Address Swanzey, NH 03446, USA Area 3,642 m² Added to NRHP 14 November 1978 | Built 1859 NRHP Reference # 78000211 Opened 1859 | |
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The Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge, also known as the Cresson Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge carrying Sawyers Crossing Road over the Ashuelot River in northern Swanzey, New Hampshire. It is a two-span Town truss construction, resting on abutments and a central pier made of split granite. It was built in 1859 to replace a bridge built in 1771. It is 117 feet (36 m) long and 17 feet (5.2 m) wide.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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