WayfarrowScott Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Windham County, Vermont
Scott Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Windham County, Vermont. Vermont has 91 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Windham 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 crosses West River; it is about 277 feet long (the longest of 46 measured in Vermont).
Status check, 2026-11: Three spans (one Town lattice, two kingpost) over the West River; reopened to pedestrians and bicycles only in 2017 after a $2.35M repair (one source gives 276 ft; the town site gives 277 ft). Scott Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.0481° N, 72.6972° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | West River |
| Length | 277 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.04806, -72.69722 |
Nearby places
- Williamsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 7.3 mi
- West Dummerston Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 8.8 mi
- Kidder Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 9.5 mi
- Hall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 12.2 mi
- Worrall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 13.9 mi
- Cheshire Railroad Connecticut River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 14.3 mi
- Tucker Toll Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 14.3 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 14.6 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 14.8 mi
- Prentiss Bridgecovered bridge · Sullivan County · 17 mi
- Algiersghost town · Windham County · 17.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 18.9 mi
Questions
Where is Scott Covered Bridge?
Scott Covered Bridge is in Windham County, Vermont, at 43.0481, -72.6972.
How many covered bridges are in Windham County?
Windham County, Vermont has 9 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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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.