Flume Bridge
Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More New Hampshire bridges
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At a glance
- Status
- Listed in the state's covered bridge inventory[1]
- Year built
- 1886[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford 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
Flume 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 1886. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Pemigewasset River.
Bridge details
- Town
- Lincoln[1]
- Location / road
- Within Franconia Notch State Park at The Flume Gorge over the Pemigewasset River[1]
- Year built
- 1886[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss, single-span[1]
- Maintained by
- New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources[1]
- Crosses
- Pemigewasset River[2]
- NH bridge number
- 39[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-05-05[1]
- Coordinates
- 44.09933, -71.67709[1]
History
A sign on the current Flume Bridge indicates 1886 as the year of construction. However, no records exist to support this date. Some publications state that the existing bridge was constructed elsewhere and moved to this location. That claim is not substantiated either. The Flume Bridge is one of twenty-two Paddleford truss covered bridges remaining in New England. The builder’s name and the cost of construction have yet to be determined. Between 1971 and 1983, steel girders were added under the wooden truss for support. There is no record of who did the work and how much it cost. In 2009, the stone retaining wall adjacent to the bridge, and one of the abutments was repaired by Northern New England Field Services, LLC of Stewartstown, at the cost of $23,325.[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, 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
- Sentinel Pine Bridge (Lincoln): 0.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Clark's Bridge (Lincoln): 3.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swiftwater Bridge (Bath): 13.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Riverwalk Covered Bridge (Littleton) (Littleton): 15.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bath Bridge (Bath): 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
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