The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge

Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...

 that crosses the Walloomsac River

Walloomsac River

The Walloomsac River from the Native American name, Wal-loom-sac is a tributary of the Hoosic River in the northeastern United States. It rises in southwestern Vermont, in the Green Mountains east of the town of Bennington in Woodford Hollow at the confluence of Bolles Brook and City Stream where...

 northwest of Bennington, Vermont off State Route 67A.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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The Paper Mill Bridge was built by Charles F. Sears in 1889 and named for an adjacent 1790 paper mill. It is a Town truss bridge similar in design to the nearby Silk Covered Bridge

Silk Covered Bridge

The Silk Covered Bridge is located northwest of Bennington, Vermont. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-Recent history:...

. The bridge is 125 in 9 in (38.33 m) long and 14 in 6 in (4.42 m) wide.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was rebuilt in 2000.

External links

• Visitor Information: Paper Mill Village Bridge — Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce