{"nrhp_refnum":"83000592","name":"Smith, Arthur A., Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"W of Colrain on Lyonsville Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colrain","county":"Franklin County","state":"MA","lat":42.670107950000045,"lon":-72.71880138999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 100-foot wooden covered highway bridge spanning the North River on Lyonsville Road at Lyonsville, west of Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Built in 1869-70 in Shattuckville and moved to its present site in 1896.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of four surviving covered bridges in Massachusetts and the only one built with Burr truss construction. It keeps its integrity despite the move and is tied to the development of Colrain, serving mills, a cider and vinegar business, a church and the road to Heath. It was renamed for a locally prominent citizen when moved.","narrative":"Spanning the North River at Lyonsville in Colrain, this 100-foot wooden covered bridge was first built in 1869-70 at Shattuckville, where it was known as the Fox Bridge. Flood damage in 1878 left it unsafe, and in 1896 the town re-erected it at its present site, renaming it for local citizen Arthur A. Smith, a Civil War captain and Colrain officeholder. Its structure combines a multiple king post truss with laminated Burr arches added in 1920 so that heavier loads from a cider and vinegar company could cross. The bridge carried vinegar kegs to the railroad, gave access to a Baptist church and nearby homes, and formed part of the road to Heath. The nomination identifies it as one of four surviving covered bridges in Massachusetts and the only one using Burr truss construction. It has a slate-shingled gable roof and vertical board sheathing. At the time of nomination it was closed for repairs.","period_of_significance":"Specific dates: built 1868-70; moved 1896","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Multiple king post truss with added laminated Burr arches","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Needs repair and was closed to traffic for about the past year; town restoration efforts were started but not completed for lack of funds.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.31446-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/7951/63795147/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000592.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000592/a8e59118d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000592/a8e59118d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_A._Smith_Covered_Bridge,_Colrain_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_A._Smith_Covered_Bridge,_Colrain_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795147","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_A._Smith_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4797770"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/franklin-county/smith-arthur-a-covered-bridge-83000592/"}