Bath Bridge
Bath, Grafton 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
- 1832[1]
- Truss type
- Unique truss design, four-span[1]
- Length
- 375' 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
Bath Bridge is a covered bridge in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1832. Its structure is recorded as unique truss design, four-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Ammonoosuc River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 76000125).
Bridge details
- Town
- Bath[1]
- Location / road
- Pettyboro Road, Bath[1]
- Year built
- 1832[1]
- Truss type
- Unique truss design, four-span[1]
- Length
- 375' long[1]
- Maintained by
- Town of Bath[1]
- Crosses
- Ammonoosuc River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 76000125[3]
- NH bridge number
- 28[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-05-03[1]
- Coordinates
- 44.16685, -71.96720[1]
History
The Bath Bridge is the fifth bridge at this site across the Ammonoosuc River. The builder is unknown. The unique construction of the Bath Bridge has been described as rare, one-of-a-kind, odd, and eccentric by historians and engineers alike. The truss design itself is also a challenge to classify. In 1919, the Bath Bridge received $7,076.61 worth of repairs, including new laminated arches and raising the bridge two feet. Arnold M. Graton of Graton Associates, Inc., repaired the bridge for $440,000 in 1987. The Bath Bridge was rehabilitated again in 2012 by engineers Hoyle Tanner and Wright Construction, Co., Inc. of Mount Holly Vermont. The bridge reopened after a 21-month-long renovation that cost $2.92 million. The Bath 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
- Swiftwater Bridge (Bath): 2.4 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Haverill-Bath Bridge (Bath and Haverhill): 3.5 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Riverwalk Covered Bridge (Littleton) (Littleton): 13.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Sentinel Pine Bridge (Lincoln): 15.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Flume Bridge (Lincoln): 15.1 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)
Spot an error or a closure? Report a correction.