The Montgomery Covered Bridge, also known as the Lower 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 the North Branch of the Lamoille River

Lamoille River

The Lamoille River is a river which runs through northern Vermont and drains into Lake Champlain. It is about in length, and has a drainage area of around . The river generally flows southwest, and then northwest, from the water divide of the Green Mountains, and is the namesake of Lamoille...

 in Waterville, Vermont

Waterville, Vermont

Waterville is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 697 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.4 square miles , of which 16.4 square miles is land and 0.06% is water.-Demographics:As...

 on Montgomery Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1974.

The bridge is of Queen post

Queen post

A queen post is a supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post uses two.-Architecture:...

 design built by an unknown builder. Despite the Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) database listing Lower as one of the names of this bridge, this may be an error as it is commonly known as the Middle Covered Bridge since it is between the Jaynes Covered Bridge (also known as the Upper bridge) and the Village Covered Bridge

Church Street Covered Bridge

The Church Street Covered Bridge, also called the Village Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the North Branch of the Lamoille River in Waterville, Vermont off State Route 109 in Waterville, Vermont...

(also known as the Lower bridge). All cross the same waterway.

Recent history

In 1969 a large snowstorm deposited 5 feet of snow concentrated more on one side of the roof than the other which induced a lean. Dallas Montgomery, a farmer for whom the bridge is now named, got up on the roof to remove some of the snow. Local resident Wilmer Locke used a winch to right the lean and added bracing. In 1971 an asphalt truck fell through the deck into the river below (luckily with only minor injuries to the driver). The bridge was subsequently reinforced with steel beams. There are apparently accounts of major repairs made in 1997.