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Water Street Bridge

Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Photos 

View Looking North Toward Downtown, Showing Setting/Context And South Approach. Showing French-Thompson (Rumford) House, Gas Holder, Railroad Switch House And Bridge.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #218585

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Girder bridge over BMRR on US Hwy. 3/Water Street
Location
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1936; Replaced in 2000
Railroad
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 122.1 ft.
Total length: 126.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.18667, -71.55167   (decimal degrees)
43°11'12" N, 71°33'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/292644/4784705 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Concord
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
26,000
Inventory number
BH 49920 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2011)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Boston & Maine Railroad (410)
Built 1936 (1,181)
Built during 1930s (11,983)
Concord, New Hampshire (12)
Formerly NR-eligible (447)
Functionally obsolete (5,999)
Girder (10,896)
Lost (27,278)
 Lost 2000 (402)
Lost during 2000s (4,322)
Merrimack County, New Hampshire (97)
New Hampshire (703)
Owned by city (5,902)
Replaced by new bridge (18,516)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,502)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,074)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • HAER NH-29 - Water Street Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad

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