Rating:
No votes cast

Winnisquam Bridge (ca.1840)

Belknap County, New Hampshire

Photos 

Mosquitobridge1 weirsbeach

Reposted courtesy of weirsbeach.com

BH Photo #333669

Map 

Description 

Length is estimate

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lake Winnisquam on SR-11/US Hwy 3
Location
Belknap County, New Hampshire
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca1840
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 466.0 ft.
Also called
Mosquito Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.50203, -71.51118   (decimal degrees)
43°30'07" N, 71°30'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/296988/4819630 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Winnisquam Lake
Inventory number
BH 68663 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,378)
Belknap County, New Hampshire (34)
Lost (22,269)
Lost 1916 (49)
Lost during 1910s (431)
New Hampshire (592)
Replaced by new bridge (14,857)
Timber stringer (3,706)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,886)

Update Log 

  • July 31, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 29, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments 

Post a comment here Contact webmaster