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Hopkinton Railroad Covered Bridge
Merrimack County, New Hampshire
| Item | Of record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | Railroad bridge | As recorded — see access notes below |
| Coordinates | 43.22307, -71.71360 Google Maps · OpenStreetMap | National Park Service, National Register GIS |
| Historic listing | National Register of Historic Places, listed 1980-01-11 (reference #80000294) | National Park Service |
| How it qualifies | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a covered bridge | See About & method |
Better known as the Contoocook Railroad Bridge — among the oldest covered railroad bridges in the United States (New Hampshire record).
Access — not verified in federal records
No matching public-road record found in the National Bridge Inventory
This bridge does not appear as a public-road bridge in the federal road inventory — it may stand in a park, on a private or railroad road, or under a record that could not be matched with confidence. Public access is not verified in federal records; confirm locally before visiting.
Source: Checked against the FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 annual file and the National Register record. Checked November 12, 2026.