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Finding Covered Bridges in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has roughly sixty-five covered bridges spread across the state.  I say “roughly” because you never know when one will be washed away by a flood like Irene or from an arsonist’s fire.  The historic structures are always under threat from Mother Nature or truckers how don’t know how to read height restriction signs.

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Finding the covered bridges is a lot of fun.  Some are right on the main roads while others take a bit of sleuthing to find down backroads or tucked in out of the way places.  

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One tip is to follow rivers and streams as bridges are built to cross water of course.

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A copy of the Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer is a must as GPS units are often faulty in the backroads of New Hampshire. 

There is also this website that lists all of the covered bridges – https://www.coveredbridgemap.com 

Of course some covered bridges are much more photogenic than others.  They are in various states of repair or simply are located in more picturesque settings.  Getting a good photograph might mean visiting at a certain time of year or hiking down a steep bank of boulders to get a good view.  Water might be high or low.  Vegetation might block a view.

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