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Rating:
24846
{93}%
1 vote
Thompson Covered Bridge 29-03-04
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Photos
West Swanzey Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009
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BH Photo #147557
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Overview
Two-span covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Main Street in Swanzey
Location
Swanzey
,
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1832; rehabilitated 1993
Builder
-
Zadoc Taft
Design
Covered Lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 151.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 29, 1980
Also called
West Swanzey Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87167
,
-72.32778
(decimal degrees)
42°52'18" N, 72°19'40" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/718267/4750028
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Swanzey
Average daily traffic
(as of 2017)
3,020
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-03-04
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80000281
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24846
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report
(as of August 2018)
Overall condition:
Good
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 12.5
(out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Categories
19th Century
(8,397)
Ashuelot River
(20)
Built 1832
(51)
Built during 1830s
(236)
Cheshire County, New Hampshire
(74)
Covered
(1,979)
Have street view
(28,916)
Lattice through truss
(636)
Lattice truss
(670)
NR-listed
(3,014)
New Hampshire
(712)
One-lane traffic
(7,837)
Open
(40,969)
Owned by township
(3,287)
Span length 50-75 feet
(10,422)
Structurally deficient
(12,878)
Swanzey, New Hampshire
(2)
Through truss
(16,816)
Total length 125-175 feet
(6,188)
Town lattice truss
(309)
Truss
(35,500)
Zadoc Taft
(1)
Update Log
May 21, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
July 31, 2021: New photos from Grant DiDomizio
April 17, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
October 29, 2015: New photos from Mike Garland
February 14, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
September 11, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
October 13, 2009: New photos from C Hanchey
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
C Hanchey
-
cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
J.P.
-
wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Mike Garland -
Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
Richard Doody
Grant DiDomizio -
grantdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com
Geoff Hubbs
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