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Upper Falls Covered Bridge

Windsor County, Vermont · over the Black River · built 1840

ItemOf recordSource
CrossesBlack RiverNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Road carriedC3020National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
CarriesVehicle bridge (public road)As recorded — see access notes below
Year built1840National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Length130 ftNational Bridge Inventory structure length, out-to-out, 2025 file
Longest span100 ftNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Vertical clearance10 ft 0 inNational Bridge Inventory minimum vertical clearance over the roadway, as recorded (converted from metres)
Coordinates43.39871, -72.52198
Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National Park Service, National Register GIS
Historic listingNational Register of Historic Places, listed 1973-08-28 (reference #73000215)National Park Service
How it qualifiesListed on the National Register of Historic Places as a covered bridgeSee About & method

Access & restrictions — as recorded

Posted for load

Posting appraisalOperating rating equal to the maximum legal load
Structural operating rating (not the posted limit)5.4 metric tons (about 6 US tons)
Vertical clearance10 ft 0 in

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 annual file; record inspected Nov 2023. The record’s inspection date is Nov 2023. Status checked November 12, 2026. The posted limit itself is set by the owning agency and shown on signs at the bridge; it is not a field in the federal record, so it is not printed here. Postings and closures change — obey the signs at the bridge.

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