10 Vermont Covered Bridges In 1 Day

There are more than 100 covered bridges in Vermont, but we didn’t spot any during the four weeks we spent there on our 50 state road trip.

That is, until a couple of days before we left.

On our way from Brandon to Quechee Gorge, we came across four covered bridges. It was fun finally getting to see some, so we decided to find some more a couple of days later as we moved on from Vermont to Connecticut.

We were able to find six additional covered bridges, so I thought I’d share photos of them all, along with their locations. That way you can find them on your own trip to Vermont.

Although we visited these bridges over the course of two days, you could easily see them all in one day. Nine of them are relatively close to each other. The tenth – West Dummerston Covered Bridge – is a little farther south, but it was my favorite of them all, so I’d recommend visiting that one too.

Here are photos of 10 covered bridges in Vermont you can visit in one day, along with a map showing all their locations. They’re numbered in the order that we visited them, but there might be a more efficient route depending on where you’re staying in Vermont.

1) Cooley Covered Bridge

2) Gorham Covered Bridge

3) Taftsville Covered Bridge

4) Lincoln Covered Bridge

This bridge has seen better days. Someone we met elsewhere mentioned millions of dollars have been spent restoring some of the covered bridges in the state, so hopefully this one will be restored in the future too.

5) Sanderson Covered Bridge

6) Kingsley Covered Bridge

7) Bowers Covered Bridge

8) Best’s Covered Bridge

9) Downers Covered Bridge

This one is also known as Upper Falls Covered Bridge.

10) West Dummerston Covered Bridge

As I mentioned earlier, this final covered bridge was my favorite. I think it was also the longest of the 10 bridges as it spanned the West River rather than just a stream like some of the others did.

While most of the other bridges only had a small pull-off area (or none at all), West Dummerston Covered Bridge had a decent-sized parking lot. That’s because the area has a popular swimming spot, so we saw quite a few people taking a dip when we stopped.