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Willard Covered Bridge

Windsor County, Vermont · over the Ottauquechee River · built 1919

ItemOf recordSource
CrossesOttauquechee RiverNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Road carriedC3015National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
CarriesVehicle bridge (public road)As recorded — see access notes below
Year built1919National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Length125 ftNational Bridge Inventory structure length, out-to-out, 2025 file
Longest span113 ftNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Vertical clearance10 ft 9 inNational Bridge Inventory minimum vertical clearance over the roadway, as recorded (converted from metres)
Coordinates43.59383, -72.34973
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Historic listingNational Register of Historic Places, listed 1973-08-28 (reference #73000216)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)4.5 metric tons (about 5 US tons)
Vertical clearance10 ft 9 in

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 annual file. 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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