Top Ranked New Hampshire Bridges

Cheshire Rail Trail - Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Branch River on Railroad (Abandoned)
Open to pedestrians
Built 1847
McIndoe Falls Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Monroe Road in Monroe
Open to traffic
Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 2006
Beechers Falls Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Connecticut River on Bridge Street in Stewartstown
Open to traffic
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1971; reconstructed 2018
Russell Hill Road Bridge 29-06-P1 (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Wooden boxed pony truss bridge over Blood Brook on Russell Hill Road in Wilton
Open to Pedestrians
Built 1860; Rebuilt 1930; Rehabilitated 1973
Gleason Falls Bridge, Stone Arch (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Beards Brook on Road
Open to traffic
Henniker Road Covered Bridge 29-07-62x (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Covered Briggs lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Old Route 9 & 202
Replaced
Built 1862 Replaced 1936
Moose Brook Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Howe pony truss bridge over Moose Brook on Former Boston & Maine/St. Lawrence & Atlantic
Installed on Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum's main line. In use by their equipment.
Built 1918; lost to arson in May 2004. Remaining structure used for testing Howe trusses at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. On October 28, 2014, parts were returned to Gorham. Acquired by WW&FRy Sept. 2017. Installed 2019
Mount Washington Cog Railway (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Ammonoosic River/Mount Washington/Several intermittent streams on Mount Washington Cog Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1868
BMS - Cross Power Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
2 span skewed Whipple through truss bridge over Androscoggin River on former Berlin Mills Railway
Closed
Built 1869; Rehabilitated 1924; Strengthened 1944-1946; Abandoned 2006
Elm Street Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Souhegan River on Elm Street in Milford
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1952
McGregor Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost Lenticular Truss Bridge over Merrimack River on Bridge Street
Destroyed by flooding
Built in 1881 by The Corrugated Metal Co. - Lost 20 March 1936 to the "Great Flood"
Stoddard Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over North Branch Contoocook River next to NH 9
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1852
Gilmore Pond Road Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Mountain Brook on Gilmore Pond Road in Jaffrey
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Kilburn Brook Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Kilburn Brook on NH 119 in Hinsdale
Open to traffic
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1984
Roaring Brook Arch (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Roaring Brook on Abandoned Railroad Grade
Open to pedestrians
Baker River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Bypassed through truss bridge over Baker River on Wentworth Village Road in Wentworth
Removed July 2016 and replaced by a relocated non-authentic Pratt truss covered bridge relocated from Hillsborough County 2016
Built 1909, removed July 2016
Iron Furnace Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over a tributary of Gale River on a pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1889 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Relocated and converted to pedestrian use 2001
Sawyer Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over North Branch River in Hillsborough
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1867; bypassed 1988
Hampton Falls River Bridge (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Hampton Falls River on NH 84 in Hampton Falls
Open to traffic
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1953
NEGS - Lake Winnisquam (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Pratt deck truss bridge over Lake Winnisquam on New England Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
Blair Covered Bridge 29-05-09 (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Covered bridge over Pemigewasset River on Blair Road in Campton
Open to traffic
Built 1869; Restored 1977 & 2013/14
2nd New Hampshire Turnpike North Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge on 2nd New Hampshire Turnpike North
Open to traffic
Built 2010
Durgin Covered Bridge 29-02-07 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Covered bridge over Cold River on Durgin Bridge Road in Sandwich
Open to traffic
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1967 & 1983
Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail - Ammonoosuc River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Skewed Baltimore through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail (Former Railroad)
Open to pedestrians only
Built by Boston & Maine RR; line taken over by New Hampshire & Vermont RR, bridge abandoned 1997
Boscawen-Canterbury Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 95% with 8 votes
Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Old Canterbury Road in Boscawen
Removed but not replaced
Built 1907, Closed in 1965; Demolished 2014
Sewalls Falls Road Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 95% with 6 votes
Through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Sewalls Falls Road
Demolished and replaced
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1936; Demolished & replaced by UCEB in 2015
Bath Bridge 29-05-03 (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Covered bridge over Ammonoosuc River on West Bath Road in Bath
Open to traffic
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1987; rehabilitated 2013-14
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge 45-14-14 / 29-10-09 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Rated 94% with 5 votes
Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1866; Tolls removed 1943; Rehabilitated 1989
TSRD - Connecticut River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Twin State Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built in 1928 by the American Bridge Co.; Out of service 1999
Pulp Mill Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge
Derelict/abandoned
Built circa 1868; Bypassed 1921
Lilac Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Merrimack River in Hooksett
Superstructure replaced with new modern truss footbridge reusing original piers
Built 1909; South span destroyed & replaced 1936; Bypassed in 1976; demolished July 2017
Cheshire Rail Trail - Arch Street Overpass (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 92% with 11 votes
Bridge over Arch Street on Railroad, Abandoned grade
Open to pedestrians only
Meadow Road Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Androscoggin River in Shelburne
Closed to all traffic
Built 1897 by the Groton Bridge Co..; Bypassed in 1984; Two center spans removed from river and placed on banks in 2004
Livermore Falls Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 91% with 14 votes
Pin Connected Lenticular deck truss bridge over Pemigewasset River on Abandoned Road
Abandoned
Built 1885 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Closed To Traffic 1959
Green Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Souhegan River on Bypassed Historic in Milford
Demolished
Built 1910 by Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1973; Demolished 2015
BM - Sulphite Railroad Covered Bridge 29-07-09 (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 91% with 8 votes
Pratt deck truss bridge over Winnipesautee River on Former Boston & Maine Railroad (Franklin & Tilton Railroad)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1896 as Covered Pratt Deck Truss, Abandoned 1976, Outer wood burned off by vandals in 1980
Gilsum Stone Arch Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 90% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Ashuelot River on Old NH 10 in Gilsum
Open to traffic
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1951
CCRR - Glen Road Overpass (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 90% with 10 votes
Stone arch bridge over Glen Road on Claremont & Concord Railroad in Lebanon
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Hopkinton Covered Railroad Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 90% with 12 votes
Double Lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on former Boston & Maine Railroad
Open to pedestrians
Built 1889, Washed off abutments and restored 1936 & 1938; Abandoned 1962; Restored 1990; Major rehab 2003; Fire suppression and fire proofing 2009; Removal of center shelving 2017; Erosion control fixes, minor siding repairs, new staining 2019
Janice Peaslee Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Maidstone Bridge Road in Stratford
Open to traffic
Built 1893 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Closed 1990; Rehabilitated 2005
WACR - Woodsville-Wells River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Pin Connected Baltimore deck & through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Railroad (WACR)
Abandoned
Dual layer Baltimore truss bridge built in 1903, closed to car traffic 1917, closed to trains in 2001
Nutting Road Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Brook on Nutting Road in Jaffrey
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Rollins Farm Overpass 29-09-P01 (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
Rated 88% with 7 votes
Howe pony truss bridge over Boston & Maine Railroad on Old Ham Road
Reported as closed to all traffic except snowmobiles in winter
Built 1904 rebuilt 1929
Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail - Amonoosuc River Bridge (Littleton, W) (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Amonoosuc River on Amonoosuc Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1911 by Boston Bridge Works; Line abandoned 1997
Ammonoosuc River Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 85% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on NH 142 in Bethlehem
Open to traffic
Built 1928 by the American Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1998
Temple Brook Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 85% with 6 votes
Stone arch bridge over Temple Brook on NH 45 in Temple
Open to traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1971
Memorial Bridge (Old) (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Vertical lift bridge over Piscataqua River on US 1 in Portsmouth
Demolished.
Built 1923, rehabilitated 1982, closed to vehicle traffic in 2011
Old Carr Bridge (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Beard's Brook on Jones Road in Hillsborough
Open to traffic
Built in 1840 by Captain Jonathan Carr
PRRT - Snyder Brook Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 82% with 6 votes
Boxed Howe pony truss bridge over Snyder Brook on Trail
Restored 2015 and open to pedestrian traffic
Built 1918; Rehabilitated 2015
MEC - Willey Brook Bridge (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Willey Brook on Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Anna Hunt Marsh Bridge (Cheshire County, New Hampshire)
Rated 80% with 9 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on NH 119 in Hinsdale
Open to traffic
Built 1920 by American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 1988
Rail-Trail Connecticut River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Baltimore through truss bridge over Connecticut River (formerly MEC and NSRC railroads)
Open to pedestrians
Built in 1902 by the American Bridge Company.
BM - Great Trestle (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Souhegan River and NH-31 on B&M Greenville Branch
Removed but not replaced
Built 1908; Removed 1984
General Sullivan Bridge (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
Rated 80% with 4 votes
Bypassed continuous truss bridge over Little Bay on former US 4 in Dover
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1950; bypassed in 1984; Closed 2018
CSRX - Ammonoosuc River Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1892 by Boston Bridge Works
Albany Covered Bridge 29-02-06 (Carroll County, New Hampshire)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Covered bridge over Swift River on Passaconaway Road in Albany
Open to traffic
Built 1858; rehabilitated 1970
Pineground Bridge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire)
Rated 78% with 11 votes
Pin connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Suncook River in Chichester
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1887 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Closed to traffic 1978; Bypassed and rehabilitated for pedestrian use 1981
Tilton Island Park Bridge (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Truesdell pony truss bridge over Winnipesautee River on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1881
Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Connecticut River on NH 25A in Orford
Open to traffic
Built 1937; rehabilitated 2002
East Thetford Road Bridge (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
2 span Parker through truss bridge over Connecticut River on East Thetford Road in Lyme
Open to traffic
Built 1937 by American Bridge Co.
Ammonoosuc Rail-Trail - Amonoosuc River Bridge (Littleton, E) (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Ammonoosuc River on former Boston & Maine Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Built by Boston & Maine RR; line taken over by New Hampshire & Vermont RR, bridge abandoned ca. 1997
Old Sullivan Company Footbridge (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)
Rated 75% with 4 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar River on an old pedestrian access to former Sullivan Company mills.
Open to pedestrians
Lancaster Bridge (Coos County, New Hampshire)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 2 in Lancaster
Open to traffic
Built 1950 by the American Bridge Co.