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Centenary Avenue Bridge

Belknap County, New Hampshire

Photos 

Centenary Avenue Bridge pano2

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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BH Photo #331934

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Wooden bridge over NEGS RR on Centenary Avenue
Location
Belknap County, New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Railroads
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Hobo Railroad (HBX)
- New England Southern Railroad (NEGS)
- Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad (PLRR)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 22.0 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.60946, -71.46106   (decimal degrees)
43°36'34" N, 71°27'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/301393/4831441 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Laconia
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
92
Inventory number
BH 24808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,715)
Belknap County, New Hampshire (34)
Boston & Maine Railroad (402)
Built 1940 (1,074)
Built during 1940s (4,093)
Hobo Railroad (13)
New England Southern Railroad (23)
New Hampshire (663)
 Open (39,882)
Owned by state (15,985)
Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad (12)
Railroad (15,412)
Span length under 25 feet (6,894)
Timber stringer (4,017)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,169)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2015: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 14, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 27, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Changed pin location changed RR

Sources 

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

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