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Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge 29-03-05
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Photos
Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009
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BH Photo #147547
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Overview
Two-span covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Sawyers Crossing Road in Swanzey
Location
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1859; rehabilitated 1996
Design
Covered Lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 77.1 ft.
Total length: 159.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1978
Also called
Cresson Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.88611
,
-72.28639
(decimal degrees)
42°53'10" N, 72°17'11" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/721596/4751740
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keene
Average daily traffic
(as of 2014)
4,200
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78000211
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 29-03-05
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 24855
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report
(as of December 2017)
Overall condition:
Fair
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.6
(out of 100)
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19th Century
(6,915)
Built 1859
(23)
Built during 1850s
(372)
Cheshire County, New Hampshire
(61)
Covered
(1,524)
Have street view
(25,503)
Lattice through truss
(490)
Lattice truss
(523)
NR-listed
(2,881)
New Hampshire
(592)
Open
(38,324)
Owned by city
(4,950)
Span length 75-100 feet
(6,189)
Structurally deficient
(15,704)
Through truss
(14,113)
Total length 125-175 feet
(5,678)
Town lattice truss
(229)
Truss
(31,317)
Wooden deck
(6,002)
Update Log
April 17, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
May 22, 2017: New photos from Michael Quiet
August 24, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
October 21, 2015: New photos from Mike Garland
February 14, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
September 11, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
October 13, 2009: New photos from C Hanchey
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
C Hanchey
-
cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
J.P.
-
wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Mike Garland -
Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
John Loxton
Michael Quiet -
mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
Richard Doody
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