Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls is a series of waterfalls and swimming holes on Branch Brook in Ludlow, Vermont, notable for its upper and lower cascades and clear, pebble-bottomed pools. A short 0.5-mile trail leads to the falls; the upper section has two 12- to 15-foot drops that flow into a large swimming pool, and the lower cascade empties into a roughly 25-foot-wide olive-green pool.
Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch preserves the birthplace and childhood home of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. Brought to the world’s attention on August 3, 1923, when Calvin Coolidge took the presidential oath of office in the parlor of his family home, the historic village appears much as it was during Coolidge’s lifetime. The homes of the Coolidge family, their relatives, and friends edge the small village green, joined by the 1840 church, 1890 schoolhouse and cheese factory, pre-1835 store with post office and dance hall, and historic agricultural structures and barns.
Historic Taftsville Covered Bridge
Taftsville Covered Bridge is a timber-framed covered bridge in the village of Taftsville, Woodstock, Vermont, that spans the Ottauquechee River. Completed in 1836 by Solomon Emmons III, the two-span structure totals about 189 feet and uses a modified multiple-kingpost truss with semi-independent arches.
Lincoln Covered Bridge
The Lincoln Covered Bridge spans the Ottauquechee River, a short way west of the village of West Woodstock. It is a single span, 136 feet long, resting on concrete and stone abutments, and is 18.5 feet wide, with a 14-foot roadway (one lane). Two arch trusses support the bridge, sheltered by a post-and-beam structure finished with a metal standing-seam roof and vertical board siding. The trusses are a variant of the Pratt truss, with laminated arches supporting the deck by a combination of wooden and iron verticals, with iron cross bracing.
Martin’s Mill Covered Bridge
The Martin’s Mill Covered Bridge is located on Martinsville Road in a rural wooded area of southern Hartland, VT. The bridge is a single-span Town lattice truss, resting on concrete abutments. It is 136 feet long, with portals overhanging the ends by 4 feet. Its total width is 19.5 feet, with a roadway width of 16.5 feet (one lane). The exterior of the bridge is clad in vertical board siding, which wraps around for a short distance on the insides of the portals. The bridge was built about 1880 by James Tasker.
Willard Twin Covered Bridges
The Willard Twin Covered Bridges are a unique pair of historic wooden bridges located in North Hartland, Vermont, just a short drive from White River Junction. They are one of only a couple of sets of covered bridges in Vermont situated close enough together that you can actually look through and photograph one bridge from inside the other. They span the Ottauquechee River and are connected by a short stretch of road over a small stone island.
The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 160-year-old, two-span, timber Town lattice-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont. At 460 feet, it is the longest wooden bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world.
