WayfarrowCooley Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Rutland County, Vermont
Cooley Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Rutland County, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Rutland County.
It was built in 1849, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 7th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it crosses Furnace Brook; it is about 66 feet long (32nd longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: Town lattice bridge built by Nicholas M. Powers and rehabilitated in 2003. The span is about 50.5–51 ft; 66 ft is the total length including long gable overhangs, per the NRHP-based description. Cooley Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.6900° N, 73.0292° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Furnace Brook |
| Length | 66 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.69000, -73.02917 |
Nearby places
- Gorham Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 0.8 mi
- Depot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 1.5 mi
- Hammond Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 2.4 mi
- Dean Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 7 mi
- Sanderson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 8 mi
- Brown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 10.2 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 12.3 mi
- Towtaidghost town · Addison County · 12.8 mi
- East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 16.3 mi
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 17.4 mi
- Branch Schoolghost town · Addison County · 18 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windsor County · 23.8 mi
Questions
Where is Cooley Covered Bridge?
Cooley Covered Bridge is in Rutland County, Vermont, at 43.6900, -73.0292.
How many covered bridges are in Rutland County?
Rutland County, Vermont has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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