Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge
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Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge
over the Ashuelot River
in Swanzey, New Hampshire
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It was built in 1859 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
over the Ashuelot River
Ashuelot River
The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately long, in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of , including much of the area known as the Monadnock Region...
in Swanzey, New Hampshire
Swanzey, New Hampshire
Swanzey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,230 at the 2010 census. In addition to the town center, Swanzey includes the villages of East Swanzey, West Swanzey, North Swanzey, and Westport.-History:...
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It was built in 1859 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
External links
- Sawyer's Crossing, NH Division of Historical Resources