West Dummerston Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Windham County, Vermont

Covered bridge, Dummerston Vermont, with fall foliage, 2009. Known as the West Dummerston Bridge, it is the longest covered bridge in Vermont. It was completely · chensiyuan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

West Dummerston 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 1872, in the late 19th century, making it the 21st oldest of the 57 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it crosses West River.

Status check, 2026-11: A two-span Town lattice bridge built by Caleb Lamson, closed in 1993 and reopened after a major rehabilitation in 1998. Sources give its length as 267, 269, 271 or 280 ft, so no length is listed. West Dummerston Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.9367° N, 72.6136° W.

Key facts

Current structure built	1872
Crosses	West River
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place
National Register	Listed
Coordinates	42.93667, -72.61361

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Nearby places

Williamsville Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 3.8 mi
Creamery Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 6.2 mi
Algiers
ghost town · Windham County · 8.6 mi
Scott Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 8.8 mi
Green River Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 11.5 mi
Coombs Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Cheshire County · 14.5 mi
Ashuelot Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Cheshire County · 14.7 mi
West Swanzey Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Cheshire County · 15.1 mi
Hall Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 15.2 mi
Slate Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Cheshire County · 15.2 mi
Kidder Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Windham County · 16.1 mi
Cheshire Railroad Connecticut River Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Cheshire County · 16.3 mi

Questions

Where is West Dummerston Covered Bridge?

West Dummerston Covered Bridge is in Windham County, Vermont, at 42.9367, -72.6136.

How many covered bridges are in Windham County?

Windham County, Vermont has 9 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.