Historic Bridges
of the United States
Whittier Covered Bridge
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
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Overview
Covered bridge over Bearcamp River on Old NH 25 in Ossipee
Location
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1870
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.82194, -71.21194
(decimal degrees)
43°49'19" N, 71°12'43" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-02-08
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 84002558
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24814
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 04/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1984)
200
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1870
(27)
Built during 1870s
(251)
Carroll County, New Hampshire
(14)
Covered
(500)
NH 25
(3)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
New Hampshire
(237)
Open to pedestrians
(361)
Owned by city
(1,847)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,247)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,613)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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