WayfarrowSanderson Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Rutland County, Vermont
Sanderson 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 2003, in the postwar decades, making it the 54th oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it crosses Otter Creek; it is about 132 feet long (8th longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: The original bridge (c.1838/1840, NRHP-listed 1974) closed in 1987 and was taken apart in August 2002. The Town lattice replacement that stands today was finished July 31, 2003, and reuses a few original timbers. Sanderson Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.7894° N, 73.1125° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Otter Creek |
| Length | 132 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.78944, -73.11250 |
Nearby places
- Dean Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 1.1 mi
- Towtaidghost town · Addison County · 5.3 mi
- Hammond Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 5.6 mi
- Depot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 6.5 mi
- Cooley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 8 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 8.4 mi
- East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 8.6 mi
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 9.4 mi
- Branch Schoolghost town · Addison County · 14.9 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 16.6 mi
- Halpin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 18.1 mi
- Brown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 18.2 mi
Questions
Where is Sanderson Covered Bridge?
Sanderson Covered Bridge is in Rutland County, Vermont, at 43.7894, -73.1125.
How many covered bridges are in Rutland County?
Rutland County, Vermont has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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