Ashuelot Bridge
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More New Hampshire bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Listed in the state's covered bridge inventory[1]
- Year built
- 1864[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, two-span[1]
- Length
- 174' long[1]
- Vehicle access
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Ashuelot Bridge is a covered bridge in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1864. Its structure is recorded as town lattice truss, two-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Ashuelot River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 81000069).
Bridge details
- Town
- Winchester[1]
- Location / road
- South of N.H. Route 119 in the Upper Village of Ashuelot on Bolton Road over the Ashuelot River in the Town of Winchester[1]
- Year built
- 1864[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, two-span[1]
- Length
- 174' long[1]
- Maintained by
- Town of Winchester[1]
- Crosses
- Ashuelot River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 81000069[3]
- Load posting
- Posted for six tons (state inventory)[1]
- NH bridge number
- 1[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-03-02[1]
- Coordinates
- 42.77713, -72.42333[1]
History
The Ashuelot Bridge is considered by local historians to be one of New Hampshire's most elaborate covered bridges. The original purpose of the bridge was to transport wood across the river for use by the Ashuelot Railroad. This structure has also been called the Upper Village Bridge or Village Station Bridge. Some sources credit Nichols Powers as the builder, but that has not been substantiated. The Ashuelot Bridge was rehabilitated in 1999 by Hoyle Tanner, Inc., Makin Construction, and Tim Andrews of Barns and Bridges of New England for $667,000. The project won the first-ever Palladio Award for Covered Bridges in 2003. The Ashuelot Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Text as published in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory, checked 2026-11-01.
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: Vehicle access, 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
Red dot: this bridge. Green dots: nearest bridges in our list. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Nearby bridges
- Coombs Bridge (Winchester): 5.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Slate Bridge (Swanzey): 6.4 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- West Swanzey Bridge (Swanzey): 8.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Carlton Bridge (Swanzey): 9.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Creamery Covered Bridge (Brattleboro): 9.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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