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No. 4
Slate Bridge
Swanzey
Built 2001
Common Name: Westport Bridge
Original Construction: 1862, David Parsons and Elijah Hills, $1,850.64
New Construction: 2001, Wright Construction Co., Inc., $950,000
Structure Type: Town lattice truss, single-span, 142โ
Spans: Ashuelot River
Maintained by: Town of Swanzey

No. 5
West Swanzey Bridge
West Swanzey
Built 1832
Common Names: Thompson Bridge, Old Homestead Bridge
Original Construction: 1832, Zadoc L. Taft, $523.27
Structure Type: Town lattice truss, two-span, 151โ
Spans: Ashuelot River
Maintained by: Town of Swanzey


No. 8
Hancock-Greenfield Bridge
Hancock and Greenfield
Built 1937
Common Names: County Bridge, Greenfield-Hancock Bridge
Original Construction: 1852, Charles Gray
Reconstruction: 1937, Hagan-Thibodeau Construction Company, $50,000
Structure Type: Pratt truss, single-span, 87โ
Spans: Contoocook River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Transportation

No. 9
Rowell Bridge
West Hopkinton
Built 1853
Common Names: West Hopkinton Bridge, Rowellโs Bridge
Original Construction: 1853, Horace Childs & Co., $2,637.64
Structure Type: Unique truss design, single-span, 167โ
Spans: Contoocook River
Maintained by: Town of Hopkinton

No. 10
Contoocook Railroad Bridge
Hopkinton
Built 1889
Common Names: Hopkinton Railroad Bridge, Railroad Bridge
Original Construction: 1889, Boston and Maine Railroad
Structure Type: Double Town lattice truss, two-span, 157โ
Spans: Contoocook River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources


No. 13
Waterloo Bridge
Warner
Built 1860
Common Names: Waterloo Station Bridge
Original Construction: 1860, Dutton Woods, $473.65
Structure Type: Town lattice truss, single-span, 76โ
Spans: Warner River
Maintained by: Town of Warner



No. 18
McDermott Bridge
Langdon
Built 1869
Common Names: Cold River Bridge, Langdon Bridge
Original Construction: 1869, Albert S. Granger, $450
Structure Type: Town lattice truss with arches, single-span, 86โ
Spans: Cold River
Maintained by: Town of Langdon

No. 19
Prentiss Bridge
Langdon
Built 1874
Common Names: Drewsville Bridge, Great Brook Bridge
Original Construction: 1874, Albert S. Granger, $1,062.09
Structure Type: Town lattice truss with arches, single-span, 35โ
Spans: Great Brook
Maintained by: Town of Langdon

No. 20
Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Cornish, NH/Windsor, VT
Built 1866
Common Names: Cornish Bridge, Windsor Bridge
Original Construction: 1866, James F. Tasker and Bela J. Fletcher, $9,000
Structure Type: Town timber lattice truss, two-span, 460โ
Spans: Connecticut River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Transportation

No. 21
Blacksmith Shop Bridge
Cornish
Built 1882
Common Names: Kenyon Hill Bridge, Kenyon Bridge
Original Construction: 1882, James F. Tasker, $913.50
Structure Type: Multiple kingpost truss, single-span, 96โ
Spans: Mill Brook
Maintained by: Town of Cornish

No. 22
Dingleton Hill Bridge
Cornish
Built 1882
Common Names: Cornish Mills Bridge
Original Construction: 1882, James F. Tasker, $812
Structure Type: Multiple kingpost truss, single-span, 78โ
Spans: Mill Brook
Maintained by: Town of Cornish

No. 23
Blow-Me-Down Bridge
Cornish
Built 1877
Common Names: Squag City Bridge, Bayliss Bridge, Gorge Bridge, Freemanโs Mill Bridge
Original Construction: 1877, James F. Tasker, $528.12
Structure Type: Multiple kingpost truss, single-span, 86โ
Spans: Blow-Me-Down Brook
Maintained by: Town of Cornish

No. 24
Meriden Bridge
Meriden
Built 1880
Common Names: Mill Bridge
Original Construction: 1880, James F. Tasker and Levi H. Sanderson, $692.75
Structure Type: Multiple kingpost truss, single-span, 80โ
Spans: Blood Brook
Maintained by: Town of Plainfield




No. 31
Mechanic Street Bridge
Lancaster
Built 1862
Common Names: Israel River Bridge
Original Construction: 1862, Captain Charles Richardson
Structure Type: Paddleford truss, single-span, 94โ
Spans: Israel River
Maintained by: Town of Lancaster

No. 32
Groveton Bridge
Northumberland
Built 1852
Original Construction: 1852, Captain Charles Richardson and his son, Charles P.
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, single-span, 126โ
Spans: Upper Ammonoosuc River
Maintained by: Town of Northumberland

No. 34
Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge
Pittsburg/Clarksville
Built c. 1876
Common Names: Bacon Bridge, Fletcher Mill Bridge, Lower Village Bridge
Original Construction: circa 1876, Builder undetermined
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, single-span, 89โ
Spans: Connecticut River
Maintained by: Towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville



No. 38
Sentinel Pine Bridge
Franconia Notch
Built 1939
Original Construction: 1939, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Structure Type: Stringer with multiple kingpost truss, single-span, 61โ
Spans: Pemigewasset River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources


No. 42
Turkey Jim’s Bridge
Campton
Built 1958
Common Names: Branch Bridge, Stephan Bridge, Cummings Bridge
Original Construction: circa 1885, Elijah Mitchell, Jr., $433.69
Reconstruction: 1958, Milton S. Graton, $3,700
Structure Type: Queenpost truss, single-span, 61โ
Spans: West Branch Brook
Maintained by: Private initiative

No. 44
Smith Millennium Bridge
Plymouth
Built 2001
Common Names: Smith Bridge, Baker River Bridge
Original Construction: 1850, Harmon Marcy, $2,720.92
Reconstruction: 2001, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, $3.9 million
Structure Type: Long truss with arch, single-span, 167โ
Spans: Baker River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Transportation

No. 45
Durgin Bridge
Sandwich
Built 1869
Original Construction: 1869, Jacob Berry
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, single-span, 96โ
Spans: Cold River
Maintained by: Town of Sandwich

No. 47
Swift River Bridge
Conway
Built 1870
Original Construction: 1870, Jacob E. Berry and Jacob H. Berry, $1,458.42
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, single-span, 129โ
Spans: Swift River
Maintained by: Town of Conway

No. 48
Saco River Bridge
Conway
Built 1890
Common Names: Conway Village Bridge
Original Construction: 1890, Charles Broughton and son, Frank Broughton, $4,392.63
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, two-span, 225โ
Spans: Saco River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Transportation


No. 51
Jackson Bridge
Jackson
Built c. 1876
Common Names: Honeymoon Bridge
Original Construction: circa 1876, Charles Broughton and son, Frank Broughton
Structure Type: Paddleford truss with arches, single-span, 121โ
Spans: Ellis River
Maintained by: New Hampshire Department of Transportation















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See All of New Hampshire’s Covered Bridges
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