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Valley Cross Road Bridge

Carroll County, New Hampshire

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Wildcat Brook Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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BH Photo #147456

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Overview
Parker pony truss bridge over Wildcat Brook on Valley Cross Road in Jackson
Location
Jackson, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1983
Design
Pin-connected parker pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 73.2 ft.
Deck width: 9.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Fairview Bridge
Wildcat Brook Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.15249, -71.17967   (decimal degrees)
44°09'09" N, 71°10'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/325693/4891119 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jackson
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
100
Inventory number
BH 43487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2016)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

5-panel truss (459)
Built 1905 (738)
Built during 1900s (6,435)
Carroll County, New Hampshire (41)
Decorative/Non-Functional Truss (20)
Functionally obsolete (7,811)
Have street view (23,533)
Jackson, New Hampshire (2)
NR-eligible (3,976)
New Hampshire (587)
One-lane traffic (7,486)
 Open (36,953)
Owned by city (4,659)
Painted green (145)
Parker pony truss (348)
Parker truss (1,548)
Pin-connected (3,491)
Pony truss (15,158)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,112)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,572)
Truss (29,810)
Wooden deck (5,884)

Update Log 

  • May 22, 2016: New photos from Janis Ford
  • June 2, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Wooden deck", "5-panel truss"
  • October 16, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • October 11, 2009: Added by C Hanchey

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Janis Ford
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Valley Cross Road Bridge
Posted October 16, 2013, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Based on the photo added, this is not a lenticular and is just a parker truss... and also has had load-bearing stringers added under it.

Valley Cross Road Bridge
Posted October 12, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It looks like the original plaque was removed and replaced with the 1905 plaque. I have seen a lot of these from bridge relocation projects. They certainly don't merit the same recognition as the original builder, and should have put it in another location.

Valley Cross Road Bridge
Posted October 12, 2009, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This is a pin-connected lenticular pony truss constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. It contains their trademark railing design on the sidewalk. The NBI given 1905 date is incorrect, because this company was absorbed by the American Bridge Company in 1900. 1905 may refer to a rehab or relocation date.