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Packard Hill Bridge was built in 1991 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges, number 29-05-50, and is new Hampshire covered bridge #67 Packard Hill Bridge is located on Riverside Dr in Lebanon, NH and crosses the Mascoma River. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Swiftwater Covered Bridge is located on Valley Rd and crosses the Wild Ammonoosuc River in Bath New Hampshire. Swiftwater Covered Bridge was built in 1849 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-05-02, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #29. Swiftwater Covered Bridge was often threatened by log jams, but was actually destroyed by flood Read more...

Swift River Covered Bridge is located on Chatague Lane, off West Side Rd and crosses the Swift River in Conway NH. Some maps do not recognize Chataque Lane. You can also get directions very close to the bridge by using Hillside Ave which is on the other side of the intersection with West Side Rd. Swift River Covered Bridge was Read more...

Sulphite Covered Bridge is located in Franklin NH on the Boston and Maine Railroad Line, close to Monroe St in Franklin, NH. The Bridge was built in 1896 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered bridges (WGCB), number 29-07-09, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #62. Sulphite Covered Bridge got it’s name from the cargo that was transported Read more...