Bartlett Covered Bridge
Bartlett, over the Saco River off US Route 302. Built 1851, about 167 ft. long. A Paddleford-truss bridge retired from traffic in 1939 and now home to a gift shop.
1851
Year Built
Paddleford Truss
New Hampshire
Carroll County
Bartlett
1851
44.0857,-71.2757
Foot traffic (houses a gift shop)
Saco River
Paddleford Truss (with arches)
167
The Bartlett Covered Bridge spans the Saco River just off US Route 302 in Bartlett. Built in 1851, it is a Paddleford truss with added arches, about 167 feet long and 20 feet wide, and is attributed to the Paddleford/Berry school of bridgewrights. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1939 when it was bypassed.
Since 1965 the structure has housed the Covered Bridge Gift Shoppe, and it remains a well-preserved and much-visited example of the Paddleford form. It is open to foot traffic only.
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