Wells River Bridge, Railway bridge in Grafton County, United States

The Wells River Bridge is a steel double-decked Baltimore truss bridge over the Connecticut River, linking Wells River, Vermont, with Woodsville, New Hampshire. Built in 1903, it carried both rail and road traffic on its two decks. The bridge is fenced off and unused as of 2007.

A first bridge at this crossing was built in 1805. In 1853 the Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad replaced it with a double-decked wooden Burr truss covered bridge and collected tolls from highway users. The current steel bridge was built in 1903 by the Boston & Maine Railroad to carry both rail and road traffic; road traffic moved to the new Ranger Bridge downstream in 1917.

The first bridge here, built in 1805, was followed in 1853 by a double-decked wooden Burr truss covered bridge of the Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad, which charged tolls to road users. The present steel span carried both trains and vehicles until road traffic moved to the Ranger Bridge downstream in 1917. It is now fenced off and unused.

The bridge is fenced off and unused as of 2007, so it cannot be walked across; it is best viewed from the banks of the Connecticut River or from nearby roads on either side. Road traffic has crossed the river via the Ranger Bridge just downstream since 1917.

The bridge has two decks: the upper carried trains and the lower carried road traffic, a double-decked Baltimore truss in steel. Road traffic was moved to the Ranger Bridge downstream in 1917, and the span was fenced off and unused as of 2007.