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Carroll
County, New Hampshire
New Hampshire No.
47 (WGN 29-02-05) (WGCB NH-02-05): (1869; rebuilt 1890; restored 1991)
A single-span Paddleford truss, with added Burr arches, 129' 4" over the Swift
River. Located: One-half mile north of SR 16 in Conway, New
Hampshire. Directions: Just about 0.5 mile north of SR 16 on the
east side of the road. The first bridge on this site was erected
in 1850. In the spring of 1869, a flood lifted the bridge from
its foundation, turned it around, and sent it downstream into the Saco
River Covered Bridge (WGN 29-02-03) knocking
that bridge off its moorings. Both damaged structures broke up and
came to rest two miles downstream. Much of the lumber salvaged from
these two bridges was used by Jacob Berry and his son Jacob Jr. to build
the new Swift River Covered Bridge. The current bridge was bypassed
when a new concrete and steel bridge was built nearby in 1974. The bridge was restored in 1991. It
is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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