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Henniker Covered Bridge
Scenic in Henniker, NH USA
The Henniker bridge was built by Milton Graton and his son Arnold in 1972 using traditional methods. For example, the framed trusses were pulled across the river by a team of oxen.
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Honeymoon Covered Bridge
Scenic in Jackson, NH USA
This covered bridge was built by Charles Austin Broughton and his son Frank. Charles Broughton lived on the Broughton dairy farm on the east side of the Saco River. During the Civil War he was a sergeant in the 18th Regiment of the New Hampshire Volunteers, Company E.
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Mcdermott Covered Bridge
Scenic in Alstead, NH USA
Three bridges previously stood on this site. They were built in 1790, 1814, and 1840 and were all of the pole and plank type. The current bridge, built in 1869, was of a type patented by Sanford Granger in 1833.
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Meriden Covered Bridge
Scenic in Plainfield, NH USA
The current bridge is the third one on this site. The previous two were open timber structures. The present bridge was built by James Tasker for a fee of $465. Levi Sanderson was paid $220 for building the bridge abutments.
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Mount Orne Covered Bridge
Scenic in Lancaster, NH USA
The first bridge at this site was constructed in the 1860s or 70s to connect the towns Lancaster and Lunenburg. The owner, Union Bridge Company, operated it as a toll bridge until it was destroyed by a log jam in 1908.
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Packard Hill Covered Bridge
Scenic in Lebanon, NH USA
Between 1780 and 1790 an open timber bridge without railings was constructed at this location for Ichabod Packard. The bridge served Mr. Packard's home on the north side of the river and his mill, a combined sawmill and gristmill, located on the south side.
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Pier Covered Bridge
Scenic in Newport, NH USA
The current bridge was built in 1907 by the Boston and Maine Railroad to replace a wood lattice bridge constructed in 1871-1872 by the Sugar River Railroad.
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Railroad Covered Bridge
Scenic in Hopkinton, NH USA
The structure was originally built when the Concord and Claremont Railroad laid its first 33 miles of track from Concord to Bradford, N.H. In the fall of 1850 when trains began to run regularly between Concord and Contoocook, a day of great festivity was held.
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Rowell's Covered Bridge
Scenic in Hopkinton, NH USA
The bridge was built by Horace Childs of Henniker with the help of his brothers Enoch and Warren. The Burr type construction is unusual in that solid timber arches are fitted end to end and bolted to the side timbers to form the basic design.
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Saco River Covered Bridge
Scenic in Conway, NH USA
In 1850, Jacob Berry and Peter Paddleford built a covered bridge to replace a crudely framed log bridge that had collapsed at this site. The 1850 bridge stood until the Swift River covered bridge crashed into it in 1869.
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Sawyers Crossing Coverd Bridge
Scenic in Swanzey, NH USA
According to the History of Swanzey by Benjamin Read, this structure is also known by the name Cresson. The bridge was reconstructed in 1859 at a cost of $1,735.94. The event was celebrated with a big dance held right on the bridge.
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Slate Covered Bridge
Scenic in Swanzey, NH USA
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.
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Smith Covered Bridge
Scenic in Plymouth, NH USA
Smith River Bridge According to W. Edward White in his book Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, a Captain Charles Richardson built the first covered bridge at this site in the early 1800s. The current bridge was built in 1850 when James McQueston hired Herman Marcy of Littleton, N.H.
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Stark Covered Bridge
Scenic in Groveton, NH USA
The bridge was originally a simple Paddleford truss with a center pier. During the 1890s, high water removed the center pier and the bridge was washed downstream. It was brought back by men and oxen and set on new stone piers.
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Sulphite Covered Bridge
Scenic in Franklin, NH USA
The existing structure replaced a framed trestle bridge erected here in 1891 or 1892 by the Franklin and Tilton Railroad.
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Swift River Covered Bridge
Scenic in Conway, NH USA
The first bridge on this site was built by John Douglass in 1850. It gave much needed access to the north using West Side Road and served local commerce well until the spring of 1869.
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Waterloo Covered Bridge
Scenic in Warner, NH USA
The structure was completely rebuilt in 1857 by Dutton Woods of Contoocook. It was rebuilt a second time in 1970, at a cost of $16,300 under the state Town Bridge Aid Program. Finally, the bridge was rehabilitated by the state in 1987 at a cost of $3,000.
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Whittier Covered Bridge
Scenic in Ossipee, NH USA
Town records indicate there was a crude open timber bridge at this site in 1791 which was repaired in 1803, 1811, and again in 1820. A new bridge was built in 1820 by Wentworth Lord at a cost of $133.
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Wright's Covered Bridge
Scenic in Newport, NH USA
The bridge was built in 1906 by the Bridge and Building Department of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It replaced a wooden bridge built by the Sugar River Railroad in 1871 and 1872. The Sugar River line merged with the Concord and Claremont Railroad in 1873.
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