The Challenge

What would summer vacation be without a little challenge to spice things up?  This summer Ellen and I have challenged each other to see all of New Hampshire's historical covered bridges before Labor Day 2012. 

We jump started the challenge on Sunday before really taking the time to plan out the parameters of the challenge.  We jumped in the car with the intent of crossing two bridges off the list.  Upon arriving home we had new information, fun pictures, and the knowledge that we had a lot more research to do if we were going to hit all 54 bridges before Labor Day.
                                                                                                  
Here's what we know now:

New Hampshire once had over 400 covered bridges.  According to the official New Hampshire Covered Bridge List , there are 54 covered bridges.  Unfortunately, Turkey Jim's Bridge (#42) in Campton washed out during the floods caused by Tropical Storm Irene.  So that brings us to 53 bridges in 100 days.  Our goal is not only to visit the bridges and find out the history behind them, but also to have adventures along the way!


Below is the list in bridge number order. 

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	Bridge Name	Town
1	Ashuelot	Winchester
2	Coombs	Winchester
4	Slate	Swanzey
5	West Swanzey	Swanzey
6	Sawyers Crossing	Swanzey
7	Carleton	Swanzey
8	County	Hancock and Greenfield
9	Rowell's	Hopkinton
10	Railroad	Hopkinton
12	Dalton	Warner
13	Waterloo	Warner
14	Bement	Bradford
15	Kensington	Andover
16	Cilleyville	Andover
17	Corbin	Newport
18	McDermott	Langdon
19	Prentiss	Langdon
20	Cornish-Windsor	Cornish, NH (Windsor, VT)
21	Blacksmith Shop	Cornish
22	Dingleton Hill	Cornish
23	Blow-Me-Down	Cornish
24	Meriden	Plainfield
25	Edgell	Lyme
27	Bath-Haverhill	Bath
28	Bath	Bath
29	Swiftwater	Bath
30	Mt. Orne	Lancaster
31	Mechanic Street	Lancaster
32	Groveton	Northumberland
33	Columbia	Columbia
34	Pittsburg-Clarksville	Pittsburg-Clarksville
35	Happy Corner	Pittsburg
36	River Road	Pittsburg
37	Stark	Stark
38	Sentinel Pine	Lincoln
39	Flume	Lincoln
41	Blair	Campton
42	Turkey Jim's	Campton (still listed, we will pay respects)
43	Bump	Campton
44	Smith	Plymouth
45	Durgin	Sandwich
46	Whittier	Ossipee
47	Swift River	Conway
48	Saco River	Conway
49	Albany	Albany
50	Barlett	Bartlett
51	Honeymoon	Jackson
57	Pier	Newport
58	Wright's	Newport
62	Sulphite	Franklin
63	Henniker	Henniker
64	Clark's	North Woodstock
65	Squam River	Ashland
67	Packard Hill	Lebanon