List of covered bridges in Vermont

Below is a list of covered bridges in Vermont. There are just over 100 authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Vermont, giving the state both the highest number of covered bridges per square mile and per capita in the United States, as well as North America overall. A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers (a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges). Most covered bridges in Vermont are made with local timber and adhere to vernacular adaptations of historically popular construction practices that once covered much of the eastern United States, and so no two of them are exactly alike. It's estimated that as many as 700 covered bridges may have existed across Vermont in the past, many of which perished or were replaced after the flood of 1927 and resulting New Deal era.

Vermont alone possesses more than half of the roughly 200 remaining historic covered bridges across the New England states, and the third most overall after Pennsylvania and Ohio. Almost all of the remaining bridges are treated as protected landmarks in their respective communities, tended to by local and state preservation organizations. Covered bridges are widely popular with locals and visitors alike and serve as tourist attractions and pride for their communities and Vermont overall, in addition to their genuine utility. Some are even used as components of swimming holes in the mountains and valleys of Vermont.

Vermont's geography is extremely rugged with dense woods crisscrossed by outposts of civilization along river valleys. This makes covered bridges ideal for providing year-round access to roads which would otherwise be impassable, as well as being historically easily constructed with local materials. Besides prolonging the lifespan of the wooden bridge structure significantly, a covered bridge had the unintended benefit for farmers herding livestock such as cattle across bodies of water without startling them, as the siding of the bridges shields the view of the water from them.

Montgomery possesses the most covered bridges of any municipality in Vermont, with seven. Other towns with high concentrations of bridges are Bennington, Lyndon, Rockingham, Northfield and (the aptly named) Tunbridge, all of which have five. Northfield additionally boasts the only road in the United States carried over three distinct 19th century covered bridges, as well as the only place where two can be observed from the same point, the upper, middle and lower Cox Brook Road bridges. Vermont also shares the longest 19th century covered bridge in the United States with New Hampshire, the Cornish-Windsor bridge straddling the Connecticut river. Additionally, every county in Vermont except for Grand Isle has at least one covered bridge. There is approximately one covered bridge every 92 square miles in Vermont, and one per every 6,172 of its residents. Many can and do carry vehicle traffic, but care must be taken to avoid driving vehicles that are overweight or overheight to prevent damage to the antiquated and load-bearing timber construction; some bridges are rated as low as 8,000 pounds GVW.