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Cold River Bridge

Covered bridge · Sullivan County, New Hampshire

McDermott Bridge also known as the Cold River Bridge, Langdon New Hampshire
McDermott Bridge also known as the Cold River Bridge, Langdon New Hampshire · John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cold River Bridge is a covered bridge in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Sullivan County.

It was built in 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 15th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Cold River.

Status check, 2026-11: Also called McDermott Bridge, built by Albert S. Granger; it was bypassed in 1964 and restored in 2008. Length is disputed: 86 ft (NRHP nomination), 81 ft, or 89.5 ft. Cold River Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.1698° N, 72.3456° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1869
CrossesCold River
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.16978, -72.34565

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Questions

Where is Cold River Bridge?

Cold River Bridge is in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, at 43.1698, -72.3456.

How many covered bridges are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, New Hampshire has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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