List of covered bridges in New Hampshire

This is a list of New Hampshire covered bridges, old, new, and restored. There are 58 historic wooden covered bridges currently standing and assigned official numbers by the U.S. state of New Hampshire.^[1] There are additional covered bridges extant in the state, some of which are on private property and not accessible to the public. The newest covered bridge known to have been constructed in the state is Chester's Wason Bridge, built in 2011 by the Timber Framers Guild.^[2]

Tannery Hill Covered Bridge in Gilford, built in 1995

Standing covered bridges

A map of numbered covered bridges in New Hampshire, 1967

Stark Covered Bridge, built in 1857, over the Upper Ammonoosuc River

Contoocook Railroad Bridge is the oldest covered railroad bridge of its kind in the United States

Conway is home to the Saco River Bridge, built in 1890

Sign for NH Covered Bridge No. 2 (Coombs Covered Bridge) along NH Route 10

Some bridges go by two or more names; this list uses the name posted on the bridge. The list is sortable—click on any column title to sort by Location, Waterbody, Year built, etc.

Name	Location	Waterbody	Year built	NH #[a]	Notes
Allen Hollis Bridge[3]	Woodstock	Lost River	1981		Foot traffic only.
Ashuelot Bridge	Ashuelot	Ashuelot River	1864	1	Also called Village Bridge or Village Station Bridge.
Bacon Bridge[4]	Pittsburg	Connecticut River	1876	34	State calls it the Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge. Beside a rushing rapids. Leads to a meadow. Sign: "Bypass / Historic." Foot traffic only.
Bartlett Bridge[5]	Bartlett	Saco River	1851	50	Contains the Covered Bridge Gift Shoppe. Foot traffic only.
Bath Bridge	Bath	Ammonoosuc River	1832	28	Car and foot traffic.
Bement Bridge	Bradford	West Branch Warner River	1854	14	Car traffic only.
Blacksmith Shop Bridge[6]	Cornish	Mill Brook	1881	21	Foot traffic only.
Blair Bridge	Campton	Pemigewasset River	1869	41	Overhead sign: "Five dollars fine for riding or driving on this bridge faster than a walk." Car traffic only.
Blow-Me-Down Bridge	Cornish	Blow-me-down Brook	1877	23	Car traffic only.
Bog Bridge	Andover	Pleasant Brook	1887	16	Also called Cilleyville Bridge. Car traffic only.
Brundage Bridge[7]	Grafton	Mill Brook	1957		Rural. Foot traffic only.
Bump Bridge[8]	Campton	Beebe River	1972	43	Car traffic only.
Carlton Bridge	Swanzey	South Branch Ashuelot River	1869	7	Car traffic only.
Chester Bridge[9]	Chester	Wason Brook	2011		Also called Wason Pond Covered Bridge. Built by the Timber Framers Guild and volunteers. Foot traffic only.
Chocorua Ski and Beach Bridge[10]	Tamworth	Chocorua River	1992		Car traffic only.
Clark's Bridge[11]	North Woodstock	Pemigewasset River	1904	64	Part of the Clark's Bears compound. Railroad traffic only. Moved from Vermont, where it originally spanned the Winooski River, to its current location circa 1965. Clark's Bridge is the only known covered railroad bridge still in active use.[12]
Cold River Bridge	Langdon	Cold River	1869	18	Also called McDermott Bridge. Foot traffic only.
Columbia Bridge	Columbia	Connecticut River	1911	33[b]	Car traffic only.
Contoocook Railroad Bridge	Contoocook	Contoocook River	1849–50	10	Also called Hopkinton Railroad Covered Bridge. The state lists it simply as "Railroad Bridge". Oldest covered railroad bridge in the U.S.
Coombs Bridge	Winchester	Ashuelot River	1843	2	Car traffic only.
Corbin Bridge	Newport	North Branch Sugar River	1994	17	Car traffic only.
Cornish–Windsor Bridge	Cornish, New Hampshire and Windsor, Vermont	Connecticut River	1866	20	Longest wooden covered bridge in the U.S., 449 feet (137 m), until surpassed in 2008. Car traffic only.
Dalton Bridge	Warner	Warner River	1853	12	Car traffic only.
Dingleton Hill Bridge	Cornish	Mill Brook	1882	22	Car traffic only.
Durgin Bridge	Sandwich	Cold River	1869	45	Sign is on Route 113. Car traffic only.
Edgell Bridge[13]	Lyme	Clay Brook	1885	25	Car traffic only.
Flume Bridge[14]	Lincoln	Pemigewasset River	1886	39	Car traffic only.
Friendship Bridge	Wentworth	Baker River	1962; 2016	71	Constructed 1962 as Goffe's Mill Covered Bridge in Bedford.[15] Reconstructed in Wentworth in 2016. Named the Friendship Bridge by the Friends of Wentworth Parks and Recreation non-profit, owners of the bridge. Foot traffic only.
Groveton Bridge[16]	Groveton	Upper Ammonoosuc River	1852	32	No name plate. Has picnic tables inside. Sign: "Welcome to North Country ATV Trail System." Foot and ATV traffic only.
Hancock–Greenfield Bridge	Hancock and Greenfield	Contoocook River	1937	8	Also called County Bridge. Car traffic only.
Happy Corner Bridge[17]	Pittsburg	Perry Stream	1850s?	35	Decorated with Christmas lights. Posted "Fishermen: Fly Fishing Only" with rules. Car and foot traffic.
Haverhill–Bath Bridge	Bath	Ammonoosuc River	1829	27	The state lists it as the Bath–Haverhill Bridge. Spans a rushing spillway. Foot traffic only.
Henniker / New England College	Henniker	Contoocook River	1972	63	At New England College. Foot traffic only.
Jackson Bridge	Jackson	Ellis River	1876	51	Car and foot traffic.
HoodKroft Bridge[18]	Derry	Beaver Brook	1980s		Part of the HoodKroft Country Club. Golf cart and foot traffic only.
Jack O Lantern Bridge[19]	Woodstock	Pond	1987		Part of the Jack O Lantern Resort and Golf Course.
Keniston Bridge	Andover	Blackwater River	1882	15	Car traffic only.
Little Red Bridge[20]	Candia		1961		Part of Candia Woods Golf Links. Golf cart and foot traffic only.
Mechanic Street Bridge[21]	Lancaster	Israel River	1862	31	No name plate. Also called Israels River Bridge. Sign: "Built Lancaster, N.H. 1862". Rebuilt 2006. Car traffic only.
Melendy Pond Bridge[22]	Hudson	First Brook	1982		Foot traffic only.
Meriden Bridge	Plainfield	Bloods Brook	1880	24	Also called Mill Bridge. Car traffic only.
Mount Orne Bridge	Lancaster	Connecticut River	1911	30	No name plate; sign "1911 1983". Connects Lancaster, New Hampshire, and Lunenberg, Vermont. Car traffic only.
Nepalese Bridge[23]	Randolph	Mossy Glen Waterfalls	1968		Foot traffic only.
Nissitissit Foot Bridge[24]	Brookline	Nissitissit River	1978		Foot traffic only.
Packard Hill Bridge[25]	Lebanon	Mascoma River	1991	67	Car and foot traffic.
Pier Bridge	Newport	Sugar River	1907	57	Also called Chandler Station Bridge. Foot traffic only.
Prentiss Bridge	Langdon	Great Brook	1874	19	Shortest covered bridge in New Hampshire, 36 feet (11 m). Foot traffic only.
River Road Bridge[26]	Pittsburg	Perry Stream	1858	36	Shifted off its roadbed to one side. Needs repair. Foot traffic only.
Riverwalk Bridge[27]	Littleton	Ammonoosuc River	2004		Long footbridge connecting downtown and a park with weekly Farmer's Market. Plaque: "Built by the town of Littleton, N.H." Foot traffic only.
Rowell Bridge	West Hopkinton	Contoocook River	1853	9	Car traffic only.
Royal Crest Bridge[28]	Nashua	Spit Brook	1970		Part of Royal Crest Estates Apartments. Foot traffic only.
Saco River Bridge[29]	Conway	Saco River	1890	48	Car and foot traffic.
Sawyers Crossing Bridge	Swanzey	Ashuelot River	1859	6	Replaced an earlier bridge built in 1771. Car traffic only.
Sentinel Pine Bridge[30]	Lincoln	Pemigewasset River	1939	38	In Franconia Notch State Park at Flume Gorge. Foot traffic only.
Slate Bridge	Swanzey	Ashuelot River	2001	4	Destroyed by fire in 1993, rebuilt in 2001.
Smith Millennium Bridge[31]	Plymouth	Baker River	2001	44	Third bridge built on the site. "The strongest covered bridge in the world." Car and foot traffic.
Squam River Bridge[32]	Ashland	Squam River	1990	65	Car and foot traffic.
Stowell Road Bridge[33]	Merrimack	Baboosic Brook	1990	66	Car traffic only.
Stark Bridge	Stark	Upper Ammonoosuc River	1857 or 1862	37	Beautiful bridge decorated with pendant acorn finials and painted bright white. No name plate. In the center of town. Car and foot traffic.
Sulphite Railroad Bridge	Franklin	Winnipesaukee River	1896	62	Only remaining deck-covered railroad bridge in the U.S. Also called the "Upside Down Bridge" because the railroad ran over the top, now discontinued. Damaged by arson in 1980. No access.
Swift River Bridge	Conway	Swift River	1869	47	Foot traffic only.
Swiftwater Bridge	Bath	Wild Ammonoosuc River	1849	29	Car traffic only.
Tannery Hill Bridge[34]	Gilford	Gunstock River	1995	68	Plaque: "Constructed by the Gilford Rotary Club. Tim Andrews - Bridgebuilder." Foot traffic only.
Teixeira Park Bridge	Peterborough	Nubanusit Brook	1965		In Teixeira Park.
Turkey Jim's Bridge[35]	Campton	West Branch Brook	1958	42	Restored in 1958, washed out in 1964, restored in 2013. Inside the Branch Brook Campground. Foot traffic only.
Waterloo Bridge	Warner	Warner River	1840	13	Car traffic only.
Wentworth Golf Club[36]	Jackson	Ellis River	1991		Part of the Wentworth Golf Club course. Golf cart and foot traffic only.
West Swanzey Bridge	Swanzey	Ashuelot River	1832	5	Also called Thompson Bridge. Car and foot traffic.
Albany Bridge[37]	Albany	Swift River	1858	49	Also called Albany Bridge. Built in 1857, destroyed by windstorm in 1858, rebuilt in 1858. Car and foot traffic.
Whittier Bridge	Ossipee	Bearcamp River	1870s	46	Closed since 2008, currently located on dry land off of Nudd Road, restoration timeline unclear as of September 2019.[38] Bridge reinstalled over the river in 2022.
Wright's Bridge	Newport	Sugar River	1906	58	Foot traffic only.
Yankee Barn Bridge[39]	Grantham	Eastman Pond	1982		Part of the Eastman Community Association, not accessible to general public. Foot traffic only.
Stoney Morrell Bridge	Conway	Ditch	1999	70	On Kennett High School Campus.

Lost covered bridges

This is a partial list of other covered bridges that once stood in New Hampshire.

Notable Bedell Covered Bridge (Haverhill, destroyed 1979) County Farm Bridge (Dover, burned 1981) Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge (Goffstown, burned 1976) Hillsborough Railroad Bridge (Hillsborough, New Hampshire, burned 1985) New Henniker Bridge (West Hopkinton, dismantled 1936)

Others Androscoggin River Covered Bridge (Errol)[40] Clear Stream Covered Bridge (Errol)[40] Fields Bridge / Seaverns Bridge (Merrimack)[41][42] Runnells Bridge (Hollis)[43] Turkey Hill Bridge (Merrimack)[44]

Notes

1. Covered bridge number, as issued by the state; extant bridges are not numbered sequentially.^[1]
2. Columbia Bridge is listed on the state's website as No. 28, which appears to be a typo.