Mount Orne Covered Bridge

Mount Orne Bridge
Bridge in New Hampshire & Vermont
Coordinates	44°28′N 71°39′W
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Lancaster, New Hampshire to Lunenburg, Vermont
Maintained by	Towns of Lancaster and Lunenburg
ID number	29-04-08 (NH #30)
Characteristics
Design	Howe truss bridge
Total length	266.25 ft (81.15 m)
Width	20.5 ft (6.25 m) (maximum), 14.42 ft (4.395 m) (roadway)
Longest span	127.33 ft (38.81 m)
Load limit	6 tons
Clearance above	12.75 ft (3.89 m)
History
Opened	1911 November 23, 1983
Closed	July 5, 1983
Mount Orne Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Lancaster, New Hampshire
Coordinates	44°27′36″N 71°39′10″W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
Architect	Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Howe truss covered bridge
NRHP reference No.	76000124
Added to NRHP	December 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. It consists of two spans of wood-and-iron Howe trusses, resting on stone abutments and piers which have been partially faced in concrete. The overall length of the bridge is 267 feet (81 m), with the western span measuring 134 feet (41 m) and the eastern span one foot less. The bridge has an overall width of 20.5 feet (6.2 m), with a roadway of 15.5 feet (4.7 m). The bridge is covered by a corrugated metal gable roof, and is sided in vertical boarding that extends only partway to the eaves.

The bridge was built in 1911 by the Berlin Construction Company, and is one of only two Howe truss bridges over the Connecticut River; the other, the Columbia Bridge, was built in 1912. The costs of construction and maintenance are shared by the two towns.

The most recent rededication of the bridge took place on November 23, 1983. The Mount Orne Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

See also

• List of crossings of the Connecticut River
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Coos County, New Hampshire
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Vermont
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• List of covered bridges in Vermont
• List of covered bridges in New Hampshire

External links

• Mount Orne Bridge at Structurae