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The Taftsville Covered Bridge is a timber-framed covered bridge which spans the Ottauquechee River in the Taftsville village of Woodstock, Vermont, in the United States. Built in 1836 and exhibiting no influence from patented bridge designs, it is among the oldest remaining covered bridges both in Vermont and the nation as a whole.
From Route 4 on your way north to Woodstock, VT, you travel thru Taftsville and will come upon this dramatic, striking, red covered bridge that sits over a waterfall. The river that feeds it is at times calm and mirror-like and at other times, is raging and a bit scary.
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Location: Woodstock, Vermont. How to find it: From downtown Woodstock, drive east toward New Hampshire on Route 4. In about seven minutes it will be on your left. When it was built: 1836. What it’s known for: one of the oldest covered bridges in Vermont and the second-longest bridge in the state. Who/what can travel it: both cars and pedestrians
Taftsville Covered Bridge. Location: Covered Bridge Road, Woodstock VT – just off Route 4. Nearby attractions & landmarks: Andrew Pearce Bowls. After three predecessors were lost to floodwaters in rapid succession, Solomon Emmons III was contracted to build the timber-framed Taftsville Covered Bridge that stands today.
Taftsville Covered Bridge. Just an eight-minute drive from downtown Woodstock, the Taftsville Covered Bridge stands as one of the oldest in the nation, built in 1836. Spanning the Ottauquechee River, this wooden landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is vehicle- and pedestrian-friendly.
In 1836, Solomon Emmons III, a prominent local citizen, built the original portion of the present covered bridge. While not a prolific builder, he is known to have built at least one other bridge in downtown Woodstock, Vermont. The Taftsville Bridge cost around $1,800 to build, of which almost sixty percent, $1,050, was for the stonework.
Aug 20, 2018 · Taftsville Woodstock. Solomon Emmons III, 1836. Multiple Kingpost, Queenpost, arches and iron rods (a true mongrel truss, unique in Vermont), two spans totalling 190′ spanning the Ottauquechee River between Quechee and Woodstock, adjacent to Route 4. Third oldest covered bridge in Vermont. $8.95.
