Upper Falls Covered Bridge
Upper Falls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagleshead, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
The Upper Falls Covered Bridge, also known as the Downers Covered Bridge, spans the Black River, carrying Upper Falls Road just south of Vermont Route 131 in western Weathersfield, Vermont. The Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1840 and rebuilt in 2008. Its gable ends are distinctive for their Greek Revival styling. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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Wikidata Q28123653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Height limit
- 3.04
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 14 mi
- Mt Tom · 16 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagleshead: 1.2 mi
- Little Ascutney Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pikes Peak: 2.5 mi
- Butterfield Hill: 2.9 mi
- Tolles Hill: 3.0 mi
- Lord State Forest: 2.1 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 8.0 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 10.4 mi
- Judkins Farm County Land: 10.8 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 10.9 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 10.9 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 2.0 mi
- Indian Stones: 3.4 mi
- The Gage Accident: 4.4 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 4.8 mi
- American Precision Museum: 8.5 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 7.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 17.8 mi
- Art Gallery: 18.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 22.4 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Corona Beach: 19.1 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 19.5 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 21.8 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 21.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 5.8 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 10.6 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 10.8 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 9.6 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 18.5 mi
- TimberQuest: 18.6 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 18.7 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Table Rock: 18.8 mi
- Deer Leap: 24.1 mi
- Lower Tier: 24.1 mi
- Upper Tier: 24.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 7.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 24.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Upper Falls Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | NE 47° | 954 m | 4.6 mi |
| Ascutney North | NE 47° | 944 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ascutney South | NE 53° | 880 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 325° | 755 m | 9.0 mi |
| Steadman Hill | SW 230° | 705 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Alps | NW 312° | 672 m | 7.9 mi |
| Shedd Hill | NNW 340° | 656 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | SW 234° | 645 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield Hartness State AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1037000403
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