The 20 Oldest Covered Bridges in New Hampshire

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in New Hampshire that we could confirm is still standing. Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge leads, built 1829; number 20 is Wright's Bridge, built 1906. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge

   Built 1829 · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   2. Bath Covered Bridge

   Built 1832 · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   3. West Swanzey Covered Bridge

   Built 1832 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   4. Swiftwater Covered Bridge

   Built 1849 · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   5. Dalton Covered Bridge

   Built 1853 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

6. 6. Rowell's Covered Bridge

   Built 1853 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · National Register

7. 7. Bement Covered Bridge

   Built 1854 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · National Register

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   8. Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

   Built 1859 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   9. Ashuelot Covered Bridge

   Built 1864 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire · National Register

   Photo: User:Magicpiano / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    10. Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge

    Built 1866 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), creator / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    11. Carleton Bridge

    Built 1869 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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    12. Cold River Bridge

    Built 1869 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    13. Durgin Bridge

    Built 1869 · Carroll County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    14. Prentiss Bridge

    Built 1874 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: Dougtone / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    15. Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge

    Built 1877 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: JERRY & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    16. Meriden Bridge

    Built 1880 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    17. Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge

    Built 1882 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    18. Bog Bridge

    Built 1887 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: User:Magicpiano / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    19. Contoocook Railroad Bridge

    Built 1889 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    20. Wright's Bridge

    Built 1906 · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register

    Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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