Silk Covered Bridge, Covered bridge in Bennington, US.
The Silk Covered Bridge spans 88 feet across the Walloomsac River with vertical board siding and a single-lane wooden roadway measuring 15 feet wide.
Benjamin Sears constructed this Town lattice truss bridge in 1840, making it one of three covered bridges crossing the Walloomsac River in close proximity.
The National Register of Historic Places recognized the bridge's architectural significance by listing it on August 28, 1973, preserving its nineteenth-century engineering methods.
The bridge connects downtown Bennington to North Bennington on Silk Road, linking Vermont Route 67A with Vermont Route 279 for local transportation.
Hurricane Irene damaged the bridge in August 2011, requiring repairs to restore this structure with its original stone slab northern abutment.
Location: Bennington
GPS coordinates: 42.90944,-73.22583
Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:29
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