Whittier Bridge
Ossipee, Carroll 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
- c. 1870[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss with arches, Single-span[1]
- Length
- 133' 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
Whittier Bridge is a covered bridge in Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as c. 1870. Its structure is recorded as paddleford truss with arches, Single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Bearcamp River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 84002558).
Bridge details
- Town
- Ossipee[1]
- Location / road
- Nudd Road over the Bearcamp River[1]
- Year built
- c. 1870[1]
- Truss type
- Paddleford truss with arches, Single-span[1]
- Length
- 133' long[1]
- Maintained by
- Town of Ossipee[1]
- Crosses
- Bearcamp River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 84002558[3]
- NH bridge number
- 46[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-02-08[1]
- Coordinates
- 43.82218, -71.21184[1]
History
The Whittier Bridge is at least the fourth bridge at this location. The exact builder is unknown, but it is widely considered that bridge builders Jacob H. Berry, Horace Berry, and Charles Broughton may have been involved. The bridge was restored in 1983 by Milton S. and Arnold M. Graton and partially funded by Ossipee summer resident Gordon Pope. In the absence of systematic maintenance, the Whitter Bridge was closed in 1989. In 2007, the Whittier Covered Bridge Advisory Committee was formed to save the historic bridge. The restoration was carried out in three phases. In 2008, the bridge was moved off the abutments by Stanley Graton of 3G Construction, Inc., for $152,000. Work on the superstructure was completed by Graton in 2016 for $803,751.48. Fourteen years after it was moved, the Whittier Bridge was moved back over the Bearcamp River in 2022 by CPM Constructors, of Freeport, Maine. The final phase of the project cost $1,653,426. The Whittier Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is named after poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier who summered at the nearby Bearcamp House between 1873 and 1879.[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: 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
- Durgin Bridge (Sandwich): 7.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Saco River Bridge (Conway): 12.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Swift River Bridge (Conway): 12.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Albany Bridge (Albany): 12.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Porter-Parsonfield Bridge (Porter): 13.8 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
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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