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Rating:
49500
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2 votes
Cheshire Rail Trail - Stone Arch Bridge
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Photos
Photo Credit: New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
BH Photo #212109
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Facts
Overview
Stone arch bridge over Branch River on Railroad (Abandoned)
Location
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1847
Railroads
-
Boston & Maine Railroad
(BM)
-
Cheshire Railroad
-
Fitchburg Railroad
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 2012
Also called
Cheshire - Stone Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.91405
,
-72.25300
(decimal degrees)
42°54'51" N, 72°15'11" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/724221/4754931
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keene
Inventory numbers
NRHP 12000504
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 49500
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(9,628)
Arch
(12,863)
Boston & Maine Railroad
(427)
Built 1847
(32)
Built during 1840s
(343)
Cheshire County, New Hampshire
(81)
Cheshire Railroad
(5)
Deck arch
(12,080)
Fitchburg Railroad
(27)
NR-listed
(3,027)
New Hampshire
(781)
Open to pedestrians
(4,692)
Rail-to-trail
(1,677)
Railroad
(16,990)
Span length 75-100 feet
(6,803)
Stone arch
(3,366)
Update Log
April 16, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
October 21, 2015: New photos from Mike Garland
November 8, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chesire Railroad", "Fitchburg Railroad", "Rail-to-trail"
September 4, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth
Sources
Nathan Holth
Google Books
- Historical Photo
Mike Garland -
Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
Richard Doody
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