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

The first bridge, built in 1810, was carried away by the 1818 flood and replaced that same year. It was again destroyed by a flood in 1828. The third bridge was erected in 1829 and remained in use until 1849, when it was dismantled and replaced by the current bridge.

This bridge was rebuilt by the state and the Town of Bath in 1977 at a cost of $34,347.

In earlier years, this section of the river was used to float logs to the sawmill and logjams often presented a hazard to the bridge. Once, dynamite was used to break a jam, and while the blast was successful, logs had to be removed from the roof of the bridge.

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] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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