WayfarrowDalton Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Dalton Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Merrimack County.
It was built in 1853, in the Civil War era, making it the 7th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Warner River.
Status check, 2026-11: Built by Joshua Sanborn and rebuilt in 1963–64; it carries Joppa Road over the Warner River in Warner. Sources disagree on the length: 76 ft span, 77 ft, or 84 ft total. Dalton Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.2767° N, 71.8119° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Warner River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 43.27667, -71.81194 |
Nearby places
- Waterloo Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 2.4 mi
- Contoocook Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 6.2 mi
- Contoocook Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 6.2 mi
- Rowell's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 6.6 mi
- Henniker Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 6.9 mi
- Bement Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 7.2 mi
- Bog Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 11 mi
- Shaw Cornerghost town · Merrimack County · 11.1 mi
- Fessendenghost town · Hillsborough County · 13.8 mi
- East Weareghost town · Hillsborough County · 14.2 mi
- Everettghost town · Hillsborough County · 15.4 mi
- Sargentghost town · Hillsborough County · 17.3 mi
Questions
Where is Dalton Covered Bridge?
Dalton Covered Bridge is in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at 43.2767, -71.8119.
How many covered bridges are in Merrimack County?
Merrimack County, New Hampshire has 9 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.