Vilas Bridge, Road bridge across Connecticut River between Windham County and Cheshire County, United States.
The Vilas Bridge extends 635 feet over the Connecticut River with two concrete deck arches and open spandrels connecting Bellows Falls and North Walpole.
Colonel Enoch Hale constructed the first bridge at this location in 1784, charging three cents for horseback crossing and twenty cents for two-horse chaise passage.
A mounted plaque on the bridge features text from The Bridge Builder poem by Will Allen Dromgoole, representing local infrastructure heritage.
The bridge remains closed since March 2009, with New Hampshire allocating 17.7 million dollars for repairs scheduled to begin in 2028.
Charles Nathaniel Vilas, who managed a New York City Fifth Avenue hotel, funded the bridge construction before his death in 1931 at age 78.
Location: Windham County
Location: Cheshire County
GPS coordinates: 43.13532,-72.44021
Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:29
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