Cilleyville-Bog Bridge
Andover, Merrimack 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
- 1887[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 53'0" long[1]
- Vehicle access
- No. Restricted to pedestrian traffic (state inventory)[1]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Cilleyville-Bog Bridge is a covered bridge in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1887. Its structure is recorded as town lattice truss, single-span. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 89000192).
Bridge details
- Town
- Andover[1]
- Location / road
- Johnson Lane, Andover[1]
- Year built
- 1887[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 53'0" long[1]
- Maintained by
- Town of Andover[1]
- National Register ref.
- 89000192[2]
- NH bridge number
- 16[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-07-01[1]
- Coordinates
- 43.43042, -71.86896[1]
History
The Cilleyville-Bog Bridge was constructed in 1887 by Prentice C. Atwood. Atwood was assisted by Allen Emerson, Bethual Peaslee, William Morrill, and Charles Sleeper. When the bridge was completed, it had a distinctive tilt. Local legend purports that Atwood’s assistants, perhaps Emerson and Sleeper (often misidentified as Wilson), short-cut some timbers as a passive-aggressive response to get back at Atwood for something. Originally named the Bog Bridge, the bridge became known as the Cilleyville-Bog Bridge after the arson of the Cilleyville Bridge in 1908. The Cilleyville-Bog Bridge experienced some fame in that it served as the model for the murals that were once hanging in the New Hampshire State House in Concord. After significant fundraising by the members of the Cilleyville-Bog Bridge Restoration Committee, the bridge was rehabilitated by the engineering firm of Hoyle Tanner of Manchester and Tim Andrews of Barns and Bridges of New England in 2003. The project cost $150,000. The Cilleyville-Bog 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: Crosses, 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
- Keniston Bridge (Andover): 1.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Waterloo Bridge (Warner): 9.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Dalton Bridge (Warner): 11.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Sulphite Bridge (Franklin): 11.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bement Bridge (Bradford): 12.2 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory: 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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