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Granite Street Bridge (1896-1954)

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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Granite Street Bridge 1896

Looking SW-Courtesy Library of Congress. Collection number on photograph

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

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BH Photo #325612

Map 

Description 

This is the second bridge at this crossing. Length is estimate.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Merrimack River on Granite St
Location
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1896
Builder
- Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 485.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.98536, -71.46953   (decimal degrees)
42°59'07" N, 71°28'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/298660/4762148 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manchester South
Inventory number
BH 67744 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,402)
Built 1896 (289)
Built during 1890s (3,196)
Groton Bridge Co. (113)
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (109)
Lost (28,550)
Lost 1954 (89)
Lost during 1950s (870)
 Manchester, New Hampshire (26)
New Hampshire (712)
Pratt through truss (6,065)
Pratt truss (10,313)
Replaced by new bridge (19,419)
Through truss (16,828)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,513)
Truss (35,517)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2018: New photo from David Shedlock
  • May 26, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • May 22, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • David Shedlock

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