Mount Orne Covered Bridge

Mount Orne Bridge
Bridge in New Hampshire and Vermont
Coordinates44°28′N 71°39′W / 44.46°N 71.65°W / 44.46; -71.65
CrossesConnecticut River
LocaleLancaster, New Hampshire to Lunenburg, Vermont
Maintained byTowns of Lancaster and Lunenburg
ID number29-04-08 (NH #30)
Characteristics
DesignHowe truss bridge
Total length266.25 ft (81.15 m)
Width20.5 ft (6.25 m) (maximum), 14.42 ft (4.395 m) (roadway)
Longest span127.33 ft (38.81 m)
Load limit6 tons
Clearance above12.75 ft (3.89 m)
History
Opened1911
Closed
Mount Orne Covered Bridge
Mount Orne Covered Bridge is located in New Hampshire
Mount Orne Covered Bridge
Mount Orne Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Mount Orne Covered Bridge
LocationLancaster, New Hampshire & Lunenburg, Vermont
Coordinates44°27′36″N 71°39′10″W / 44.46000°N 71.65278°W / 44.46000; -71.65278
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
ArchitectBerlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural styleHowe truss covered bridge
NRHP reference No.76000124[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The Mount Orne Bridge is a covered bridge over the Connecticut River between Lancaster, New Hampshire, and Lunenburg, Vermont. It joins Elm Street (New Hampshire Route 135) in South Lancaster with River Road (Town Highway 1) in Lunenburg. Built in 1911, it is one of two Howe truss bridges across the Connecticut River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.