Coombs Covered Bridge
Winchester, over the Ashuelot River (Coombs Bridge Road). Built 1843, about 107 ft. long. A single-span Town lattice bridge named for its builder Anthony Coombs. NRHP listed.
1843
Year Built
NRHP
Open to Traffic
Town Lattice
County
Cheshire County
City/Town
Winchester
1843
GPS Coordinates
42.8290,-72.3600
Bridge Status
Open to traffic
Crosses
Ashuelot River
Bridge Type/Truss Design
Town Lattice Truss
Length (feet)
107ft
The Coombs Covered Bridge carries Coombs Bridge Road over the Ashuelot River in northern Winchester. Built in 1843, it is a single-span Town lattice truss about 107 feet long, with a clear span of roughly 102 feet. It is named for Anthony Coombs, its original builder and owner.
One of the state's small number of surviving 19th-century covered bridges, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and remains open to traffic.
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