Covered Bridges of New Hampshire and Vermont
Thanks to Hartnett House Maps of Freeport, Maine, for selling us the maps of Vermont and New Hampshire at a big discount. In particular, when you travel to the 1999 Eastern Conference, don't miss the following covered bridges: |
The Cornish/Windsor Bridge: Town lattice truss. At 450 feet in length, this is the longest remaining wooden covered bridge in the U.S. Originally built in 1866, it was restored in 1989 and declared a National Historic Civil
Engineering Landmark in 1970. It's located on the east edge of Windsor, Vermont, or from Rt 12A in Cornish, NH, turn west on Cornish Toll Bridge Rd (5 miles south of Plainfield Village) to the bridge.
Blow-Me-Down Bridge: (1877) Multiple king
post truss. From Rt 12A in Plainfield turn south on
Mill Rd 1/2 mile from Plainfield village to the bridge.
Blacksmith Shop Bridge: (1881) Multiple king
post truss. From Rt 1-2A in Cornish, head east on Town
House Rd for 2 miles to the bridge.
Dingleton Hill Bridge: (1882) Multiple king post
truss. From Rt 12A in Cornish, head east on Town
House Rd for I mile to Root Hill Rd and the bridge.
Just across the river from Lake Morey is the Edgell
Bridge: (1885) The Town lattice truss bridge can be
found by taking Rte. 10 in Orford, NH just north of
the Lyme border, turn south on River road 1 mile to the
bridge.
If you're heading north or are on your way to the
Garland Mill, check out the following near Bath, NH:
Bath Haverhill Bridge: (1829) Town lattice truss
with arches. The country's oldest continuously used
covered bridge. Located on Rte. 135, 1/4 mile north of
US Rte 302, connecting the towns of Bath and
Haverhill.
Bath Bridge: (1832) Burr Truss. A rare combination of extreme length (375') and old age. From US
302 in Bath, turn west on Pettyboro Rd to the bridge.
Swiftwater Bridge: (1849) Paddleford truss. From
Rte 112 in Bath, turn north on Valley Rd to the bridge.
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Newport Historical Society
In a related story, Co-Executive Director Joel McCarty spoke at the Newport, New Hampshire, Historical Society meeting in August about steps to repair the state-owned Pier and Wright's Covered Railroad Bridges over the Sugar River. The Pier Bridge, built in 1907, is a double Town-Pratt lattice truss bridge and was part of the Boston & Maine Railroad system. Down the road, hidden in the trees, is Wright's Bridge, built in 1906. This too was built by the Boston & Maine Railroad; it is reinforced with laminated arches.
Below are photos of a local covered bridge.
 
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