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]
Some bridges go by two or more names; this list uses the name posted on the bridge.
| Name | Location | Waterbody | Year built | NH # | 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 | 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., 137m (449feet), 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, 36feet. 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. |
This is a partial list of other covered bridges that once stood in New Hampshire.
