"This quiet spot was once a major river crossing. Traffic between southwestern Vermont and New York State crossed here until a railroad was built in 1852. Troops marched from Manchester, Vermont to the Battle of Bennington in 1777 and teams and stages transported freight and passengers. The original Henry Bridge was built c.1840. In the late 1860's and '70s heavy wagon loads of iron ore were hauled over the bridge from the Burden Iron Company mine on Ore Bed Road to its washing works on Paran Creek in North Bennington. A succession of water-powered mills was located next to the bridge on the south side." 

 "The last was a gristmill operated into the 1920s by Berntine T. Henry, one of this area's many descendants of the Irish born William Henry (1734-1811) . . . This bridge, built in 1989 by the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation, is a replica replacing the deteriorating original bridge built c.1840."  Horizontal lapped siding covers the portals and to rail height on its sides exposing the Town lattice truss.  Vertical boarding covers the weather panels inside the entrances and horizontal boarding covers the gables.  The roof is covered with dark weathered cedar shingles and its floor is covered with 2' x 6' boards laid on edge.  The exterior of the bridge, including the exposed part of the truss, is painted barn red and the weather panels inside the entrances and the trim board outlining the entrances are painted white.  Also known as the Burt Henry Covered Bridge. It was was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1973.  (Sep 2003)