🌉 Vermont covered bridge
🌉 West Arlington Covered Bridge
Arlington, VT · built 1852
Photo: John Hoey via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)Built in 1852 by an unknown builder, this bridge at Arlington Green is one of Vermont's most photographed covered bridges, framed by the white church on the green and the former Norman Rockwell home nearby. Local tradition says a flood shortly after construction swept it off its abutments intact, and it had to be taken apart and rebuilt in place. It retains unusual integrity with no major 20th-century strengthening, and was featured on a USPS Priority Mail stamp in 2013.
🏘️ Town: Arlington, VT (Bennington County)
🗓️ Year built: 1852
🌉 Truss type: Town lattice
📏 Length: 80 ft
🌊 Crosses: Batten Kill
🛣️ Road carried: Covered Bridge Road
🏛️ National Register: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Bridge facts compiled from the National Register of Historic Places, the Vermont Covered Bridge Society and town histories. Map pin is approximate.