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Ledyard Covered Bridge

Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Orange County, Vermont

Photo 

Ledyard Bridge

Postcard dated 1903

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BH Photo #420973

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Connecticut River on present day Wheelock Street
Location
Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Orange County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1859; Demolished 1935
Design
Covered Town lattice through truss with supplemental arch
Dimensions
Total length: 402.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.70364, -72.29972   (decimal degrees)
43°42'13" N, 72°17'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/717571/4842501 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hanover
Inventory number
BH 76150 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,010)
Built 1859 (40)
Built during 1850s (578)
Covered (2,692)
Grafton County, New Hampshire (158)
Hanover, New Hampshire (3)
Lattice through truss (720)
Lattice truss (755)
Lost (29,894)
Lost 1935 (97)
 Lost during 1930s (1,067)
New Hampshire (727)
Orange County, Vermont (39)
Replaced by new bridge (20,332)
State line crossing (933)
Through truss (17,777)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,602)
Town lattice truss (392)
Truss (36,669)
Vermont (686)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
  • March 17, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Richard Doody

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