WayfarrowSawyers Crossing Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Sawyers Crossing Covered 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 1859, in the Civil War era, making it the 12th 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, also called the Cresson Bridge, built in 1859 to replace a 1771 bridge and still open to traffic. Sources disagree on length (158, 159 or 117 ft). Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.8861° N, 72.2867° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Ashuelot River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.88611, -72.28667 |
Nearby places
- West Swanzey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 2.3 mi
- Carleton Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 2.3 mi
- Slate Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 3.8 mi
- Coombs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 5 mi
- Ashuelot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 10.3 mi
- Algiersghost town · Windham County · 15 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 15.4 mi
- West Dummerston Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 16.9 mi
- Hancock-Greenfield Bridgecovered bridge · Hillsborough County · 18.4 mi
- Tucker Toll Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 18.9 mi
- Cheshire Railroad Connecticut River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 18.9 mi
- Prentiss Bridgecovered bridge · Sullivan County · 19.2 mi
Questions
Where is Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge?
Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge is in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, at 42.8861, -72.2867.
How many covered bridges are in Cheshire County?
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has 8 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.