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The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as Henry Covered Bridge or just Henry Bridge, is a covered bridge that spans the Walloomsac River near Bennington, Vermont. A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof. ... The Walloomsac River (pronunciation: WAWL-oom-sik) is a tributary of the Hoosic River, 30 miles (48 km) in length, in the northeastern United States. ... Bennington (town), Vermont Old Bennington, Vermont Bennington County, Vermont North Bennington, Vermont Bennington (CDP), Vermont This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


The bridge is approximately 120 feet (36.5 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide. It has a Town lattice type truss. The bridge was originally built ca. 1840, and rebuilt in 1989 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Interior structure of a covered lattice bridge A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses a large number of small and closely spaced diagonal elements that form a lattice. ... Truss bridge for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...


The historic Henry House is nearby. The Henry House is a historic home near Bennington, Vermont, built in 1769 and now operated as an inn. ...


There is another Henry Covered Bridge in Washington County, Ohio [1]. Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...


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Coordinates: 42.912647° N -73.255516° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...



 
 

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