Thetford Center Covered Bridge
The Thetford Center Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Tucker Hill Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Thetford, Vermont. It is the state's only known example of the Haupt patent truss system.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: covered bridge in Vermont, United States
- Also known as: “Sayers Bridge”, “Sayers Covered Bridge”, and “Sayre Bridge”
- Address: 270 Tucker Hill Road, VT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thetford Hill State Park and Thetford Academy.
Thetford Hill State Park
Park
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Thetford Hill State Park is a state park in Thetford, Vermont. It is a day-use park within the southern tract of Thetford Hill State Forest. The park includes paths for hiking and the 5-km Woods Hill Trail, a world-class cross-country running and skiing trail. Thetford Hill State Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Thetford Center Covered Bridge.
Thetford Academy
School
Thetford Academy is a coeducational independent school in Thetford, Vermont. Located at 304 Academy Road in Thetford Center, Vermont, it is the state's oldest secondary school. Thetford Academy is situated 1½ miles southeast of Thetford Center Covered Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thetford Center and Union Village.
Thetford Center
Hamlet
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The Thetford Center Historic District encompasses the village of Thetford Center in Thetford, Vermont. The village contains a well-preserved collection of early to mid-19th century architecture, a legacy of its period of greatest prosperity as an agricultural and industrial center.
Union Village
Hamlet
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Union Village is a village that spans Norwich and Thetford, Vermont, and sits along the Ompompanoosuc River. It contains a small cluster of homes with many dating to the early 1800s, a red brick Methodist Episcopal church built in 1836, a covered bridge, a small defunct school house, and a United States Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam. Union Village is situated 3 miles south of Thetford Center Covered Bridge.
North Thetford
Hamlet
North Thetford is an unincorporated village in the town of Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along the Connecticut River and U.S. Route 5, 11 miles north-northeast of Hanover, New Hampshire. North Thetford is situated 3½ miles east of Thetford Center Covered Bridge.
Thetford Center Covered Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, covered bridge, bridge, building, tourism, historic site, and canopy
- Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.8321° or 43° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-72.25278° or 72° 15′ 10″ westElevation
564 feet (172 metres)Inception
1840Open location code
87M9RPJW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 986784045OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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