Lincoln Covered Bridge, Wooden covered bridge in West Woodstock, Vermont.

Lincoln Covered Bridge is a single-span wooden bridge over the Ottauquechee River just south of US Route 4 near West Woodstock. It is 136 feet long and 18.5 feet wide, with a 14-foot one-lane roadway. Two laminated-arch Pratt trusses support the deck, sheltered by a post-and-beam frame with vertical board siding and a metal standing-seam roof.

The bridge was constructed in 1877 by brothers R.W. Pinney and B.H. Pinney using a Pratt truss design. This engineering method was common for wooden bridges built across North America during the 1800s.

The bridge is named for the Lincoln family, whose nearby farm and road it served, and it remains a working one-lane crossing on Bridges Road. Its timber trusses were raised by local builders R.W. and B.H. Pinney of Bridgewater and Woodstock, a reminder that such spans were community projects rather than highway works.

The bridge connects US Route 4 with Bridges Road and Fletcher Hill Road and allows vehicles to pass through in a single lane approximately 14 feet wide. Visitors should drive slowly or walk to view the structure, since the interior space is tight and narrow.

During a 1989 renovation, hidden steel rods were installed to reinforce the structure while keeping the original appearance intact. Translucent skylights were added to bring light inside and maintain the covered bridge aesthetic at the same time.