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Below is a list of covered bridges in Connecticut. As of 2021, there were nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Connecticut; three of these are historic. A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

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Bridges

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
The Barn Yard Covered Bridge Barn Yard Covered Bridge Tolland Ellington
41°53′7″N 72°27′53″W / 41.88528°N 72.46472°W / 41.88528; -72.46472 (The Barn Yard Covered Bridge)
2021 56 feet (17 m) Belding Brook Town
Blackwell Brook Bridge Windham Brooklyn
41°47′53″N 71°58′55″W / 41.79806°N 71.98194°W / 41.79806; -71.98194 (Blackwell Brook Bridge)
2010 35 feet (11 m) Blackwell Brook Howe
Bull's Bridge Bull's Bridge Litchfield Kent
41°40′32″N 73°30′35″W / 41.67556°N 73.50972°W / 41.67556; -73.50972 (Bull's Bridge)
ca. 1870 109 feet (33 m) Housatonic River Town of Kent Town
Comstock's Bridge Comstock's Bridge Middlesex East Hampton
41°33′11″N 72°26′57″W / 41.55306°N 72.44917°W / 41.55306; -72.44917 (Comstock's Bridge)
1840, 1868, rebuilt 2011 95 feet (29 m) Salmon River State of Connecticut Howe Has an adjacent 36 feet (11 m) pony queen truss bridge
Gold Mine Bridge New London Norwich
41°31′9″N 72°7′38″W / 41.51917°N 72.12722°W / 41.51917; -72.12722 (Gold Mine Bridge)
2015 60 feet (18 m) stream Private Town
Huckleberry Hill Bridge Hartford Avon
41°47′10″N 72°54′31″W / 41.78611°N 72.90861°W / 41.78611; -72.90861 (Huckleberry Hill Bridge)
1968 36 feet (11 m) Pond outlet Town of Avon Pratt variant
Johnsonville Village Bridge Middlesex Johnsonville Village
41°29′45″N 72°27′59″W / 41.49583°N 72.46639°W / 41.49583; -72.46639 (Johnsonville Village Bridge)
1976 60 feet (18 m) Moodus River Private Multiple king with arch Also called Bicentennial Bridge
West Cornwall Covered Bridge West Cornwall Covered Bridge Litchfield West Cornwall
41°52′18″N 73°21′52″W / 41.87167°N 73.36444°W / 41.87167; -73.36444 (West Cornwall Covered Bridge)
1864 173 feet (53 m) Housatonic River Town of Cornwall Town Also called Hart Covered Bridge
Worthington Pond Farm Bridge Tolland Somers
42°1′1″N 72°24′49″W / 42.01694°N 72.41361°W / 42.01694; -72.41361 (Worthington Pond Farm Bridge)
2002 62 feet (19 m) Pond outlet Private Town with arch

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