Historic Bridges
of the United States
Swift River Covered Bridge
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
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Overview
Covered bridge over Swift River on West Side Road in Conway
Location
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1869
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.98444, -71.11917
(decimal degrees)
43°59'04" N, 71°07'09" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-02-05
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 24815
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 10/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 0.0
(out of 100)
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Built 1869
(19)
Built during 1860s
(102)
Carroll County, New Hampshire
(14)
Covered
(504)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
New Hampshire
(237)
Open to pedestrians
(380)
Owned by city
(1,882)
Paddleford truss
(4)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,259)
Sufficiency rating zero
(208)
Through truss
(5,214)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,628)
Truss
(15,748)
Wooden deck
(5,156)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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