Smith Millennium Bridge

According to W. Edward White in his book Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, a Captain Charles Richardson built the first covered bridge at this site in the early 1800's. The current bridge was built in 1850 when James McQueston hired Herman Marcy of Littleton, N.H. to frame, raise, and finish a covered bridge across the Baker River for the Town of Plymouth. Signs on the bridge include, "One Lane Bridge," "One Car at a Time on Bridge" and "Speed Limit 15 MPH." The Smith Bridge was destroyed by fire on April 16, 1993. A new bridge was built at this site and the town dedicated the new "millennium" bridge on June 8, 2001. It is now the strongest covered bridge in the world.