Taftsville near Woodstock in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Taftsville Covered Bridge

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

1. Taftsville Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Taftsville Covered Bridge is a rare example of early vernacular wooden truss covered bridges in the United States. All evidence indicates the builder, a longtime Taftsville resident named Solomon Emmons III, used no existing patented bridge truss designs, and that the design and construction techniques are unique. Constructed entirely of local wood and stone in 1836, at a cost of $1800, it is the oldest covered bridge in Windsor County, and the third oldest in the state. At approximately 189 feet in length at the floor, and 200 feet at the roof, it is the second longest covered bridge in Vermont. On August 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene devastated the south abutment, closing the bridge for two years while extensive repairs and restoration efforts were made.

Erected 2013 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 43° 37.842′ N, 72° 28.096′ W.

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Marker is near Woodstock, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is in Taftsville. It is at the intersection of Covered Bridge Road and Happy Valley Road on Covered Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodstock VT 05091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley

and in the Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Vermont Republic.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Theron Boyd House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Charles Marsh Law Office (approx. 1.9 miles away); Next Stop, Woodstock (approx. 2 miles away); From Jungle to Jewel (approx. 2 miles away); Woodstock Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Laurance Spelman Rockefeller and Mary French Rockefeller (approx. 2.4 miles away); Justin Morgan (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion (approx. 2½

Wide view of the Taftsville Covered Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

2. Wide view of the Taftsville Covered Bridge Marker

miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.

Regarding Taftsville Covered Bridge.

Also see . . . Vermont Public Radio: A Tale of Two Bridges: Upper Valley Finally Re-Connected After Irene. (Submitted on December 28, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Taftsville Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, December 26, 2014

3. Taftsville Covered Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,084 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.