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Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

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Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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)
USGS topographic map: Keene
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 (as of 05/2008): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 3,400