List of covered bridges in Massachusetts
Below is a list of covered bridges in Massachusetts. As of 2003[update], there were twelve authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Massachusetts of which seven are historic.[1]: 60 A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Bridges
Name | Image | County | Location | Built | Length | Crosses | Ownership | Truss | Notes |
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Bissell Bridge[2] | ![]() | Franklin | Charlemont 42°37′57″N 72°52′10″W / 42.63250°N 72.86944°W / 42.63250; -72.86944 (Bissell Bridge) | 1951, rebuilt 2009 | 94 feet (29 m) | Mill Brook | Town of Charlemont | Long through | |
Burkeville Covered Bridge[2] | ![]() | Franklin | Conway 42°29′1″N 72°42′44″W / 42.48361°N 72.71222°W / 42.48361; -72.71222 (Burkeville Covered Bridge) | 1870-1871, rebuilt 1999 | 106 feet (32 m) | South River (Deerfield River tributary) | Town of Conway | Multiple kingrod | Also called Conway Covered Bridge |
Creamery Bridge[1]: 68–69 | Franklin | Ashfield 42°31′11″N 72°48′3″W / 42.51972°N 72.80083°W / 42.51972; -72.80083 (Creamery Bridge) | 1985 | 40 feet (12 m) | Creamery Brook | Private | Queen | ||
Dummerston/Vermont Bridge[1]: 77–78 | ![]() | Worcester | Sturbridge 42°6′30″N 72°5′55″W / 42.10833°N 72.09861°W / 42.10833; -72.09861 (Dummerston/Vermont Bridge) | 1951 | 55 feet (17 m) | Arm of Quinebaug River | Old Sturbridge Village | Town | Also called Taft Bridge; located in Dummerston, Vermont prior to 1951 |
Goodrich Bridge[1]: 72–73 | Hampden | Westfield 42°7′22″N 72°47′10″W / 42.12278°N 72.78611°W / 42.12278; -72.78611 (Goodrich Bridge) | 1965 | 40 feet (12 m) | Pond | Stanley Park | Town | ||
Grays Sugarhouse Bridge[1]: 69–70 | Franklin | Ashfield 42°32′43″N 72°46′50″W / 42.54528°N 72.78056°W / 42.54528; -72.78056 (Grays Sugarhouse Bridge) | 1994 | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Tributary of Bear River | Private | King | ||
Green River Pumping Station Bridge[1]: 71–72 | ![]() | Franklin | Greenfield 42°38′47″N 72°37′13″W / 42.64639°N 72.62028°W / 42.64639; -72.62028 (Green River Pumping Station Bridge) | 1972 | 94 feet (29 m) | Green River | State of Massachusetts | Howe | Also called Eunice Williams Bridge |
Old Covered Bridge[2] | ![]() | Berkshire | Sheffield 42°7′26″N 73°21′17″W / 42.12389°N 73.35472°W / 42.12389; -73.35472 (Old Covered Bridge) | 1837-1838, 1854, rebuilt 1998 | 93 feet (28 m) | Housatonic River | Town of Sheffield | Town | Also called Upper Sheffield/Sheffield Bridge; original bridge burned in 1994 |
Sawyer Pond Bridge[1]: 62–63 | Essex | Magnolia 42°35′29″N 70°43′8″W / 42.59139°N 70.71889°W / 42.59139; -70.71889 (Sawyer Pond Bridge) | 1983 | 40 feet (12 m) | Sawyer Pond | Private | Town | ||
Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge[2] | ![]() | Franklin | Colrain 42°40′12″N 72°43′9″W / 42.67000°N 72.71917°W / 42.67000; -72.71917 (Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge) | 1868, 1870, 1896, rebuilt 2006 | 98 feet (30 m) | North River | Town of Colrain | Burr | |
Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge[2] | ![]() | Hampshire and Worcester | Hardwick, Ware 42°18′37″N 72°12′45″W / 42.31028°N 72.21250°W / 42.31028; -72.21250 (Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge) | 1886, rebuilt 1986 | 137 feet (42 m) | Ware River | Towns of Ware and Hardwick | Town | Also called Gilbertville/Ware Bridge |
Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge[1]: 75–76 | ![]() | Middlesex | East Pepperell 42°40′10″N 71°34′30″W / 42.66944°N 71.57500°W / 42.66944; -71.57500 (Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge) | 1848, rebuilt 1962 and 2010 | 108 feet (33 m) | Nashua River | Town of Pepperell | Pratt variation | Also called Nehemiah Jewett's Bridge and Pepperell Bridge |
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- List of covered bridges in the United States
- World Guide to Covered Bridges
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Benjamin D. and June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. pp. 57-78. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Further reading
Burk, John S. (2010). Massachusetts Covered Bridges. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-73857323-6.
External links
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