Arch Bridge, Bellows Falls

Name: Arch Bridge
Address: Bellows Falls, United States

#4 among attractions in Bellows Falls

Top attraction, Bridge

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Facts and practical information

The Bellows Falls Arch Bridge was a three-hinged steel through arch bridge over the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire. It was structurally significant as the longest arch bridge in the United States when it was completed in 1905. ()

Length: 644 ftWidth: 32 ftHeight: 70 ftCoordinates: 43°8'17"N, 72°26'54"W

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RockinghamBellows Falls United States

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Day trips

Arch Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bellows Falls Canal, Bellows Falls Opera House, Vilas Bridge, Rockingham Free Public Library.

0.4 miSE
Canal
Bellows Falls Canal, Bellows Falls
11 min walk • Bellows Falls Canal is a canal constructed to allow boat traffic to bypass Great Falls on the Connecticut River in Bellows Falls, Vermont. It was constructed by the Bellows Falls Canal Company and was one of the first canals in the United States. It was used for transport, to power mills, and later for hydroelectric power.
0.5 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Museum
Bellows Falls Opera House, Bellows Falls
13 min walk • The Bellows Falls Times Building is a historic newspaper plant on Bridge and Island Streets in Bellows Falls, Vermont. The complex of three buildings was developed in the 1930s by the Vermont Newspaper Corporation, and served as home for the Bellows Falls Times newspaper until 1965, when it was consolidated with other local newspapers.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Vilas Bridge, Bellows Falls
12 min walk • The Charles N. Vilas Bridge is a 635-foot two-span concrete deck arch bridge over the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire. It was built in 1930 and has been closed since March 19, 2009.
0.5 miS
Library
Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls
14 min walk • Rockingham Free Public Library is one of four Carnegie Libraries in the state of Vermont. The building, in Bellows Falls, Vermont, a village of Rockingham, Vermont, was designed by Boston architects McLean & Wright in Classical Revival style.
0.9 miS
Church
Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel, Bellows Falls
23 min walk • The Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is a historic chapel, located in the Oak Hill Cemetery off Pleasant Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Built about 1885, it is one of a small number of 19th-century cemetery chapels in the state, and is the most modestly decorated of those, with vernacular Gothic Revival elements.
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Bellows Falls Neighborhood Historic District, Bellows Falls
12 min walk • The Bellows Falls Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a residential area of the village of Bellows Falls, Vermont. Located south of downtown Bellows Falls, the area has one of the largest concentrations of well-preserved 19th century residences in southern Vermont.
0.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Westminster Terrace Historic District, Bellows Falls
22 min walk • The Westminster Terrace Historic District encompasses a locally architecturally distinctive residential area on Westminster Terrace in Bellows Falls and Westminster, Vermont.
0.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Moore and Thompson Paper Mill Complex, Bellows Falls
11 min walk • The Moore and Thompson Paper Mill Complex is a major late 19th-century industrial site off Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont.
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
George–Pine–Henry Street Historic District, Bellows Falls
13 min walk • The George–Pine–Henry Historic District encompasses a residential area of the village of Bellows Falls, Vermont. Located west of downtown Bellows Falls, the area has a significant concentration of well-preserved late 19th and early 20th-century residences. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
~1410 ftSW
Neighbourhood
Williams Street Extension Historic District, Bellows Falls
7 min walk • The Williams Street Extension Historic District encompasses a locally architecturally distinctive residential area on Williams Street in Bellows Falls, a village of Rockingham, Vermont.
0.4 miSE
Tunnel
Bellows Falls Tunnel, Bellows Falls
10 min walk • The Bellows Falls Tunnel is a railroad tunnel located in center of the Village of Bellows Falls within the Town of Rockingham, Vermont, adjacent to the Connecticut River, and is currently owned and operated by the New England Central Railroad.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Arch Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Williams Street Extension Historic District, Bellows Falls (7 min walk), Bellows Falls Tunnel, Bellows Falls (10 min walk), Bellows Falls Canal, Bellows Falls (11 min walk), Moore and Thompson Paper Mill Complex, Bellows Falls (11 min walk).

How to get to Arch Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Arch Bridge:

Train

Bellows Falls (6 min walk)