Slaughter House Covered Bridge, Northfield

Name: Slaughter House Covered Bridge
Address: Northfield, United States

#3 among attractions in Northfield

Bridge

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

The Slaughter House Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that carries Slaughterhouse Road across the Dog River in Northfield, Vermont. The Queen post truss bridge is one of five surviving 19th-century bridges in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ()

Completed: 1872 (152 years ago)Length: 60 ftWidth: 12 ftCoordinates: 44°10'7"N, 72°39'16"W

Address

Northfield United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Northfield

Day trips

Slaughter House Covered Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sullivan Museum and History Center, Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, Knight's Spider Web Farm, Brown Public Library.

2.2 miS
Specialty museum, Military museum, History museum
Sullivan Museum and History Center, Northfield
56 min walk • The Sullivan Museum and History Center is the official museum of Norwich University, named for General Gordon R. Sullivan, Norwich class of 1959.
~1660 ftNE
Bridge
Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, Northfield
8 min walk • The Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, also called the Station Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Cox Brook Road across the Dog River in Northfield, Vermont.
6.6 miSE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Knight's Spider Web Farm, Williamstown
168 min walk • Knight's Spider Web Farm is an art studio, retail outlet and residence located in Williamstown, Vermont. The farm was started by Will Knight in 1978 when he decided to use spider webs to produce art. The finished artwork uses whole spider webs as a form of textile art over painted or stained wood.
1.5 miS
Library
Brown Public Library, Northfield
38 min walk • The Brown Public Library is a public library in Northfield, Vermont. It is a brick building opened in 1906. A recent extension connects it to the building of the Northfield Historical Society, located in the former home of Charles Paine, a 19th-century governor and local businessman.
4.7 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Chauncey B. Leonard House, Berlin
120 min walk • The Chauncey B. Leonard House is a historic house on Shed Road at Crosstown Road in Berlin, Vermont. Built about 1845, it is one of the oldest houses in Berlin, built in the Berlin Corners area that was once the town center.
7.2 miNE
44°14'56"N • 72°33'42"W
Beavin & Sons, Montpelier
184 min walk • Monuments and statues
2.2 miS
Universities and schools
Norwich University, Northfield
56 min walk • Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private military academy in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus and online.
1.9 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Sabine Field, Northfield
49 min walk • Sabine Field is a 3,000 capacity stadium in Northfield, Vermont on the campus of the NCAA Division III-affiliated Norwich University. Opened in 1921, it serves as home to the school's football and track teams. The field is named for the son of Dr. George K.