06/12/2026
This Day in Vermont Covered Bridge History:
June 12, 1915: The Lower Covered Bridge (45-02-18x) in Searsburg collapsed. The June 14, 1915 edition of The Brattleboro Reformer reported that "the old and long covered bridge, five miles from Wilmington, fell into the river Saturday morning with a crash". According to the article, two cars had passed thru the bridge earlier in the morning. There were no injuries.
http://lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=VT/45-02-18x&loc=n
June 12, 1931: The North Twin Covered Bridge (45-10-11x) in East Charleston was partially burned. The June 13, 1931 edition of The Brattleboro Reformer reported on a fire that "threatened the entire village". The fire consumed "two houses, barns, garages, and seven smaller buildings". The town's main store was saved. "A covered bridge over the main highway was partially burned".
According to the Covered Spans of Yesteryear website, the single-span stringer bridge crossed the North Channel of the Clyde River in East Charleston. It was removed in 1947. The bridge had a twin just to the south of it.
http://lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=VT/45-10-11x&loc=n
June 12, 1945: The Creamery Covered Bridge (45-13-01) in Brattleboro was reopened after repairs. The June 12, 1945 edition of the St. Albans Daily Messenger reported that the "Creamery bridge, Brattleboro's only covered span, is open to traffic again following repairs to the floor at the south end, where planking had become loose". A rotten stringer was found during the repairs and replaced with a concrete one. Planking was replaced on the bridge and on the sidewalk.
http://www.vermontbridges.org/windham_county_creamery.shtml
June 12, 1967: The Taftsville Covered Bridge (45-14-12) in Taftsville was visited by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The June 12, 1967 edition of the Rutland Daily Herald reported on her visit to Vermont and featured a picture of her along with the official party at the Taftsville Covered Bridge.
https://www.vermontbridges.org/windsor_county_taftsville.shtml
