WayfarrowAshuelot Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Ashuelot Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, described in its record as United States historic place. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Cheshire County.
It was built in 1864, in the Civil War era, making it the 13th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Ashuelot River.
Status check, 2026-11: Two-span Town lattice bridge, approved in 1864 and paid for by March 1865, reopened in 1999 after a $667,000 rehabilitation. Its length is listed as 159, 169 or 178 ft depending on the source, so it is left null. Ashuelot Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.7764° N, 72.4239° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Ashuelot River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.77639, -72.42389 |
Nearby places
- Coombs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 5.3 mi
- Slate Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 6.5 mi
- Algiersghost town · Windham County · 7.7 mi
- West Swanzey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 8.2 mi
- Carleton Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 9.3 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 9.7 mi
- Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 10.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 12.4 mi
- Factory Villageghost town · Franklin County · 12.9 mi
- West Dummerston Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 14.7 mi
- Montague City Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 15.7 mi
- Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 16.7 mi
Questions
Where is Ashuelot Covered Bridge?
Ashuelot Covered Bridge is in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, at 42.7764, -72.4239.
How many covered bridges are in Cheshire County?
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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