WayfarrowWest Swanzey Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Cheshire County, New Hampshire
West Swanzey 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 1832, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 2nd oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Ashuelot River.
Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Thompson Bridge. Zadoc Taft built this two-span Town lattice bridge over the Ashuelot River. Sources give its length as 136 ft 10 in, 151 ft or about 156 ft. West Swanzey Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.8717° N, 72.3283° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1832 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Ashuelot River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.87170, -72.32830 |
Nearby places
- Slate Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 1.8 mi
- Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 2.3 mi
- Coombs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 2.9 mi
- Carleton Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 3 mi
- Ashuelot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 8.2 mi
- Algiersghost town · Windham County · 12.7 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 13.2 mi
- West Dummerston Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 15.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 18.5 mi
- Williamsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Windham County · 18.9 mi
- Tucker Toll Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 19.1 mi
- Cheshire Railroad Connecticut River Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 19.1 mi
Questions
Where is West Swanzey Covered Bridge?
West Swanzey Covered Bridge is in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, at 42.8717, -72.3283.
How many covered bridges are in Cheshire County?
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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