Covered bridge tour

The Sugar River Region is home to 10 of the state’s 750 historic covered bridges. Three of them are on the river’s rail trail. Here’s a guide to see them all:

Wright’s Covered Bridge (1906): Sugar River Trail, west of the intersection with Chandlers Mill Road, Newport (Requires a few minutes of walking.)

Pier Covered Bridge (1907): Sugar River Trail, north of Chandlers Mill Road, Newport

Corbin Covered Bridge (1843): Adjacent to Reid-Andrews Riverway Park and the airport, Corbin Road, Croydon

McDermott Covered Bridge (1869): Crane Brook Road, Langdon

Prentiss Covered Bridge (1791): Cheshire Turnpike over Great Brook, Langdon

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge (1866): Bridge Street over the Connecticut River, off Route 12A, in Cornish

Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge (1882): Root Hill Road, over Mill Brook, in Cornish

Blacksmith Covered Bridge (1881): Off of Town House Road, Cornish

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge (1877): Mill Road, over Blow-Me-Down Brook, Plainfield

Meriden Covered Bridge (1880): Colby Hill Road, over Bloods Brook, Plainfield

More details on all New Hampshire’s covered bridges can be found at visit-newhampshire.com/ state/covered-bridges.