Mount Orne Covered Bridge

Mount Orne Bridge
Bridge in New Hampshire and Vermont
Coordinates	44°28′N 71°39′W / 44.46°N 71.65°W / 44.46; -71.65
Crosses	Connecticut River
Locale	Lancaster, New Hampshire to Lunenburg, Vermont
Maintained by	Towns of Lancaster and Lunenburg
ID number	29-04-08 (NH #30)
Characteristics
Design	Howe truss bridge
Total length	266.25 ft (81.15 m)
Width	20.5 ft (6.25 m) (maximum), 14.42 ft (4.395 m) (roadway)
Longest span	127.33 ft (38.81 m)
Load limit	6 tons
Clearance above	12.75 ft (3.89 m)
History
Opened	1911
Closed
Mount Orne Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lancaster, New Hampshire & Lunenburg, Vermont
Coordinates	44°27′36″N 71°39′10″W / 44.46000°N 71.65278°W / 44.46000; -71.65278
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architect	Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Howe truss covered bridge
NRHP reference No.	76000124[1]
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976

The Mount Orne Bridge is a covered bridge over the Connecticut River between Lancaster, New Hampshire, and Lunenburg, Vermont. It joins Elm Street (New Hampshire Route 135) in South Lancaster with River Road (Town Highway 1) in Lunenburg. Built in 1911, it is one of two Howe truss bridges across the Connecticut River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]