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- The Palisades: 7.8 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 8.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Bouldering: 10.2 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 1.1 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 4.9 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 10.0 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 3.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 8.6 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 8.8 mi
- Robert Frost: 8.9 mi
- X-Delta: 8.9 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 10.0 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 11.0 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 11.1 mi
- Traditional School Site: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 0.6 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 4.9 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 9.5 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 1.8 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 3.7 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 6.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 9.2 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 9.5 mi
- The Chutes: 1.1 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 6.8 mi
- Glen Falls: 7.6 mi
- Waits River Falls: 12.6 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Area 2: 1.3 mi
- Area 1: 1.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 8.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 11.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sayre Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | SE 140° | 702 m | 8.8 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | NNW 330° | 696 m | 8.6 mi |
| Holts Ledge | ESE 119° | 643 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gilman Hill | NW 324° | 614 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stonehouse Mountain | ENE 79° | 606 m | 8.8 mi |
| Moody Mountain | E 86° | 600 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | ESE 119° | 593 m | 7.6 mi |
| McMaster Hill | NW 312° | 572 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000247OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Thetford Center Covered Bridge, reference 74000247, listed 09/17/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/986784045
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