A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge complete with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most cases creates an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the the effects of rain and sun, effectively increasing the lifespan of the bridge from about twenty years when not covered to about 100 years when it is covered.

In the United States, the survival rate of covered bridges is about ten percent because only about 1 out of 10 survived into the 21st century. The relatively small number of surviving bridges is due in part to deliberate replacement, neglect or the high cost of restoration.

The state of Vermont has 106 historic covered bridges.

Braley, Randolph, Town, 43.928528, -72.555098

Brown River, Jericho, Land-Trust, 44.516404, -72.94659, closed to motor trafic

Brown River, Westford, Town, 44.61259, -73.008088

Chamberlin, Lyndon, Town, 44.51659, -72.01647

Chiselville, Sunderland, Town, 43.072215, -73.133132

Codding Hollow, Waterville, Town, 44.712167, -72.756247

Columbia, Lemington, Town, 44.853245, -71.551691

Comstock, Montgomery, Town, 44.899637, -72.644842

East Fairfield, Fairfield, Town, 44.78616, -72.862294

Emily′s, Stowe, Town, 44.440483, -72.679831

Fisher Train covered bridge, Wolcott, VT (1908)

Fuller, Montgomery, Town, 44.903349, -72.640116

Gates Farm, Cambridge, Private, 44.645773, -72.872314

Gifford, Randolph, Town, 43.916258, -72.555052

Greenbanks Hollow, Danville, Town, 44.377628, -72.122004

Grist Mill, Cambridge, Town, 44.636689, -72.82537

Halpin, Middlebury, Town, 44.050136, -73.140846

Hectorville, Montgomery, Town, 44.90723, -72.655946

Henry, Bennington, Town, 42.912643, -73.254647

Holmes Creek, Charlotte, Town, 44.333123, -73.282301

Hopkins, Enosburg, Town, 44.92062, -72.673096

Hutchins, Montgomery, Town, 44.853781, -72.613599

Island Pond Footbridge, Island Pond, Town, 44.816295, -71.88105

Kingsbury, Randolph, Town, 43.880859, -72.582008

Longley, Montgomery, Town, 44.90723, -72.655946

Maple Street, Fairfax, Town, 44.663697, -73.010432

Mill, Belvidere, Town, 44.743731, -72.741433

Millers Run, Lyndon, Town, 44.542201, -72.009898

Montgomery, Waterville, Town, 44.705735, -72.760236

Morgan, Belvidere, Town, 44.743575, -72.728097

Mount Orne, Lunerburg, Town, 44.460243, -71.652709

Moxley, Chelsea, Town, 43.957032, -72.463401

Old Burrington, Lyndon, Private, 44.553644, -71.969515

Paper MIll, Bennington, Town, 42.912883, -73.233393

Poland, Cambridge, Town, 44.651343, -72.81465

Power House, Johnson, Town, 44.636118, -72.670414

Pulp Mill, Middlebury, Town, 44.024668, -73.177485

Quechee Covered, Quechee, 43.6454917, -72.4190044

Quinlan′s, Charlotte, Town, 44.27641, -73.18388

Red, Morristown, Town, 44.518698, -72.67772

Rutland Railroad, Shoreham, VT, 43.85933, -73.255795

Sandborn, Lyndon, Private, 44.544304, -72.000875

Schoolhouse, Lyndon, Town, 44.516174, -72.010145

Scribner, Johnson, Town, 44.638227, -72.648559

Seguin, Charlotte, Town, 44.289068, -73.15032

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Private, 44.377002, -73.229527

Silk, Bennington, Town, 42.909512, -73.225304

Spade Farm, Ferrisburgh, Private, 44.237513, -73.232095

Taftsville covered bridge, Windsor, VT

Union Village, Thetford, Town, 43.788728, -72.254071

Village, Waterville, Town, 44.690151, -72.770983

West Arlington, Arlington, Town, 43.104445, -73.220315

West Hill, Montgomery, Town, 44.867626, -72.648318

Sayres, Thetford, Town,

Howe, Tunbridge, Town,

Cilley, Tunbridge, Town,

Mill, Tunbridge, Town,

Larkin, Tunbridge, Town,

Flint, Tunbridge, Town,

Lord′s Creek, Irasburg, Private,

Black River, Irasburg, Town,

Depot, Pittsford, Town,

Cooley, Pittsford, Town,

Hammond, Pittsford, VT,

Gorham, Pittsford, Town,

Sanderson, Brandon, Town,

Kingsley, Clarendon, Town,

Brown, Shrewsbury, Town,

Twin, Rutland, Town

Coburn, East Montpelier, Town,

Orton Farm, Marshfield, Town,

Stony Brook, Northfield, Town,

Northfield Falls, Northfield, Town,

Slaughter House, Northfield, Town,

Lower Cox Brook, Northfield, Town,

Upper Cox Brook, Northfield, Town,

Pine Brook, Waitsfield, Town,

Great Eddy, Waitsfield, Town,

Warren, Warren, Town,

Robbins Nest, Barre, Private,

Kent′s Corner, Calais, Private,

AM Foster, Cabot, Private,

Creamery, Brattleboro, Town,

West Dummerston, West Dummerston, Town,

Kidder Hille, Grafton, Town,

Green River, Guilford, Town,

Williamsville, Newfane, Town,

Hall, Rockingham, Town,

Victorian Village, Rockingham, Private,

Worral Bridge, Rockingham, Town,

Scott, Townshend, Town,

High mOving, Wilmingon, Private,

Johnny Esau, Marlboro, Town,

Hitchcock-Cormier, Rockingham, Town,

Bartonsville, Rockingham, ?

Baltimore, Springfield, Town,

Stoughton, Weathersfield, Private,

Salmond, Weathersfield, Town,

Upper Falls, Weathersfield, Town,

Bests, West Windsor, Town,

Bowers, West Windsor, Town,

Taftsville, Taftsville, Town,

Lincoln, Woodstock, Town,

Union Street, Woodstock, Town,

South Pomfret, Pomfret, Private,

Martins Mill, Hartland, Town,

Willard Hartland, Town,

Willard Twin, Hartland, Town,

Windsor-Cornish, Winsor, 1866, 43.474, -72.384

Ledoux Hometown, Reading, Private

Cedar Swamp Bridge, Cornwall, Fire, 10 September 2016

Frank Lewis Bridge, Woodstock, Hurricane Irene, 28 August 2011

Old Meade Bridge, Pittsford, Fire, 22 July 1971

River Road Bridge, Troy, Snowmobile fire, 06 February 2021

Twigg-Smith Bridge, West Winsor, Wind, 2002