West Cornwall Covered Bridge
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Connecticut bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Surviving (in CTDOT's current bridge inventory)[1]
- Year built
- 1841 (year built as recorded by CTDOT; other sources give 1864)[1]
- Truss type
- Two-span Town lattice and queenpost truss[2]
- Length
- 172.6 ft[1]
- Vehicle access
- Highway (type of service)[1]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
West Cornwall Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is in the CTDOT Bridges open data (state and town bridge inventory) as bridge 01338. The state record gives its construction date as 1841. Its structure is recorded as two-span Town lattice and queenpost truss. Wikidata records it as crossing Housatonic River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 75001923).
Bridge details
- Town
- Cornwall[3]
- Location / road
- Route 128[1]
- Year built
- 1841 (year built as recorded by CTDOT; other sources give 1864)[1]
- Renovated or rebuilt
- 1973[1]
- Truss type
- Two-span Town lattice and queenpost truss[2]
- Length
- 172.6 ft[1]
- Maintained by
- State highway agency (owner)[1]
- Crosses
- Housatonic River[1]
- National Register ref.
- 75001923[4]
- Coordinates
- 41.87167, -73.36444[3]
Visiting
We have no official parking, accessibility or opening information for this bridge. Many covered bridges sit on working town roads. Park only where it is legal and safe, respect private property and posted signs, and check town or state notices for closures.
Not verified
We have not found an official source for: Parking, Accessibility, Opening hours or seasonal closures. We leave these blank rather than guess. Never assume a road means you can drive, park or walk here.
Map
Red dot: this bridge. Green dots: nearest bridges in our list. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Nearby bridges
- Bull's Bridge (Kent): 15.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Old Covered Bridge (Sheffield): 17.4 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Hank Woronick Covered Bridge (Wallingford): 41.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Liz's Bridge (Trumbull): 44.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Comstock's Bridge (East Hampton): 52.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- CTDOT Bridges open data (state and town bridge inventory): checked 2026-11-01
- Visit Connecticut (state tourism office): Covered Bridges: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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