WayfarrowCarleton Bridge
Covered bridge · Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Carleton Bridge is a covered bridge in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Cheshire County.
It was built in 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 15th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses South Branch Ashuelot River; it is about 67 feet long (14th longest of 16 measured in New Hampshire).
Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1869 (exact length 67 ft 3 in) on a site with a bridge since about 1789; it is the area's only surviving 19th-century Queenpost truss and was repaired and reopened in 1997. Carleton Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.8547° N, 72.2744° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | South Branch Ashuelot River |
| Length | 67 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.85472, -72.27444 |
Nearby places
- Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 2.3 mi
- West Swanzey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 3 mi
- Slate Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 3.4 mi
- Coombs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 4.5 mi
- Ashuelot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 9.3 mi
- Algiersghost town · Windham County · 15 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 15.8 mi
- West Dummerston Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 18.1 mi
- Hancock-Greenfield Bridgecovered bridge · Hillsborough County · 18.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 20.7 mi
- Tucker Toll Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 21.1 mi
- Cheshire Railroad Connecticut River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 21.2 mi
Questions
Where is Carleton Bridge?
Carleton Bridge is in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, at 42.8547, -72.2744.
How many covered bridges are in Cheshire County?
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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