Thompson or West Swanzey Covered Bridge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Photograph: Jim Kenison
The West Swanzey Covered Bridge (also known as Thompson Bridge) is a two-span Town lattice truss bridge built in 1832 by Zadoc Taft. Spanning the Ashuelot River in West Swanzey village and carrying Main Street, the bridge is 136 feet 10 inches long with individual spans of 64 feet and 63 feet 6 inches. It is one of New Hampshire's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges.
- County
- Cheshire
- State
- New Hampshire
- Crosses
- Ashuelot River
- Built
- 1832
- Truss
- Town Lattice
- Length
- 137'
- Spans
- 2
- World Guide Number
- 29-03-04
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