Hall Covered Bridge, Covered bridge in Rockingham, US

Hall Covered Bridge is a single-span Town lattice truss bridge over the Saxtons River in southern Rockingham, Vermont, built in 1982 as a replica of the 1867 original. It rests on stone abutments, has vertical board siding with three diamond-shaped window openings, and is topped by a gabled metal roof.

The original bridge was built in 1867 by local master builder Sanford Granger and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. An overweight truck destroyed it in 1980, and Milton S. Graton rebuilt a replica in 1982, using oxen to move the finished span into place.

The bridge is a replica built in 1982 by Milton S. Graton, who moved the finished structure into place using oxen to match 19th-century methods. It replaced the 1867 original by Sanford Granger, destroyed by a truck in 1980. The name comes from Hall Bridge Road, which the bridge carries.

The bridge carries Hall Bridge Road across the Saxtons River just north of its junction with Vermont Route 121, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of the village of Saxtons River and west of Bellows Falls. It is a single-lane crossing with vertical board siding and three diamond-shaped window openings, so drivers should check for oncoming traffic before entering.

The roof protects not just from rain but also slows wood decay significantly, allowing these bridges to last much longer than open structures. This simple but effective concept made covered bridges the preferred building style across New England.