National Historic Landmark · covered bridge · North Clarendon, Vermont

Brown Covered Bridge

United States historic place in North Clarendon, Vermont. Built 1880. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1880Listed 1974
Brown Bridge, Title Sheet - Brown Bridge, Spanning Cold River, Upper Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT HAER VT-28 (sheet 1 of 7)Brown Covered Bridge - Clarendon, VermontBrown Covered Bridge after Hurricane IreneBrown Covered Bridge lattice 2
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What it is

Wikipedia · Brown Covered Bridge

The Brown Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Shrewsbury, Vermont. Located in the northwestern part of the town, it carries Upper Cold River Road over the Cold River. It was closed to vehicular traffic in 2011 due to damage from Hurricane Irene and reopened on July 5, 2016. Built in 1880 by noted Vermont bridgewright Nichols M. Powers, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014, cited as one of the finest and least-altered examples of a Town lattice truss covered bridge in the United States.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
Address2.9 mi. E of North Clarendon across the Cold River, North Clarendon vicinity, VT
CountyRutland County
ListedJan 21, 1974
Reference number74000250
Built1880
Type of placecovered bridge, road bridge
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address2.9 mi. E of North Clarendon across the Cold River, North Clarendon, VT
Coordinates43.56626, -72.91904 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMarsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park · 20 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyChittenden Brook Campground 18 mi · Hapgood Pond 22 mi · Silver Lake Campground 24 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000250. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.