List of covered bridges in Massachusetts explained

Below is a list of covered bridges in Massachusetts., there were twelve authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Massachusetts of which seven are historic.^[1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

Bridges

Name	class=unsortable	Image	County	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Ownership	Truss	Notes
Bissell Bridge		Franklin	Charlemont 42.6325°N -72.8694°W	1951, rebuilt 2009	94feet	Mill Brook	Town of Charlemont	Long through
Burkeville Covered Bridge		Franklin	Conway 42.4836°N -72.7122°W	1870-1871, rebuilt 1999	106feet	South River (Deerfield River tributary)	Town of Conway	Multiple kingrod	Also called Conway Covered Bridge
Creamery Bridge		Franklin	Ashfield 42.5197°N -72.8008°W	1985	40feet	Creamery Brook	Private	Queen
Dummerston/Vermont Bridge		Worcester	Sturbridge 42.1083°N -72.0986°W	1951	55feet	Arm of Quinebaug River	Old Sturbridge Village	Town	Also called Taft Bridge; located in Dummerston, Vermont prior to 1951
Goodrich Bridge		Hampden	Westfield 42.1228°N -72.7861°W	1965	40feet	Pond	Stanley Park	Town
Grays Sugarhouse Bridge		Franklin	Ashfield 42.5453°N -72.7806°W	1994	20feet	Tributary of Bear River	Private	King
Green River Pumping Station Bridge		Franklin	Greenfield 42.6464°N -72.6203°W	1972	94feet	Green River	State of Massachusetts	Howe	Also called Eunice Williams Bridge
Old Covered Bridge		Berkshire	Sheffield 42.1239°N -73.3547°W	1837-1838, 1854, rebuilt 1998	93feet	Housatonic River	Town of Sheffield	Town	Also called Upper Sheffield/Sheffield Bridge; original bridge burned in 1994
Sawyer Pond Bridge		Essex	Magnolia 42.5914°N -70.7189°W	1983	40feet	Sawyer Pond	Private	Town
Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge		Franklin	Colrain 42.67°N -72.7192°W	1868, 1870, 1896, rebuilt 2006	98feet	North River	Town of Colrain	Burr
Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge		Hampshire and Worcester	Hardwick, Ware 42.3103°N -72.2125°W	1886, rebuilt 1986	137feet	Ware River	Towns of Ware and Hardwick	Town	Also called Gilbertville/Ware Bridge
Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge		Middlesex	East Pepperell 42.6694°N -71.575°W	1848, rebuilt 1962 and 2010	108feet	Nashua River	Town of Pepperell	Pratt variation	Also called Nehemiah Jewett's Bridge and Pepperell Bridge

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
• List of covered bridges in the United States
• World Guide to Covered Bridges

Further reading

Book: Burk . John S. . Massachusetts Covered Bridges . 2010 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, South Carolina . 978-0-73857323-6.

External links

• National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
• Visit Massachusetts article about the state's covered bridges

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Benjamin D. and June R.. New England's Covered Bridges. 2004. University Press of New England. Lebanon, NH. 1-58465-320-5. 57-78. registration.