Worrall Covered Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Worrall Covered Bridge

Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont
Listed
July 15, 1973
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73000209

About this property

The Worrall Covered Bridge, also known as the Woralls Bridge or Worral Bridge is a wooden covered bridge carrying Williams Road across the Williams River in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Built about 1870, it is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town, after the Hall Covered Bridge collapsed in 1980 and was replaced in 1982, and the Bartonsville Covered Bridge was washed away by Hurricane Irene in 2011 and replaced in 2012-2013. The bridge was listed on the National…

Location

Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont
43.21171, -72.53529

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73000209. It was listed on July 15, 1973.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bartonsville Covered Bridge
Civil War
0.9 mi
Rockingham Village Historic District
Industrial
2.8 mi
Greenwood House
Early Republic
4.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Number Four 1747
1747Colonial
5.5 mi
Raid on Charlestown (NH, 1754)
1754Colonial
5.7 mi
Defense of Fort Number 4 (1754)
1754Colonial
5.7 mi
King George's War – Fort Number Four Siege 1747
1747Colonial
6.1 mi
Siege of Number 4 (Charlestown NH)
1747Colonial
6.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Worrall Covered Bridge listed on the National Register?

Worrall Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Worrall Covered Bridge?

Worrall Covered Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Worrall Covered Bridge?

The period of significance for Worrall Covered Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1870.

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