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Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge
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Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge
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| Location: | Hardwick, Massachusetts |
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| Built: | 1886 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86001006[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 8, 1986 |
Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge is a historic bridge on Old Gilbertville Road and Bridge Street in Hardwick, Massachusetts. It was built in 1886 and added to the National Historic Register in 1986.
The wooden structure crosses the Ware River at Bridge Street in the Gilbertville district of Hardwick and Old Gilbertville Road in Ware. Nearly 150 feet across, it is one of only three wooden covered bridges that remain in the state. Built in 1887 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge incorporates a wooden single-web, double-chord lattice truss theme inspired by the 19th-century architect Ithiel Town, a Connecticut native.
The state ordered the structure closed in August 2002 after an inspection concluded the bridge could not bear any more weight. The limit at the time was six tons. Now, there is no weight limit, according to the state Department of Transportation. In October 2010 the historic covered bridge reopened upon the completion of the reconstruction and restoration.[2]
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