The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont off State Route 67A. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Paper Mill Bridge was built by Charles F. Sears in 1889 and named for an adjacent 1790 paper mill. It is a Town truss bridge similar in design to the nearby Silk Covered Bridge. The bridge is 125 feet 9 inches (38.33 m) long and 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) wide.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was rebuilt in 2000.
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