Facing the Albany Covered Bridge in New Hampshire
The Albany Covered Bridge is located just off the extraordinarily scenic Kancamagus Highway not too far west of Conway, New Hampshire. It is within the White Mountain National Forest and is maintained both by the town of Albany and the United States Forest Service. It was originally constructed in 1858, and a sign on the bridge states it was renovated in 1970.
The Albany Covered Bridge as seen from the Swift River in New Hampshire
Albany Covered Bridge is an example of a single-span Paddleford truss with arches, which can be seen in a couple of the photos. It’s 120 feet long and spans the Swift River. It was once used by scattered farms along the road, giving them easier access to nearby Conway where they could stock up on groceries and needed supplies, and giving them a chance to send and receive mail. Now Conway is just minutes away by car but at the time it could take 3 hours on a good day for the wagons of the day. As a sign at the parking lot states, the road remains, the community fades away. Now it’s used mainly by locals and tourists.
Here I put on a fisheye lens to capture more of the Albany Covered Bridge and the Swift River in New Hampshire
The Albany Covered Bridge is number 49 in the New Hampshire list of covered bridges. We visited this bridge on June 24th, 2025. Click here to see the list of covered bridges we visited while traveling through New Hampshire in mid-2025.
Driving through the Albany Covered Bridge in New Hampshire
Resources
Most of the details within this post were learned either from signs at the bridge or from the fantastic book, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire by Kim Varney Chandler, which I purchased from a small local shop in Lincoln while on our trip. It’s well worth it if you plan to visit the area or are just interested in covered bridges and their history and construction. The link takes you to the author’s website for the book with lots of extra information and with links to let you purchase directly from her.
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