Bath Covered Bridge - Bath, NH - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The fifth bridge to stand on this site, the first constructed in 1794 at a cost of $366.66, destroyed by a flood and replaced in 1806 at a cost of $1,000.

The second and third bridges were also destroyed by floods but immediately replaced in 1820 and again in 1824.

The fourth was destroyed by fire in late 1830, and this fifth bridge was completed by early 1832, costing nearly five times as much as the original.

When first built, it had hewn arches. New overlapping arches were added when the bridge was raised over the railroad in 1920.

It was believed that the impact of trotting horses could cause the structure to fall apart, so town officials posted a speed limit (this was not uncommon; a "horses to a walk" sign can be found on various New England covered bridges).

County / Borough / Parish: Grafton Year listed: 1976 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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