List of covered bridges in Massachusetts facts for kids

Below is a list of covered bridges in Massachusetts. As of 2003^[update], there were twelve authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Massachusetts of which seven are historic. 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		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
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		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
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
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
Grays Sugarhouse Bridge		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
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		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		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		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
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		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

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
• List of covered bridges in the United States
• World Guide to Covered Bridges