Paper Mill Covered Bridge - Replacement
Bennington, VT
WGN Number: 45-02-03#2
Photo by Scott Wagner
Swimmers have long enjoyed plunging off the roof of the Paper Mill Bridge into the mill pond below. In the middle of the 1990's the roadway was blocked off to pedestrians pending reconstruction.
The original bridge was removed, and a replica of the 1889 bridge was built in 2000 by Blow and Cote of Morrisville, Vermont. Due to the poor condition of the original bridge, almost none of the original fabric could be reused.
Paper Mill Covered Bridge Replacement Vital Statistics
| Town: | Bennington |
| Location: | Murphy Road |
| Crossing: | Walloomsac River |
| Truss Type: | Town lattice |
| Truss Length: | 126 feet |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Builder: | Blow & Cote, Inc. |
| Other Names: | Bennington Falls |
Additional Information:
Join Phill Gatenby as he takes us on a video tour of the Paper Mill Bridge in Bennington. Phill provides interesting history and commentary for this bridge. Click on the YouTube image below to get started
You can also follow Phill on his Facebook group Vermont's 100 Covered Bridges
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 2009 unless otherwise specified.
