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Clark Pond Footbridge

Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Clark Pond Footbridge

Elevation from northwest quadrant, clear day

Photo taken by Nick Boppel in August 2020

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BH Photo #480145

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Description 

It is not known if the steel girder superstructure of this bridge is original to the railroad or is modern construction for the recreational trail built along the former railroad right-of-way. The stone substructure is almost certainly original (or at least not modern), but the wooden/timber deck is likely modern. Close examination of the details on the girder was not possible, so its age is not known.

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over Clark Pond on Rockingham Recreational Trail
Location
Auburn, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Exact history unknown. Substructure definitely is original to the former railroad at this location, and the superstructure may be as well. Deck is not original
Design
Steel girder bridge with modern wooden/timber deck, sitting on likely-original stone piers
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02088, -71.35174   (decimal degrees)
43°01'15" N, 71°21'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/308374/4765817 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90413 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Auburn, New Hampshire (1)
Deck girder (5,744)
Footbridge (423)
Girder (10,233)
New Hampshire (663)
Open to pedestrians (4,209)
Rail-to-trail (1,536)
 Railroad (15,411)
Rockingham County, New Hampshire (56)
Rockingham Recreational Trail (4)
Stone piers (34)
Timber deck (15)
Trail (14)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • August 28, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel

Sources 

  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com

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