Carleton Bridge
The Carlton Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge that carries Carlton Road over the South Branch Ashuelot River in East Swanzey, New Hampshire. The bridge was built in 1869, and is the region's only surviving example of a 19th-century Queenspost truss bridge.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mt. Caesar Union Library.
Mt. Caesar Union Library
Library
Mt. Caesar Union Library is situated 1¼ miles north of Carleton Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Swanzey and West Swanzey.
West Swanzey
Hamlet
West Swanzey is a census-designated place in the town… West Swanzey is situated 3 miles northwest of Carleton Bridge.
Swanzey
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Carleton Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Carlton Bridge”, “New Hampshire Covered Bridge Number 7”, and “Swanzey-Carleton Covered Bridge”
- Categories: covered bridge, road bridge, and transport
- Location: Town of Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.85469° or 42° 51′ 17″ north
Longitude
-72.27441° or 72° 16′ 28″ west
Elevation
492 feet (150 metres)
Open location code
87J9VP3G+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Swanzey Station and Spragueville.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Honey Hill Parking and Mount Caesar.
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