VT-251: The Fall Covered Bridge Edition
- donnaramadishes
- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 17
On October 28, 2023 there was a search of covered bridges in northern Verm0nt, not far from the Canadian border. ENOSBURG, MONTGOMERY, and BELVIDERE are three towns which yielded 8 covered bridges in less than a half-day of exploration. (There would have been 9, but one of the covered bridges is apparently garaged and being repaired at the moment). And, it being Halloween weekend, we saw all sorts of fun decorations.
ENOSBURG
Enosburg Falls (the village found when looking for the official town of Enosburg) is a lively small town in Vermont. It has under 1500 residents (as of 2020), a town green where there was a Halloween parade in progress, several eateries (we tested Bumblebee Bistro, where I would return), several stores, and an opera house built in 1892 which is still hosting shows/ acting as a town meeting space. The village has a Bridge of Flowers & Light which I'm assuming is lit at night, as well as a bustling Main Street and fairly impressive sculpture park. As the primary goal for this town was to see Hopkins Covered Bridge, it was a pleasant surprise to come upon a little gem worthy of a re-visit!
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery takes great pride in its 6 covered bridges, and is, in fact, known as Vermont's Covered Bridge Capital. It also happens to be the town with the most covered bridges in the country! On top of all that, Montgomery is the town closest to the ski resort Jay Peak, and like many small towns near resorts, it is really cute and alive: lots of pride flags, well maintained homes, inns, shops, etc. Here are its bridges:
Longley Bridge (1863)
Comstock Bridge (1883)
Creamery Bridge (1883) -- If you decide to visit this one, do NOT take the back roads to/ from there unless you want to experience a rutted and rock-laden single lane dirt road which takes you up and over a mountain.
Hutchins Bridge (1883)
Hectorville Bridge (1883) -- garaged right now while being repaired so we didn't see this one
Fuller Bridge (1890) -- this one is right in the town center, across from the post office.
Montgomery is a town I would not only return to, but would recommend to others. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, but the area is beautiful, there are so many things to do in and around town, and it has that quaint Vermont small town feel folks come looking for when they visit.
BELVIDERE
Belvidere is a tiny town of under 400. Other than the town clerk's office and a school, there are no other municipal buildings, main street, or any retail shops in evidence. BUT, there are two covered bridges in town: (Lumber) Mill Bridge (1887) and Morgan Bridge (1871).
Hope you've enjoyed this little foray into the land of many covered bridges in Vermont.
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