Cheshire Bridge, Road and railway bridge between Charlestown, New Hampshire, and Springfield, Vermont, United States

Cheshire Bridge is a road and railway crossing over the Connecticut River between Charlestown, New Hampshire, and Springfield, Vermont. The structure features three Pennsylvania truss spans and measures approximately 489 feet in length.

A wooden toll bridge stood at this location from 1806 before being replaced by the current steel structure built in 1930. The McClintic-Marshall Company constructed this new bridge to handle growing traffic between the two states for decades to come.

The bridge serves as a daily crossing point linking New Hampshire and Vermont residents, forming a tangible connection between two communities. For people on both sides, it represents a familiar threshold in their regular travel patterns.

The bridge is easily accessible from public roads on both sides of the Connecticut River and provides direct passage for vehicles. Access is straightforward from Charlestown on the New Hampshire side and from Springfield on the Vermont side.

The 1906 steel bridge carried both road vehicles and freight and passenger railway cars, a dual use tied to its 1897 purchase by the Springfield Electric Railway. The current 1930 Pennsylvania truss replaced that structure, and tolls were still collected until 2001, nine years after New Hampshire bought the bridge in 1992.