Wender·Vista
Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
on the Kancamagus, where the Swift River runs

Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus

— — the timber the river kept dry.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A two-span Paddleford-truss bridge over the Swift River, on the slow road through the White Mountains. Built in 1858, rebuilt after a flood took the original out, still in service on a quiet pullout off the Kancamagus. The water below runs clear over granite. In October the sugar maples on the far bank turn the inside of the bridge red. — from the studio

from the studio
Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus
— bring it home

Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
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Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Albany Covered Bridge stands on the Kancamagus Highway in Albany, New Hampshire, six miles east of Conway, within the White Mountain National Forest. The bridge crosses the Swift River in two spans on a Paddleford truss, a New Hampshire pattern devised by Peter Paddleford of Littleton in the 1840s. The current structure dates to 1858, replacing an earlier bridge swept off in a flood. The Kancamagus, designated a National Scenic Byway in 1989, threads 34.5 miles between Conway and Lincoln through the highest reaches of the range.

— the water

The Swift River drains the southern slopes of the Sandwich Range and meets the Saco River at Conway. Below the bridge it widens into a shallow run over pale granite, the same stone that surfaces at Lower Falls and Rocky Gorge a few miles upstream. The water carries no glacial flour and reads tea-coloured in shadow, almost colourless in sun. After the spring melt it runs hard enough to move boulders; by late summer a person can wade across in calf-deep water.

— the season

Peak foliage on the upper Kancamagus typically falls between September 28 and October 12, about two weeks ahead of coastal New Hampshire. The sugar maples (Acer saccharum) along the Swift River turn first, followed by the birches and beeches of the ridges above. The U.S. Forest Service publishes weekly colour reports through the Saco Ranger Station in Conway. Once the leaves drop, the bridge stands clear against bare hardwood and the granite of the riverbed shows through. Snow closes most pullouts by mid-November.

— where
United States · Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire
— within
White Mountain National Forest
— position
44.0042° N · 71.2272° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
2 km W
Rocky Gorge Scenic Area
river gorge
5 km E
Lower Falls
cascade
13 km W
Sabbaday Falls
waterfall
10 km E
Conway
town
N
Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus
Rocky Gorge Scenic Area
Lower Falls
Sabbaday Falls
Conway
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Albany Covered Bridge Kancamagus — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The current bridge dates to 1858, replacing an earlier span swept off by flood. It uses the Paddleford truss, a pattern developed in Littleton, New Hampshire in the 1840s and common across the Saco watershed.

On the Kancamagus Highway in Albany, New Hampshire, six miles west of Conway. A signed pullout on the south side of Route 112 sits at the bridge's east approach.

The bridge is closed to motor vehicles. A short paved spur from the highway pullout leads to the deck, which is open to walk-through traffic in both directions during snow-free months.

The Swift River, which drains the southern flank of the Sandwich Range and joins the Saco River at Conway. The reach below the bridge runs clear over granite with no glacial silt.

Late September through early October. The upper Kancamagus turns about two weeks ahead of coastal New Hampshire. The Saco Ranger Station publishes a weekly colour report from mid-September through the first hard frost.

Yes. Albany Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is one of more than fifty surviving covered bridges in New Hampshire and one of three on the Kancamagus corridor.

— about the piece in your home

It reads as a recognition piece for anyone who has driven the Kancamagus. A Small on a hallway shelf or a Medium above a writing desk carries the bridge at a quiet scale. A handwritten note from the studio can travel with it.

The Voynich treatment turns the timber rust and ember and the river slate. It settles in Mountain-modern, New England-traditional, and warm Minimalist rooms with oak or walnut wood and natural linen.

Yes. Covered-bridge imagery has held in cabin-modern and alpine-modern catalogues for several seasons. The stained-glass treatment reads as art rather than country décor, which keeps it from dating.

A single Large reads well above a standard console; for a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the width without crowding. For a long sectional, a nine-tile Mural gives the bridge its full span.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash. The colour sits inside the ceramic surface, so daily moisture does not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for daily care. Avoid abrasive sponges and ammonia-based sprays. The thin glossy finish on the standard tiles wipes clean in a single pass.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in-house in Knoxville by Reid Wender and finished on ceramic in our studio. We do not license third-party imagery.

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