Clark's Bridge
Lincoln, 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
- 1904[1]
- Truss type
- Howe Truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 120' 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
Clark's Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1904. Its structure is recorded as howe Truss, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Pemigewasset River.
Bridge details
- Town
- Lincoln[1]
- Location / road
- U.S. Route 3 in Clark's Bears in Lincoln. The bridge spans the Pemigewasset River[1]
- Year built
- 1904[1]
- Truss type
- Howe Truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 120' long[1]
- Maintained by
- Private Initiative[1]
- Crosses
- Pemigewasset River[2]
- NH bridge number
- 64[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-05-14[1]
- Coordinates
- 44.05155, -71.68781[1]
History
Clark's Bridge was originally built in Barre, Vermont, as a part of the Barre Railroad, a short-line railroad that ran between Montpelier and Barre, Vermont. Clark's Bridge was originally built in Barre, Vermont as a part of the Barre Railroad, a short line railroad which ran between Montpelier and Barre, Vermont. The bridge was built to span the Winooski River. In 1960 both the railroad line and the covered bridge were abandoned. Ed Clark and his brother Murray dismantled the bridge in East Montpelier and brought it piece by piece to its present site. The abutments at the site were constructed using granite blocks from an abandoned Maine Central Railroad bridge that crossed the Connecticut River in Coos County, New Hampshire. The bridge was reassembled on dry land next to the Pemigewasset River. Falsework was created by setting railroad tracks in the river bed, placing two flatcars on the tracks and building a crib on these cars up to the bridge level. The bridge was then pulled across the river using a half-track trailer. It was positioned over the river in 1965 and is still used as a part of Clark's White Mountain Railroad. The bridge is one of two Howe truss railroad bridges left in the world and the only known covered railroad bridge still in active use. It is one of five covered railroad bridges remaining in New Hampshire and one of seven remaining in the world. Clark[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, National Register ref., 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
- Flume Bridge (Lincoln): 3.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Sentinel Pine Bridge (Lincoln): 3.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Turkey Jim's Bridge (Campton): 13.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swiftwater Bridge (Bath): 14.2 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bath Bridge (Bath): 16.0 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
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