Packard Hill Covered Bridge on Riverside Drive in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Between 1780 and 1790 an open timber bridge without railings was constructed at this location for Ichabod Packard.

The bridge served Mr. Packard's home on the north side of the river and his mill, a combined sawmill, and gristmill, located on the south side. According to town records, the bridge was either repaired or replaced in 1804. In 1878, the open timber bridge, which appears to have been a Queenpost truss with the truss work boarded up, was replaced by a new covered bridge. The 1878 bridge was a Howe truss built at a cost of $456.02. It was removed in 1952 and replaced with a Bailey Bridge. The Bailey bridge was replaced by the current bridge, built by Arnold Graton Associates. It was dedicated on September 4, 1991. The Packard Bridge was constructed in a manner that replicates the traditional style of covered bridges. This Howe truss bridge is 76 feet long and cost $316,500 in 1991. It has a clear span of 62 feet and an overall width of 25 feet, with a roadway width of 15 feet and a maximum vertical clearance of 12 feet. There is a sidewalk on the upstream side. 

Of the 400 covered bridges that once stood in the state of New Hampshire, as of 2019 only 54 remain.

The current bridge has not reached the 50-year age criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at:  N43 38.322    W72 13.343     -     WGCB #29-05-50 #2

Photographed in July of 2019.