Martin Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Washington County, Vermont

Martin (a/k/a Orton Farm) Covered Bridge, Marshfield, Vermont Builder and date unknown Spanning the Winooski River as the centerpiece of a town park, east of Pl · Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Martin Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Vermont, described in its record as wooden bridge in Marshfield, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 11 of them in Washington County.

It was built in 1890, in the late 19th century, making it the 40th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it is about 45 feet long (43rd longest of 46 measured in Vermont).

Status check, 2026-11: This is a queenpost-truss farm bridge (sources say built about 1890) that never carried a public road; it was removed in 2004, restored in 2009 and put back on its original site for pedestrian use only. Some secondary sources give its length as 44 ft. Martin Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.2875° N, 72.4083° W.

Key facts

Current structure built	1890
Length	45 ft
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place
National Register	Listed
Coordinates	44.28750, -72.40833

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Nearby places

Coburn Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 2.4 mi
Robbins Nest Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 8.1 mi
Northfield Falls Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 14.4 mi
Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 14.5 mi
Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 14.6 mi
Slaughter House Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 14.7 mi
Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge
covered bridge · Lamoille County · 17 mi
Gold Brook Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Lamoille County · 17.1 mi
Stony Brook Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 18.1 mi
Pumpkin Hill
ghost town · Caledonia County · 18.9 mi
Pine Brook Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Washington County · 19.8 mi
Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Grafton County · 20.6 mi

Questions

Where is Martin Covered Bridge?

Martin Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Vermont, at 44.2875, -72.4083.

How many covered bridges are in Washington County?

Washington County, Vermont has 11 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.