Itineraries
Day trips for you to enjoy New Hampshire’s Covered Bridges
DAY TRIP
Monadnock Region
This day trip takes you on a loop through the Monadnock Region to visit eight historic covered bridges in Winchester, Swanzey, Hancock, and Wilton.
Start in Winchester at New Hampshire’s southernmost covered bridge, the Ashuelot Bridge. Travel in number order to the Coombs, Slate, West Swanzey/Thompson, Sawyer’s Crossing/Cresson and Carlton bridges.
Then head to the other side of Monadnock to see the Hancock/Greenfield or County Bridge, and, the historic boxed pony covered bridge, Old Russell Hill Road Bridge, in Wilton.
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Connecticut River Valley
This day trip begins in Lebanon at the Packard Hill Bridge, then heads south to Plainfield to see the Meriden Bridge.
Continue south to Cornish- home of four covered bridges! See the Dingleton Hill Bridge, Blow-Me-Down Bridge, Blacksmith Shop Bridge, and the Cornish-Windsor Bridge – the longest wooden bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world!
Head eastward to Newport to see two historic covered railroad bridges, the Pier and Wright’s bridges, and the Corbin Bridge.
Finish up at the Sugar River Bridge in Sunapee.
Or go in the other direction!
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Greater Conway Area
Visit historic covered bridges in the Greater Conway area. This trip can start in Sandwich at the Durgin Bridge and head eastward toward the Whittier Bridge in Ossipee. Then head up to the Kanc and check out the Albany Bridge.
From there, head back to Conway where there are three covered bridges – Saco River, Swift River, and Stoney Morrell. Head northward to the Bartlett Bridge and then up to Jackson for two more covered bridges.
This area features shopping and outlet stores, hiking trails, and a variety of restaurants. You can easily spend a weekend!
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I-93 Corridor
This sample itinerary features covered bridges right off the I-93 Corridor in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
From the north, visit two covered bridges inside the Flume Gorge State Park. Head southward to Lincoln and visit Clark’s Bears, home of the only covered railroad bridge still in active use in the world!
Short excursions will take you to the Lost River Gorge, home of the Allen Hollis Covered Bridge, and over to Wentworth, home of the Friendship Bridge.
Finally, head down I-93 to Woodstock, Plymouth, Campton, and Ashland for six more covered bridges.
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Greater Concord Area
Start in Henniker at the New England College Bridge and then head to Hopkinton for two historic covered bridges, including the Contoocook Railroad Bridge – the oldest covered railroad bridge in the world.
From there, head to Warner and Bradford for three historic covered bridges. Then, drive up to Andover for the Keniston Bridge and the Cilleyville-Bog Bridge.
If you have more time, head over to Franklin to see the Sulphite or Upside-Down Bridge – the only deck truss covered bridge remaining. Then visit the Belmont Rail Trail for two more covered bridges.
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North Country
This trip begins in Bath, home to three historic covered bridges, including New Hampshire’s oldest covered bridge, the Haverhill-Bath Bridge.
Drive through Littleton and and check out the 2004 Riverwalk Bridge, then on to Lancaster to see two historic bridges, the Mount Orne and the Mechanic Street bridges.
The journey continues northward to Groveton and Stark. Before you go there, take detour to Randolph and check out the Snyder Brook Bridge – one of three boxed pony truss bridges remaining in New Hampshire.
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Great North Woods
This journey can begin in the towns of Groveton and Stark to see two covered bridges.
This tour heads northward past the Columbia Bridge and onto Pittsburg, where there are three historic covered bridges.