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Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge

Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Massachusetts bridges

Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge, Colrain, Massachusetts
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized from the original.

At a glance

Status
Surviving (in MassDOT's current bridge inventory)[1]
Year built
1870 (year built as recorded by MassDOT)[1]
Truss type
Truss - Thru (structure type as recorded by MassDOT)[1]
Length
27.5 m (about 90 ft) (structure length)[1]
Vehicle access
Highway (type of service)[1]
Parking
Not verified

Directions to mapped location

Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.

About this bridge

Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts. It is in the MassDOT bridge inventory (Roads/Bridges GIS layer) as bridge C18003. The state record gives its construction date as 1870. Its structure is recorded as truss - Thru. Wikidata records it as crossing E Br North River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 83000592).

Bridge details

Town
Colrain[2]
Location / road
Lyonsvlle Rd[1]
Year built
1870 (year built as recorded by MassDOT)[1]
Renovated or rebuilt
2007[1]
Truss type
Truss - Thru (structure type as recorded by MassDOT)[1]
Length
27.5 m (about 90 ft) (structure length)[1]
Maintained by
Town (municipal) (owner)[1]
Crosses
E Br North River[1]
National Register ref.
83000592[3]
Also known as
Arthur Smith Covered Bridge[2]
Coordinates
42.67000, -72.71917[2]

Visiting

We have no official parking, accessibility or opening information for this bridge. Many covered bridges sit on working town roads. Park only where it is legal and safe, respect private property and posted signs, and check town or state notices for closures.

Not verified

We have not found an official source for: Parking, Accessibility, Opening hours or seasonal closures. We leave these blank rather than guess. Never assume a road means you can drive, park or walk here.

Map

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Sources

  1. MassDOT bridge inventory (Roads/Bridges GIS layer): checked 2026-11-01
  2. Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
  3. National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01

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