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WesternAvContoocookRvHennikerNH01 View of the Western Avenue bridge from the
Patterson Hill Road bridge. Photo taken by David P. Timmins |
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WesternAvContoocookRvHennikerNH02 Western Avenue bridge was closed on 04-Apr-2008. See the URL below for the selectmen's notice. Photo taken by David P. Timmins |
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WesternAvContoocookRvHennikerNH03 View through the bridge. Photo taken by David P. Timmins |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Contoocook River on Western Avenue in Henniker
- Location
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1933; rehabilitated 1988
- Design
- Two-span riveted, skewed Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 149.0 ft.
Total length: 305.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.16750, -71.84167 (decimal degrees)
43°10'03" N, 71°50'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/269004/4783336 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Henniker
- Inventory number
- BH 25004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 10/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 840
Update Log
- April 16, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
- October 22, 2008: New photos from David P. Timmins
Sources
- David P. Timmins - grumpytimm [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Henniker NH selectmen's notice closing the bridge. - Henniker NH selectmen's notice closing the bridge.