Old Covered Bridge
Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More Massachusetts bridges
At a glance
- Status
- Replica or rebuilt: replica of an 1837 bridge destroyed by fire in 1994[1]
- Year built
- 1841 (year built as recorded by MassDOT)[2]
- Truss type
- Truss - Thru (structure type as recorded by MassDOT)[2]
- Length
- 29.0 m (about 95 ft) (structure length)[2]
- Vehicle access
- Pedestrian and bicycle only (type of service)[2]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Old Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It is in the MassDOT bridge inventory (Roads/Bridges GIS layer) as bridge S10012. The state record gives its construction date as 1841. Its structure is recorded as truss - Thru. Wikidata records it as crossing Housatonic River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 78000445).
Bridge details
- Town
- Sheffield[3]
- Year built
- 1841 (year built as recorded by MassDOT)[2]
- Renovated or rebuilt
- 1998[2]
- Truss type
- Truss - Thru (structure type as recorded by MassDOT)[2]
- Length
- 29.0 m (about 95 ft) (structure length)[2]
- Maintained by
- Town (municipal) (owner)[2]
- Crosses
- Housatonic River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 78000445[4]
- Coordinates
- 42.12389, -73.35472[5]
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: 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
- West Cornwall Covered Bridge (Cornwall): 17.4 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bull's Bridge (Kent): 32.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Burkeville Covered Bridge (Conway): 42.2 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bissell Bridge (Charlemont): 43.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge (Colrain): 49.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- Wikipedia: Old Covered Bridge: checked 2026-11-01
- MassDOT bridge inventory (Roads/Bridges GIS layer): checked 2026-11-01
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (county subdivision = town): checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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