Columbia Bridge
Columbia, Essex 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
- 1912[1]
- Truss type
- Howe truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- Not verified
- Vehicle access
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Columbia Bridge is a covered bridge in Columbia, Essex County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1912. Its structure is recorded as howe truss, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Connecticut River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 76000123). It spans the state line and also appears in Vermont's inventory as the Columbia Covered Bridge (Lemington).
Bridge details
- Town
- Columbia[1]
- Location / road
- Columbia Bridge Road, Columbia, NH and Lemington, VT[1]
- Year built
- 1912[1]
- Truss type
- Howe truss, single-span[1]
- Maintained by
- Towns of Columbia and Lemington[1]
- Crosses
- Connecticut River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 76000123[3]
- Load posting
- Posted for six tons (state inventory)[1]
- NH bridge number
- 33[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-04-07[1]
- Coordinates
- 44.85314, -71.55165[1]
History
he Columbia Bridge was built in 1912 to replace an earlier bridge which had been destroyed by fire the previous year. The current bridge was built by Charles Babbitt. It was rehabilitated by the state in 1981 at a cost of $143,000. It is the most northerly Connecticut River bridge connecting Vermont and New Hampshire. The Columbia 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: Length, 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
- Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge (Pittsburg and Clarksville): 15.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Island Pond Footbridge (Brighton): 16.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Groveton Bridge (Northumberland): 17.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Stark Bridge (Stark): 18.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- River Road Bridge (Pittsburg): 19.3 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
- Vermont ANR / VTrans covered bridges map layer: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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