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The Taftsville Covered Bridge
Woodstock, VT
WGN Number: 45-14-12
Taftsville Covered Bridge
Taftsville Covered Bridge
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997

The Taftsville Bridge uses a very complicated truss design by a sophisticated framer. Spanning a crag below the power house dam, it may attract more painters than any other covered bridge in Vermont.

Taftsville Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
Town: Woodstock
Location: Covered Bridge Road
Crossing: Ottauquechee River
Date: 1836
Builder: Solomon Emmons
Truss Type: Unique
Truss Length: 189 feet 2 inches
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 1989
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Joe Nelson, P.O Box 267, Jericho, VT 05465-0267 This file posted 03/07/2014

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