Sentinel Pine 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
- 1939[1]
- Truss type
- Stringer with multiple kingpost truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 61' long[1]
- Vehicle access
- No. Restricted to pedestrian traffic (state inventory)[1]
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Sentinel Pine 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 1939. Its structure is recorded as stringer with multiple kingpost truss, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Flume Gorge.
Bridge details
- Town
- Lincoln[1]
- Location / road
- Within Franconia Notch State Park at the Flume Gorge at the pool in Lincoln. The bridge spans the Pemmigewasset River[1]
- Year built
- 1939[1]
- Truss type
- Stringer with multiple kingpost truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- 61' long[1]
- Maintained by
- New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources[1]
- Crosses
- Flume Gorge[2]
- NH bridge number
- 38[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-05-d[1]
- Also known as
- Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge[2]
- Coordinates
- 44.10433, -71.67800[1]
History
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests built this bridge in 1939 and maintained it until it was transferred to the state in 1948. For centuries, one of the largest white pine trees in the state stood high on the cliff above. Named the Sentinel Pine, this tree measured 175 feet tall and sixteen feet in diameter, and was estimated to be 100 years old when it was blown over in the 1938 hurricane. Workmen took a sixty-foot piece of the tree and placed it over the river forty feet above the water just north of the pool. Taking other trees that were blown down, they made the footbridge over the pine to protect and preserve it. The bridge is put together with wooden pegs. The shingles were handmade by John G. Welch and Old Joe Poloquin, who was also known as Indian Joe. The Sentinel Pine Bridge is eligible for listing 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: 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): 0.3 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Clark's Bridge (Lincoln): 3.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swiftwater Bridge (Bath): 13.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Riverwalk Covered Bridge (Littleton) (Littleton): 14.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Bath Bridge (Bath): 15.0 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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