This is a list of New Hampshire covered bridges, old, new, and restored. There are fifty-five historic wooden currently standing in the state of New Hampshire The Chester Covered Bridge is the newest official bridge, #55
Standing covered bridges
The list is sortable. Click on any title to sort by Location, Year, Waterbody, and so on. Some bridges go by two or more names; this list uses the name posted on the bridge.
Name | Location | Waterbody | Year built | NH # | Notes |
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Allen Hollis Bridge | Woodstock | Lost River |
1981 | Foot traffic only. | |
Ashuelot Covered Bridge |
Ashuelot | Ashuelot River |
1864 | 1 | Also called Village Bridge or Village Station Bridge. |
Bacon Bridge | Pittsburg | Connecticut River |
1876 | 34 | State calls it the Pittsburg-Clarksville Covered Bridge. Beside a rushing rapids. Leads to a footpath to a meadow. Sign: “Bypass / Historic.” Foot traffic only. |
Bartlett Bridge | Bartlett | Saco River |
1790 | 50 | Contains the Covered Bridge Gift Shoppe. Foot traffic only. |
Bath Covered Bridge |
Bath | Ammonoosuc River |
1832 | 28 | Car and foot traffic. |
Bement Covered Bridge |
Bradford | West Branch Warner River |
1854 | 14 | Car traffic only. |
Blacksmith Shop Bridge | 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 Covered 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 | Grafton | Mill Brook | 1957 | Rural. Foot traffic only. | |
Bump Covered Bridge | Campton | Beebe River |
1972 | 43 | Car traffic only. |
Carleton Bridge |
Swanzey | South Branch Ashuelot River |
1789 a. | 7 | Car traffic only. |
Chester Covered Bridge | Chester | Wason Brook | 2011 | Also called Wason Pond Covered Bridge. Built by the Timber Framers Guild and volunteers. Foot traffic only. |
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Chocorua Ski and Beach Bridge | Tamworth | Chocorua River |
1992 | Car traffic only. | |
Clark’s Bridge | North Woodstock |
Pemigewasset River |
1904 | 64 | Part of the Clark’s Trading Post compound. Railroad traffic only. |
Cold River Bridge |
Langdon | Cold River |
1869 | 18 | Also called McDermott Bridge. Foot traffic only. |
Columbia Bridge |
Columbia | Connecticut River |
1911 | 33 | 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 USA. |
Coombs Covered Bridge |
Winchester | Ashuelot River |
1837 | 2 | Car traffic only. |
Corbin Covered Bridge |
Newport | North Branch Sugar River |
1845 a. | 17 | Car traffic only. |
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge |
Cornish, New Hampshire and Windsor, Vermont |
Connecticut River |
1866 | 20 | Longest wooden covered bridge in the United States. Car traffic only. |
Dalton Covered Bridge |
Warner | Warner River |
1853 a. | 12 | Car traffic only. |
Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge |
Cornish | Mill Brook | 1882 | 22 | Car traffic only. |
Durgin Bridge |
Sandwich | Cold River |
1869 | 45 | Car traffic only. |
Edgell Bridge | Lyme | Clay Brook | 1885 | 25 | Car traffic only. |
Flume Covered Bridge | Lincoln | Pemigewasset River |
1871 | 39 | Car traffic only. |
Friendship Bridge | Wentworth | Baker River |
1962; 2016 | Constructed 1962 as Goffe’s Mill Covered Bridge in Bedford.[13] 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. |
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Groveton Bridge | 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 | Pittsburg | Perry Stream |
1850s? | 35 | Decorated with Christmas lights. Posted “Fishermen: Fly Fishing Only” with rules. Car and foot traffic. |
Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge |
Bath | Ammonoosuc River |
1827 | 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. |
Honeymoon Bridge |
Jackson | Ellis River |
1876 a. | 51 | Car and foot traffic. |
HoodKroft Bridge | Derry | Beaver Brook |
1980s | Part of the HoodKroft Country Club. Golf cart and foot traffic only. |
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Jack O Lantern Bridge | 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 | Candia | 1961 | Part of Candia Woods Golf Links. Golf cart and foot traffic only. |
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Mechanic Street Bridge | 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 | Hudson | First Brook | 1982 | Foot traffic only. | |
Meriden Bridge | Plainfield | Bloods Brook | 1880 | 24 | Also called Mill Bridge. Car traffic only. |
Mount Orne Covered Bridge |
Lancaster | Connecticut River |
1911 / 1983 | 30 | No name plate. Sign “1911 1983”. 266′ feet long. Connects Lancaster, NH and Lunenberg, VT. Car traffic only. |
Nepalese Bridge | Randolph | Mossy Glen Waterfalls | 1968 | Foot traffic only. | |
Nissitissit Foot Bridge | Brookline | Nissitissit River |
1978 | Foot traffic only. | |
Packard Hill Bridge | Lebanon | Mascoma River |
1991 | 67 | Car and foot traffic. |
Pier Bridge |
Newport | Sugar River |
1907 | 57 | Also called Chandler Station Bridge. Car traffic only. |
Prentiss Bridge |
Langdon | Great Brook |
1791 | 19 | Smallest covered bridge in New Hampshire. Car traffic only. |
River Road Bridge | Pittsburg | Perry Stream |
1858 | 36 | Shifted off its roadbed to one side. Needs repair. Foot traffic only. |
Riverwalk Bridge | 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. |
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Rowell’s Covered Bridge |
West Hopkinton |
Contoocook River |
1853 | 9 | Car traffic only. |
Royal Crest Covered Bridge | Nashua | Spit Brook | 1970 | Part of Royal Crest Estates Apartments. Foot traffic only. | |
Saco River Bridge | Conway | Saco River |
1890 | 48 | Car and foot traffic. |
Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge |
Swanzey | Ashuelot River |
1859 | 6 | Replaced an earlier bridge built in 1771. Car traffic only. |
Sentinel Pine Bridge | Lincoln | Pemigewasset River |
1939 | 38 | In Franconia Notch State Park at Flume Gorge. Foot traffic only. |
Slate Covered Bridge |
Swanzey | Ashuelot River |
1862 | 4 | Destroyed by fire in 1993, rebuilt in 2001. |
Smith Millennium Bridge | 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 | Ashland | Squam River |
1990 | 65 | Car and foot traffic. |
Stowell Road Covered Bridge | Merrimack | Baboosic Brook |
1990 | Car traffic only. | |
Stark Covered 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 USA. 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 Covered Bridge |
Bath | Wild Ammonoosuc River |
1849 | 29 | Car traffic only. |
Teixeira Park Bridge | Peterborough | Nubanusit Brook |
1965 | In Teixeira Park. | |
Turkey Jim’s Bridge | Campton | West Branch Brook | 1883 | 42 | Restored in 1958, washed out in 1964, restored in 2013. Inside the Branch Brook Campground. Foot traffic only. |
Waterloo Covered Bridge |
Warner | Warner River |
1840 | 13 | Car traffic only. |
Wentworth Golf Club | Jackson | Ellis River |
1991 | Part of the Wentworth Golf Club course. Golf cart and foot traffic only. |
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West Swanzey Covered Bridge |
Swanzey | Ashuelot River |
1832 | 5 | Also called Thompson Bridge. Car and foot traffic. |
White Mountain National Forest Bridge | 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 | Parked on the road and being restored as of summer 2017. No access. |
Wright’s Bridge |
Newport | Sugar River |
1906 | 58 | Car traffic only. |
Yankee Barn Bridge | Grantham | Eastman Pond |
1982 | Part of the Eastman Community Association, not accessible to general public. Foot traffic only. |