1840 Tucker Toll Covered: (Archived Bridge Hunter)
1931 Vilas: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)
This gorge now gets just the water that is not diverted to a canal and powerhouse.
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| Lost New England posted The Connecticut River flows for more than 400 miles through New England, and the valley was an important transportation corridor for early European settlers. However, there were no bridges across any part of the river until 1785, when a bridge opened here on this site, connecting Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire. This was an ideal location for a bridge, since the river passes through a narrow gorge with a large rocky outcropping in the middle of the river, making it relatively easy to construct a two-span bridge here. The first bridge was uncovered, which left its deck and structure exposed to the elements, so in 1840 it was replaced by a covered bridge, which is shown in the first photo around 1900. Known as the Tucker Toll Bridge, this covered bridge stood here for 90 years, until it was replaced in 1930 by the present concrete arch bridge. However, this bridge has been closed since 2009 because of structural problems, and it is not scheduled to be rebuilt until 2028. Historic image courtesy of the Rockingham Free Public Library. |
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| Keene Public Library Flickr via BridgeHunter_1840 Connecticut River High Water in Bellows Falls Vermont |
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| Photo via BridgeHunter_1931 |
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