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Whittier Bridge

Covered bridge · Carroll County, New Hampshire

NEAR WEST OSSIPEE; CIRCA 1870; 144’ PADDLEFORD & ARCH OVER BEARCAMP RIVER (Carroll County, New Hampshire).
NEAR WEST OSSIPEE; CIRCA 1870; 144’ PADDLEFORD & ARCH OVER BEARCAMP RIVER (Carroll County, New Hampshire). · JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Whittier Bridge is a covered bridge in Carroll County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Carroll County.

It crosses Bearcamp River.

Status check, 2026-11: This Paddleford truss bridge was built around 1870; it was taken off its abutments in 2008 and put back over the Bearcamp River in 2021, and reported lengths range from about 132 to 144 ft. Whittier Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.8222° N, 71.2119° W.

Key facts

CrossesBearcamp River
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.82222, -71.21194

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Questions

Where is Whittier Bridge?

Whittier Bridge is in Carroll County, New Hampshire, at 43.8222, -71.2119.

How many covered bridges are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, New Hampshire has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.