Taftsville Covered Bridge
Taftsville Covered Bridge | |
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HAER photo of Taftsville Covered Bridge, 2004 | |
| Coordinates | 43°37′51″N 72°28′04″W / 43.630867°N 72.4678975°W |
| Carries | Covered Bridge Road between Woodstock Road & Upper River Road |
| Crosses | Ottauquechee River |
| Locale | Woodstock, Vermont |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | modified multiple-kingpost truss with semi-independent arch |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 189 feet (57.6 m) |
| Width | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Solomon Emmons III |
| Opened | 1836 |
Taftsville Covered Bridge | |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000214 |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1973 |
| Location | |
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The Taftsville Covered Bridge is a timber-framed covered bridge which spans the Ottauquechee River in the Taftsville village of Woodstock, Vermont, in the United States. Built in 1836 and exhibiting no influence from patented bridge designs, it is among the oldest remaining covered bridges both in Vermont and the nation as a whole.