Covered Bridges in NH

Thompson Covered Bridge is located on Main St in West Swanzey, New Hampshire and crosses the Ashuelot River in the center of the town of West Swanzey, NH. Thompson Covered Bridge in West Swanzey NH was built in 1832 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-03-04, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #5. Thompson Read more...

Turkey Jim’s Covered bridge is located at Branch Brook Campground on Rt. 49 (Campton Village Rd) in Campton NH and crosses Branch Brook. Turkey Jim’s Covered Bridge was built in 1958 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-05-07, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #42. Turkey’s Jim’s Covered Bridge got it’s name from the Read more...

Waterloo Covered Bridge is located on Newmarket Rd and crosses the Warner River in Warner New Hampshire. Waterloo Covered Bridge was built in 1840 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-07-04 and is New Hampshire covered bridge #13. Photo Credit: Ron Robert Read more...

Whittier Covered Bridge is located on Nudd St in West Ossipee, NH and crosses the Bearcamp River. Best access is to enter Nudd Rd at the corner of Hobbs Rd and Nudd Rd. Whittier Covered bridge was built in the 1870’s and is listed in the World Guide of Covered bridge, number 29-02-08, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #46. Read more...

Why are covered bridges covered? Why are covered bridges covered? There is a lot of speculation as to why old covered bridges were covered. Covered bridges may have been covered for many reasons. To speculate, the biggest reason was to protect the wooden structure from the weather. Rain, snow, ice and the sun all make wooden bridges fail much faster. Read more...

Wright’s Covered Bridge in Newport NH is located on the old Concord-Claremont Railroad Line, now abandoned. The railroad line was also known as the Sugar River Line Railroad which has been converted into the Sugar River Trail in Newport NH. Wright’s Covered Bridge was built in 1906 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-10-04, Read more...