Bedell Bridge State Park, State park along Connecticut River in Haverhill, United States.
Bedell Bridge State Park is a recreational area along the Connecticut River in Haverhill with space for outdoor activities and river access. The park provides year-round opportunities to spend time by the water and explore the riverside landscape.
Five different bridges crossed the Connecticut River at this location between 1805 and 1979, connecting New Hampshire and Vermont. The final one was a covered bridge that ranked among the longest of its kind in North America.
The park preserves the site of the Bedell Covered Bridge, which carried traffic between Haverhill, New Hampshire, and Newbury, Vermont, until wind destroyed it in 1979. Visitors today see the stone piers left standing in the Connecticut River, the surviving trace of the crossing.
The park covers 74 acres on the Connecticut River in Haverhill, with a New Hampshire Fish and Game boat launch inside it. It is open year-round, and walking, picnicking, non-motorized boating and fishing are the activities on offer.
The bridge that stood here until 1979 was the second-longest covered bridge in the United States, and it linked Haverhill with Newbury, Vermont. Its stone piers remain in the Connecticut River, the visible trace of a crossing that once carried traffic between the two states.
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