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Slate Covered Bridge
Slate Covered Bridge
Swanzey New Hampshire Scenic
Name
Slate Covered Bridge
Address
Westport Village Roadover the Ashuelot RiverSwanzey, NH 03446
Type
Attraction
Category
Scenic
Description
The bridge name originates from the Slate family who lived on a farm along the river north of the bridge. It is the second bridge on this location, the first having been built around 1800. In 1842 William Wheelock was halfway across the earlier bridge with a span of four oxen when the bridge collapsed dropping both driver and animals into the river. Although no one was hurt, Wheelock engaged an attorney from Keene to seek damages from the town. The current bridge was damaged by a snow plow in 1987 and was repaired at a cost of $2,000. The Slate Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On March 8, 1993, the Slate Bridge was destroyed by fire. The current bridge was rebuilt in 2001 at a cost of $900,000.
Phone 1
(603) 271-3483
Handicapped Accessible
No
Website
www.nh.gov/nhdhr/bridges/p9.html
Last Updated
12/3/2013
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