WayfarrowHolmes Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Chittenden County, Vermont
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Chittenden County, Vermont, described in its record as bridge in Charlotte, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Chittenden County.
It was built in 1870, in the late 19th century, making it the 16th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it is about 41 feet long (45th longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Lake Shore Bridge, it was built by Leonard Sherman with a kingpost and tied-arch truss; at 112 ft above sea level it is Vermont's lowest-elevation covered bridge, it is still used by traffic, and it is often hit by trucks. Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.3331° N, 73.2823° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Length | 41 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.33305, -73.28232 |
Nearby places
- Colchester Reef Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 3.9 mi
- Museum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 4 mi
- Split Rock Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 4.9 mi
- Quinlan's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 6.2 mi
- Spade Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 6.8 mi
- Sequin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 7.2 mi
- Juniper Island Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 8.1 mi
- Burlington Breakwater South Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 9.9 mi
- Burlington Breakwater North Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 10.5 mi
- Catlinsburgghost town · Chittenden County · 11.2 mi
- Barber's Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 13.8 mi
- Halpin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 20.8 mi
Questions
Where is Holmes Creek Covered Bridge?
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is in Chittenden County, Vermont, at 44.3331, -73.2823.
How many covered bridges are in Chittenden County?
Chittenden County, Vermont has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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