Prentiss Bridge
Langdon, Sullivan 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
- 1874[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 35' 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
Prentiss Bridge is a covered bridge in Langdon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1874. Its structure is recorded as town lattice truss, single-span. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 73000179).
Bridge details
- Town
- Langdon[1]
- Location / road
- Cheshire Turnpike, Langdon[1]
- Year built
- 1874[1]
- Truss type
- Town lattice truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 35' long[1]
- Maintained by
- Town of Langdon[1]
- National Register ref.
- 73000179[2]
- NH bridge number
- 19[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-10-07[1]
- Coordinates
- 43.15310, -72.39338[1]
History
The Prentiss Bridge is believed to be the third bridge on this site crossing Great Brook. Albert S. Granger constructed the bridge in 1874. The small, one-lane bridge served travelers along the Cheshire Turnpike until it was bypassed in 1955. The Prentiss Bridge sat largely unattended for forty years. The bridge was rehabilitated in 2002 by master Bridgewright Arnold M. Graton of Arnold M. Graton Associates, Inc., of Holderness and paid for by funds raised by the Langdon Covered Bridge Association. The Prentiss Bridge is the shortest historic covered bridge in New Hampshire. The Prentiss 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, 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
- McDermott Bridge (Langdon): 2.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Hall Covered Bridge (Rockingham): 4.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Hitchock-Cormier Covered Bridge (Rockingham): 8.0 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Worrall Bridge (Rockingham): 8.2 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Baltimore Covered Bridge (Springfield): 8.6 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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