Windham County, in the southeast corner of Vermont along the Connecticut River, has 33 covered bridges by the count of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society: 10 historic bridges and 23 modern or non-traditional ones. Wikipedia's list of Vermont covered bridges puts 13 in the county. This guide covers Windham County, Vermont, not Windham County, Connecticut.

Our directory lists 13 Windham County bridges: all 10 of the society's historic bridges, plus 3 modern covered stringer bridges that Wikipedia lists among Vermont's non-authentic covered bridges. This guide groups 11 of them into three drives from north to south, with a map link for every stop. Eight of the 13 use the Town lattice truss.

Quick facts

• Longest: Dummerston Covered Bridge, 280 ft in two spans over the West River, built in 1872 by Caleb B. Lamson. It is the longest covered bridge entirely within Vermont, and it carries traffic. See more record holders in the longest covered bridges in America.
• Longest walk-only bridge: Scott Covered Bridge in Townshend, 277 ft in three spans. It closed in 2012 and reopened to walkers and cyclists in May 2017 after a $2.35 million repair.
• Rebuilt after Irene: Tropical Storm Irene destroyed the 1870 Bartonsville bridge on August 28, 2011. The new Bartonsville Covered Bridge opened to traffic on January 26, 2013.
• Sway braces: Kidder Covered Bridge in Grafton, 67 ft, is the shortest historic covered bridge in the county. The Vermont Covered Bridge Society calls it the only kingpost bridge in Vermont that still has its sway braces.
• Can you drive through? Of the 13 bridges we list, 7 are open to traffic, 2 are walk only and 2 are on private property. The other 2 are modern bridges whose public use no source confirms.

Northern loop: Bartonsville, Rockingham and Grafton

Five bridges in the north of the county. Windsor County, the next county north, has its own guide, and Vermont Route 103 from Chester leads straight into this loop. Start at Bartonsville on Lower Bartonsville Road, then Worrall, about a mile south on Williams Road, a dirt road just north of Route 103. Continue southeast to Hall on unpaved Hall Bridge Road over the Saxtons River, a 1982 replica built by Milton Graton after an overweight truck destroyed the original in 1980. Then head west on Vermont Route 121 to Grafton village for Kidder on Kidder Hill Road and McWilliam, a 1967 stringer bridge beside Townshend Road also known as the Grafton Cheese Factory bridge. No source says whether McWilliam carries traffic, so view it from Townshend Road. This Grafton is the town of Grafton, Vermont; for Grafton County, New Hampshire, see our Grafton County guide.

West River loop: Townshend, Jamaica and Newfane

Three bridges along Vermont Route 30 in the West River valley. From Grafton, head south toward Townshend. Scott is just west of Route 30, below Townshend Dam, and is open to walkers and cyclists only. For a side trip, continue northwest on Route 30 to Jamaica to see Jamaica Island, a 1989 stringer bridge on the east side of the highway. It is a private drive to homes on an island in the West River, so view it from Route 30/100 and do not cross it. Then return southeast through Newfane to Williamsville, where Williamsville carries Dover Road over the Rock River. It is a 2010 rebuild to the old bridge's dimensions, and it was repaired again by July 2026 after a box truck struck it in April 2025.

Southern loop: West Dummerston, Brattleboro and Guilford

Three bridges in the south of the county. Back on Route 30, Dummerston links the highway with Camp Arden Road north of West Dummerston village, and there is a swimming hole beneath it. Follow Route 30 south into Brattleboro and take Vermont Route 9 west to Creamery on Whetstone Brook. It was bypassed by a new road bridge in 2010 and is now walk only; a trail connects it to Living Memorial Park. End at Green River in the far western part of Guilford, where Green River Road meets Jacksonville Stage Road beside the Green River Timber Crib Dam.

Other bridges

Vermont Country Store Kissing Bridge, also called the Victorian Village or Depot bridge, is a 44 ft kingpost bridge over Rock Brook on the grounds of the Vermont Country Store on Route 103 in Rockingham. It was rebuilt there in 1967 from the 1872 Depot bridge of West Townshend, which the Army Corps of Engineers removed in 1959 for the Townshend flood control project. It is privately owned and stands on business property, not a public road.

Snow Covered Bridge is a 1998 stringer bridge over a ski trail at Stratton Mountain, on Snow Bridge Road, at the entrance to a condominium development off North Brookwood Road. No source confirms public use, so view it from North Brookwood Road.

A few more Windham County covered bridges are not in our directory yet. High Mowing, in Wilmington, is privately owned. Johnny Esau, in Marlboro, and Hitchcock-Cormier, in Rockingham, are short Town lattice bridges built in 2004 and 2008. The county's other modern covered bridges include three at the Santa's Land theme park in Putney and a footbridge in Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro.

Tips for visiting

• Mind height and weight limits. Trucks have struck the Dummerston bridge (2017) and the Williamsville bridge (2025), and an overweight truck destroyed the original Hall bridge in 1980. Check the posted limits before you drive through.
• Expect dirt roads. Hall Bridge Road at Hall and Williams Road at Worrall are unpaved.
• Walk where cars cannot. Scott and Creamery are closed to cars but open on foot. Creamery can be reached by a trail from Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro.
• Respect private land. Jamaica Island is a private drive, the Kissing Bridge is on store property, and Snow is at the entrance to a condominium development. Stay on public roads.
• Get a local guide. The Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce publishes a guide to seven of the county's historic covered bridges, and the Vermont Covered Bridge Society splits the county into north, central and south tours with a map for each.

Sources: Wikipedia: List of covered bridges in Vermont, Vermont Covered Bridge Society: Windham County tours, Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce: Covered Bridges in Windham County, The Commons: Scott Covered Bridge reopens after $2.35M repair

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