Wright's Bridge
Newport, 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
- 1906[1]
- Truss type
- Double Town lattice truss with arches, single-span[1]
- Length
- 166' 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
Wright's Bridge is a covered bridge in Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1906. Its structure is recorded as double Town lattice truss with arches, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Sugar River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 75000135).
Bridge details
- Town
- Newport[1]
- Location / road
- One-half mile south of N.H. Route 103 and one-half mile west of Chandler Station on the Concord and Claremont Railroad line in Newport spanning the Sugar River[1]
- Year built
- 1906[1]
- Truss type
- Double Town lattice truss with arches, single-span[1]
- Length
- 166' long[1]
- Maintained by
- New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources[1]
- Crosses
- Sugar River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 75000135[3]
- NH bridge number
- 58[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-10-04#2[1]
- Coordinates
- 43.35896, -72.25917[1]
History
The bridge was built in 1906 by the Bridge and Building Department of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It replaced a wooden bridge built by the Sugar River Railroad in 1871 and 1872. The Sugar River line merged with the Concord and Claremont Railroad in 1873. The Concord and Claremont Railroad was especially well known for its use of the double Town/Pratt lattice truss. In 1915, there were 15 such bridges on the rail line. The bridge is named for S.K. Wright who sold the right-of-way to the Sugar River Railroad. The Wright's 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: 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
- Pier Bridge (Newport): 0.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Corbin Bridge (Newport): 3.9 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Blacksmith Shop Bridge (Cornish): 8.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Dingleton Hill Bridge (Cornish): 9.1 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Cornish-Windsor Bridge (Cornish): 10.1 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
- 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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