The Pine Brook Covered Bridge, also called the Wilder 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 Pine Brook in Waitsfield, Vermont

Waitsfield, Vermont

Waitsfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,659 at the 2000 census. It was created by Vermont charter on February 25, 1782...

 on North Road. It was 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...

 in 1974.

The bridge is of king post truss design. It is one of only two historic covered bridges (the other being the Stony Brook Covered Bridge

Stony Brook Covered Bridge

The Stony Brook Covered Bridge, also called the Moseley Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Stony Brook in Northfield, Vermont on Stony Brook Road...

) left in the state with the king post design.

Recent history

In 1976 repairs were made to the then dilapidating structure. Concrete caps were added to the abutments and steel I beams were added just below the deck, so that only an overload condition would require the additional support of the beams. The trusses also received attention. In 1989 the deck was replaced.