List of covered bridges in Massachusetts

Below is a list of covered bridges in Massachusetts. As of 2003, there were thirteen authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Massachusetts of which seven are historic.[1]: 60  A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

Bridges

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Bissell Bridge[2] Bissell Bridge Franklin Charlemont
42°37′57″N 72°52′10″W / 42.63250°N 72.86944°W / 42.63250; -72.86944 (Bissell Bridge) 		1951, rebuilt 2009 94 feet (29 m) Mill Brook Town of Charlemont Long through This bridge is second covered bridge at this location, the first dating to 1880.
Burkeville Covered Bridge[2] Burkeville Covered Bridge Franklin Conway
42°29′1″N 72°42′44″W / 42.48361°N 72.71222°W / 42.48361; -72.71222 (Burkeville Covered Bridge) 		1870-1871, rebuilt 1999 106 feet (32 m) South River (Deerfield River tributary) Town of Conway Multiple kingrod Also called Conway Covered Bridge
Creamery Bridge[1]: 68–69  Franklin Ashfield
42°31′11″N 72°48′3″W / 42.51972°N 72.80083°W / 42.51972; -72.80083 (Creamery Bridge) 		1985 40 feet (12 m) Creamery Brook Private Queen Despite being on private land, the bridge is open to the public and houses a knickknack shop.
Dummerston/Vermont Bridge[1]: 77–78  Dummerston/Vermont Bridge Worcester Sturbridge
42°6′30″N 72°5′55″W / 42.10833°N 72.09861°W / 42.10833; -72.09861 (Dummerston/Vermont Bridge) 		1951 55 feet (17 m) Arm of Quinebaug River Old Sturbridge Village Town Also called Taft Bridge; located in Dummerston, Vermont prior to 1951
Quinebaug River Bridge[3] Worcester Sturbridge
42°6′24″N 72°5′40″W / 42.10667°N 72.09444°W / 42.10667; -72.09444 (Quinebaug River Covered Bridge) 		1930s, covered in 1953 33 feet

(10 m)

Quinebaug River Old Sturbridge Village Burr Until a flood in 1955 it served as the main entrance to Old Sturbridge Village.
Goodrich Bridge[1]: 72–73  Goodrich Bridge Hampden Westfield
42°7′22″N 72°47′10″W / 42.12278°N 72.78611°W / 42.12278; -72.78611 (Goodrich Bridge) 		1965 40 feet (12 m) Pond Stanley Park Town It carries pedestrian traffic across the Duck Pond, a spring-fed pond that is located in the center of Stanley Park.
Grays Sugarhouse Bridge[1]: 69–70  Franklin Ashfield
42°32′43″N 72°46′50″W / 42.54528°N 72.78056°W / 42.54528; -72.78056 (Grays Sugarhouse Bridge) 		1994 20 feet (6.1 m) Tributary of Bear River Private King It was designed by private contractor and Scoutmaster Dwight Scott in 1994 and built with the assistance of his Boy Scout troop.
Green River Pumping Station Bridge[1]: 71–72  Green River Pumping Station Bridge Franklin Greenfield
42°38′47″N 72°37′13″W / 42.64639°N 72.62028°W / 42.64639; -72.62028 (Green River Pumping Station Bridge) 		1972 94 feet (29 m) Green River State of Massachusetts Howe Also called Eunice Williams Bridge
Old Covered Bridge[2] Old Covered Bridge Berkshire Sheffield
42°7′26″N 73°21′17″W / 42.12389°N 73.35472°W / 42.12389; -73.35472 (Old Covered Bridge) 		1837-1838, 1854, rebuilt 1998 93 feet (28 m) Housatonic River Town of Sheffield Town Also called Upper Sheffield/Sheffield Bridge; original bridge burned in 1994
Sawyer Pond Bridge[1]: 62–63  Essex Magnolia
42°35′29″N 70°43′8″W / 42.59139°N 70.71889°W / 42.59139; -70.71889 (Sawyer Pond Bridge) 		1983 40 feet (12 m) Sawyer Pond Private Town
Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge[2] Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge Franklin Colrain
42°40′12″N 72°43′9″W / 42.67000°N 72.71917°W / 42.67000; -72.71917 (Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge) 		1868, 1870, 1896, rebuilt 2006 98 feet (30 m) North River Town of Colrain Burr Originally erected further downstream about 1870, the bridge was moved to the Lyonsville Road crossing of the East Branch of the North River in 1886
Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge[2] Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge Hampshire and Worcester Hardwick, Ware
42°18′37″N 72°12′45″W / 42.31028°N 72.21250°W / 42.31028; -72.21250 (Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge) 		1886, rebuilt 1986 137 feet (42 m) Ware River Towns of Ware and Hardwick Town Also called Gilbertville/Ware Bridge
Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge[1]: 75–76  Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge Middlesex East Pepperell
42°40′10″N 71°34′30″W / 42.66944°N 71.57500°W / 42.66944; -71.57500 (Chester/Charles H. Waterous Bridge) 		1848, rebuilt 1962 and 2010 108 feet (33 m) Nashua River Town of Pepperell Pratt variation Also called Nehemiah Jewett's Bridge and Pepperell Bridge


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Benjamin D. and June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England. pp. 57-78. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Quinebaug River Bridge". Old Sturbridge Village. Retrieved August 3, 2025.

Further reading

Burk, John S. (2010). Massachusetts Covered Bridges. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-73857323-6.

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