Edgell Covered Bridge
Lyme, over Clay Brook (River Road). Built 1885, about 132 ft. long. A Town lattice truss famously built by 18-year-old Walter Piper.
1885
Year Built
Open to Traffic
Town Lattice
County
Grafton County
City/Town
Lyme
1885
GPS Coordinates
43.8156,-72.1490
Bridge Status
Open to traffic
Crosses
Clay Brook
Bridge Type/Truss Design
Town Lattice Truss
Length (feet)
132ft
The Edgell Covered Bridge carries River Road over Clay Brook in Lyme, in the Connecticut River valley. Built in 1885 by Walter Piper, reportedly only eighteen years old at the time, it is a Town lattice truss about 132 feet long with a clear span of roughly 111 feet. According to local tradition it was assembled on the town common and then moved by oxcart to its site.
It is named for Major Frederick M. Edgell, a Civil War veteran, and remains open to traffic.
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