Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge

WareHardwick Covered Bridge
Ware-Hardwick Covered Bridge in 2011
LocationWare River, Ware and Hardwick, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′37″N 72°12′45″W / 42.31028°N 72.21250°W / 42.31028; -72.21250
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
NRHP reference No.86001006
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1986

WareHardwick Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the Ware River on Old Gilbertville Road and Bridge Street in Ware and the village of Gilbertville within Hardwick, Massachusetts. It is one of a small number of surviving 19th-century covered bridges in the state. The bridge was built in 1886, extensively rebuilt in 1986–1987, and was closed in 2002 due to structural issues and a limited carrying capacity. The bridge reopened in October 2010 and no longer has a weight limit according to MassDOT. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.