Old Carr Bridge

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Jones over Beards01 Double arch bridge over the Beard Brook at the meeting of the Beard and Jones Roads, known as the Old Carr Bridge, built by Captain Jonathan Carr in 1840, and allegedly paid for with counterfeit money. Photo taken by David P. Timmins

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Jones over Beards02 Double arch bridge over the Beard Brook at the meeting of the Beard and Jones Roads, known as the Old Carr Bridge, built by Captain Jonathan Carr in 1840, and allegedly paid for with counterfeit money. Photo taken by David P. Timmins

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Jones over Beards03 Double arch bridge over the Beard Brook at the meeting of the Beard and Jones Roads, known as the Old Carr Bridge, built by Captain Jonathan Carr in 1840, and allegedly paid for with counterfeit money. Photo taken by David P. Timmins

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Historical American Buildings Survey L. C. Durette, Photographer May 15, 1936 Old Carr Bridge View From Down Stream Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Historical American Buildings Survey L. C. Durette, Photographer May 15, 1936 Old Carr Bridge, Beards Brook Detail From Down Stream Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Historical American Buildings Survey L. C. Durette, Photographer May 15, 1936 Old Carr Bridge, Beard Brook View From Up Stream Showing Damage Of Floor Of 1936 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Historic American Buildings Survey E. W. Clark, Photographer Carr Bridge Rebuilt, Looking South East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Historic American Buildings Survey E. W. Clark, Photographer Carr Bridge Rebuilt Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over Beard's Brook on Jones Road in Hillsborough

Location

Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built in 1840 by Captain Jonathan Carr

Builder

- Captain Jonathan Carr

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 21.0 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.13025, -71.94469   (decimal degrees)
43°07'49" N, 71°56'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/260483/4779488 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Hillsboro, northwest

Inventory number

BH 37543 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2008)

Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1987)

250

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 4, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Merged NBI data
• October 8, 2008: Added by David P. Timmins

Sources 

• David P. Timmins - grumpytimm [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Stone arch bridges in the town of Hillsborough, NH. - Chamber of Commerce webpage about Hillborough, NH.
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HABS NH-32-B - Old Carr Bridge, Spanning Beard Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, NH

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