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The Jackson or Honeymoon Bridge was built over the Ellis River at Jackson, NH in 1876. A Paddleford truss design with added arches, it was constructed by Charles Austin Broughton and his son Frank. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 24 June 1998
The Bartlett Bridge is today privately owned. Built in 1851 over the Saco River at Bartlett, it is a Paddleford Truss with arch 166 feet in length. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 24 June 1998
The Swift River Bridge at Conway Village was constructed by Jacob Berry and his son Jacob Jr. in 1870. The second bridge at this site, much of the lumber used in this replacement structure was salvaged from the original 1850 bridge. Kodak TMX 100 taken 24 June 1998

The Whittier Bridge is a Paddleford Truss style bridge with added arches built in Ossipee over the Bearcamp River around 1870. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 24 June 1998
The Ashuelot or Upper Village Bridge is a Town Lattice structure over the Ashuelot River in Winchester. It was built in 1864, likely by Nicholas Powers. It is a two-span bridge with a covered sidewalk on each side. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 12 October 1994
The West Swanzey or Thompson Bridge is a Town lattice truss type with a length of 137 feet over the Ashuelot River in West Swanzey. It was constructed by Zodak Taft in 1832. Kodak TMX 100 taken 12 October 1994

The Cresson or Sawyer's Crossing Bridge was built across the Ashuelot River at Swanzey in 1859. A Town lattice truss with a length of 158 feet, it was photographed on Kodak TMAX 100 on 12 October 1994
The Cresson or Sawyer's Crossing Bridge was built across the Ashuelot River at Swanzey in 1859. A Town lattice truss with a length of 158 feet, it was photographed on Kodak TMAX 100 on 12 October 1994
Since the late 1700s there has been a bridge at this site over the Mascoma River in Lebanan. An 1878 covered bridge lasted until 1952 when it was replaced by a Bailey bridge. In 1991 this new Howe truss covered bridge was built by Arnold Graton Associates for $316,500. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 16 July 1995

The disasterous flood of 1936 took out the earlier covered bridge at this site over the Contoocook River between Hancock and Greenfield. Emergency Relief funds were used the following year to construct this hybrid replacement bridge, which contains three tons of steel in its design. It is known as the County Bridge. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 11 October 1995
The Bement Bridge is a type known as a Long truss. It was built over the west branch of the Warner River in Bradford in 1854. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 17 June 1995
Originally contructed in 1840, the Waterloo Bridge was rebuilt in 1857. It spans the Warner River, in Warner. Close by is the Waterloo depot, a remnant of the old Concord and Claremont railroad. As seen in this photo, there is evidence of old industrial waterworks just downstream of the bridge. Kodak TMX 100 taken 17 June 1995

The Dalton or Joppa Road Bridge over the Warner River in Warner was built in 1853. One of the oldest standing covered bridges still in use, its truss design is difficult to categorize as it has at different times been called a Haupt truss, a Kingpost with Auxiliary Queenpost truss, and a Long truss. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 17 June 1995
The Contoocook Railroad Bridge was built by the Concord and Claremont Railroad in 1849. Washed off its abutments by the 1936 flood it was re-installed and put back into service only to receive the same fate in the 1938 hurricane. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 17 June 1995
Rowell's Bridge was built over the Contoocook River at Hopkinton in 1853 by Harace Childs and his brothers Enoch and Warren. It is 165 feet long with a Long Truss and solid-timber (not laminated) Burr arches. Around 1930 a center pier was added for support, but this caused teetering under heavy load. Once disconnected from the bridge, the center pier was found once again to be unnecessary. Kodak TMAX100 taken 31 March 1991

Henniker Bridge was built across the Contoocook River in Henniker in 1972 by Milton Graton and his son Arnold. It is 137 feet long and serves New England College and Henniker. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 31 March 1991
A winter shot of the Blacksmith Shop Bridge or Kenyon Hill Bridge over Cornish Brook in Cornish. Built in 1881 it is a Multiple Kingpost truss design 91 feet long. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 25 January 1998
A warm-weather shot of the Blacksmith Shop Bridge or Kenyon Hill Bridge in Cornish. This bridge was restored in 1963 by Milton Graton and reopened to pedestrian traffic in 1983. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 13 October 1994

Built by the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1907, the Pier Bridge or Chandler Station Bridge spans the Sugar River in Newport. It is 216 feet long and is a double Town-Pratt truss design. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 31 December 1990
The Corbin Bridge was built around 1845 over the Croydon Branch of the Sugar River in Newport. A town lattice truss 96 feet long, it was refurbished in 1980. Lost to arson on 24 May 1993, an authentic replacement built by Graton Associates is now in place. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 31 March 1991
The McDermott or Cold River Bridge is a Town Lattice Truss built over the Cold River in Langdon in 1869. It is the fourth bridge at this site, now bypassed by a concrete structure just downstream. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 29 October 1994

Interior view of the McDermott or Cold River Bridge. Built by Albert S. Granger in 1869 using lumber from Fall Mountain processed at the sawmill of his father, Sanford Granger, who had taken out a patent on this design. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 29 October 1994
The Drewsville or Prentiss Bridge is a 35 foot structure built as a link in the Cheshire Turnpike, part of a Canada to Boston scheme. Kodak TMY 400 taken 29 October 1994
The Meriden Bridge was built by James Tasker and was the third bridge on this site in Plainfield. It is an 80 foot long Multiple Kingpost Truss design that spans Blood's Brook. Kodak TMAX100 photo taken 13 Oct 1994.

The fourth bridge to be built on this site spanning the Connecticut River, the Cornish-Windsor Bridge is the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States, and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. Kodak TMAX 100 taken 25 January 1998
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge is at a major crossing of the Connecticut River, and experiences a heavy traffic load. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was built by James Tasker and Bela Fletcher in 1866.Kodak Plus-X September 1980
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge was, like many covered bridges, built to be operated as a private toll bridge. The state of New Hampshire took responsibility for the structure in 1936 and eliminated the tolls during the height of World War II. Kodak Panatomic-X taken 22 October 1977
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