Historic Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge — Attraction in Northfield

Given the abundance of covered bridges in the immediate area you might miss the Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge which would be a mistake. According to Wikipedia: The Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge stands west of the village of Northfield Falls, crossing Cox Brook, a tributary of the Dog River. It is the westernmost of three covered bridges on Cox Brook Road; the other two are the Northfield Falls Covered Bridge (crossing the river), and the Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge. The bridge is of Queen post truss design, its two trusses 51.5 feet in length, and resting on abutments either faced or rebuilt in concrete. The trusses are set at an offset, skewed to form a parallelogram. The bridge is covered by a metal gabled roof, and its exterior is clad in vertical board siding, which extends around to the insides of the portals. The bridge deck consists of steel I-beams supporting wooden planking. The trusses no longer carry the bridge's active load, and only support its superstructure. The siding does not rise all the way to the roof, leaving an open strip between them, and there are long rectangular strip openings on the sides, sheltered by...

Quintessential Vermont! Great place to cool off in the summer. Swimming hole and access to it, is on private property so please be respectful and make sure to leave it as you found it so it will remain for...

Was a lovely place to take pictures. There are actually three covered bridges very close together on this road. There is a place to pull over after the third one to get out and take photographs. Very...