Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

Sawyers Crossing/Cresson Bridge
Nearest city Swanzey, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°53′10″N 72°17′12″W / 42.88611°N 72.28667°W / 42.88611; -72.28667Coordinates: 42°53′10″N 72°17′12″W / 42.88611°N 72.28667°W / 42.88611; -72.28667
Area less than one acre
Built 1859
Architectural style Town truss
NRHP Reference # 78000211[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1978

The Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge, also known as the Cresson Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge carrying Sawyers Crossing Road over the Ashuelot River in northern Swanzey, New Hampshire. It is a two-span Town truss construction, resting on abutments and a central pier made of split granite. It was built in 1859 to replace a bridge built in 1771. It is 117 feet (36 m) long and 17 feet (5.2 m) wide.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-26.


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