WayfarrowSwiftwater Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Grafton County, New Hampshire
Swiftwater Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Grafton County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Grafton County.
It was built in 1849, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 5th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Wild Ammonoosuc River.
Status check, 2026-11: This 1849 Paddleford truss bridge over the Wild Ammonoosuc is the fourth one at the site and was rebuilt by the state in 1977; sources give 158 ft or 173 ft 8 in (the record's 16 m is wrong either way), so I left the length blank. Swiftwater Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.1342° N, 71.9514° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Wild Ammonoosuc River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.13417, -71.95139 |
Nearby places
- Bath Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 2.4 mi
- Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 4.5 mi
- Bedell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 8.7 mi
- Sentinel Pine Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 13.7 mi
- Flume Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 13.8 mi
- Clark's Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 14.3 mi
- Riverwalk Covered Bridge (Littleton)covered bridge · Grafton County · 14.8 mi
- Orford-Fairlee Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Grafton County · 18.3 mi
- Pumpkin Hillghost town · Caledonia County · 20.9 mi
- Copperfieldghost town · Orange County · 22.8 mi
- Martin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 25 mi
- Thetford Center Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Orange County · 25.7 mi
Questions
Where is Swiftwater Covered Bridge?
Swiftwater Covered Bridge is in Grafton County, New Hampshire, at 44.1342, -71.9514.
How many covered bridges are in Grafton County?
Grafton County, New Hampshire has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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