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The tours below are taken with permission from Spanning Time: Vermont’s Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson, author, photographer, and president of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society.

Tour 1
Bennington County Bridges -- Five bridges from Arlington to Bennington: Bridge-at-the-Green, 1852; Chiselville, 1870; Henry, 1989; Paper Mill, 1889; Silk Road, c1840.

Tour 2
The Otter Creek Basin -- Twelve bridges from Middlebury to Shrewsbury: Brown, 1880; Cooley, 1849; Depot, 1840; Gorham, 1841; Halpin, 1824; Hammond, 1842; Kingsley, 1836; Pulp Mill, 1820; Rutland Railroad, 1897; Salisbury Station, 1865; Sanderson, 1838; Twin, 1850.

Tour 3
The Wooden Bridges of Charlotte -- Five bridges from lake to hill country: Lake Shore, 1898; Museum, 1845; Quinlan, 1849; Seguin, 1849; Spade Farm, 1824.

Tour 4
The Lamoille River and the North Branch -- Eleven bridges from Westford to Belvidere: Church Street, 1877; East Fairfield, 1865; Gates Farm, 1994; Grist Mill; Jaynes, c1877; Lumber Mill, c1895; Maple Street, 1865; Montgomery, 1887; Morgan, 1887; Poland, 1887; Westford, 1837.

Tour 5
The Town of Montgomery -- Seven bridges from Montgomery Center to Enosburg: Comstock, 1883; Creamery, 1883; Fuller, 1890; Hectorville, 1883; Hopkins, 1875; Hutchins 1883; Longley 1863.

Tour 6
Route 100 in Northern Vermont -- Six bridges from North Troy to Wolcott: Black River, 1881; Fisher, 1908; Lord’s Creek, 1881 ; Power House, 1870; Scribner, 1919; School House, 1910.

Tour 7
Crossing the Connecticut -- The last three covered bridges over the Connecticut River: Columbia, 1912; Cornish -Windsor, 1866 ; Mount Orne, 1911.

Tour 8
The Lyndon Bridges -- Six bridges from Lyndon to Danville: Chamberlin, 1881; Greenbanks Hollow, 1886; Millers Run, 1995; Randall, 1865; Sanborn, 1869 ; School House, 1879.

Tour 9
Route 100 in Central Vermont -- Seven bridges from Morristown to Warren: Big Eddy, 1833; Coburn, 1851; Gold Brook, 1844; Lincoln Gap, 1878; Martin, 1890; Pine Brook, 1872; Red, 1896.

Tour 10
Northfield -- Five bridges crossing the Dog River and Tributaries: Moseley, 1899; Newell, 1872; Slaughter House; Station, 1872; Upper Cox Brook.

Tour 11
The Northern Tributaries of the White River -- Nine bridges from Randolph to Chelsea: Cilley, 1883; Flint, 1845; Gifford, 1904; Howe 1879; Hyde, 1904; Johnson, 1904; Larkin, 1902; Mill, 1883; Moxley, 1883.

Tour 12
Woodstock -- Seven Bridges from Thetford to Woodstock: Lincoln, 1865; Middle, 1969; Sayers; Smith, 1973; Taftsville, 1836; Union Village, 1867; Willard.

Tour 13
The Windsor Area -- Eight bridges from Hartland to Springfield: Baltimore, 1870; Bests, 1890; Bowers, c1919; Downers, c1840; Martin’s Mill, 1881; Salmond, 1880; Smith, 1973; Stoughton, 1880.

Tour 14
Rockingham to Grafton -- Six bridges between Bartonsville and Grafton: Bartonsville, 1870; Hall, 1982; Kidder Hill, 1870; Macmillan, 1967; Victorian Village, 1967; Worrall, 1868.

Tour 15
The Deep South -- Four bridges from Townshend to Newfane: Creamery, 1879; Green River, 1870; West Dummerston, 1872; Williamsville, c1870.

Note: More detail on the tours is presented in Spanning Time: Vermont’s Covered Bridges, by Joseph C. Nelson, which includes 102 color photographs of Vermont’s covered bridges in 15 chapters, each chapter a guided tour. The tours present maps, commentary on the uniqueness of each bridge, and historic highlights about the towns and villages in which the bridges are found. The publisher is New England Press, P.O. Box 575, Shelburne, VT 05482. Joseph Nelson can be contacted at jcnelson@together.net or by mail at P.O. Box 267, Jericho, VT 05465. His web site is www.vermontbridges.com.