BM - Contoocook River Bridge

Photos 

Across the Contoocook River.

Photo taken by Panoramio user JBTHEMILKER

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)

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BH Photo #269332

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Description 

Steel stringers over the Contoocook River were built ca. 1965 to replace a covered span destroyed by fire. NBI built date of 1930 may correspond to the stringer span crossing Antrim Rd, possibly the approach trestles as well.

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Antrim Road on Boston & Maine Railroad in Bennington

Location

Bennington, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built 1930

Railroad

- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Total length: 296.0 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.00611, -71.92722   (decimal degrees)
43°00'22" N, 71°55'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/261423/4765652 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hillsboro

Inventory number

BH 24935 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 1996)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• November 30, 2020: Updated by Ian Martin: Added note regarding previous covered span
• October 29, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• BM - Bennington Covered Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Ian Martin

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