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Whittier Covered Bridge 29-02-08

Carroll County, New Hampshire

Photos 

Looking southwest from the north abutment.

Photo taken by Mike Garland in July 2015

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BH Photo #343400

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Bearcamp River on Nudd Road/Covered Bridge Road in Ossipee
Location
Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic. Bridge currently sitting on Nudd Road for rehabilitation
History
Built 1870; Rehabilitated 1983 with second rehab currently ongoing
Builders
- Jacob Berry (builder)
- Milton Graton & Son of Ashland, New Hampshire (1983 rehabilitation)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.82194, -71.21194   (decimal degrees)
43°49'19" N, 71°12'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/322127/4854474 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ossipee Lake
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-02-08 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 84002558 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2008)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,659)
Built 1870 (142)
Built during 1870s (1,129)
Carroll County, New Hampshire (48)
Closed (2,681)
Covered (1,676)
Have street view (27,123)
Jacob Berry (3)
Milton Graton & Son (8)
NH 25 (3)
 NR-listed (2,964)
New Hampshire (673)
Ossipee, New Hampshire (2)
Owned by city (5,545)
Paddleford truss (28)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,412)
Through truss (15,269)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,948)
Truss (33,116)
Wooden deck (6,085)

Update Log 

  • June 28, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
  • April 17, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • December 10, 2015: New photos from Mike Garland
  • September 11, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.

Sources 

  • Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Richard Doody
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Whittier Covered Bridge 29-02-08
Posted July 2, 2020, by Nick Boppel (nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Okay, I found out what exactly is going on with the so-called rehabilitation of this bridge (so-called because according to this source, this isn't the first time it's been delayed).

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/nhdot-returns-whit...

Whittier Covered Bridge 29-02-08
Posted June 27, 2020, by Nick Boppel (nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Made a site visit today. Something is holding up the rehabilitation of this bridge. The structure is still sitting on the Nudd Road approach and is closed to all traffic. The entire deck is mostly missing, and a pile of wood north of where the bridge is sitting looks to be the parts of the deck. Cinderblocks have been placed under the bridge to raise it up, so you can walk under/"inside" the bridge. Covered Bridge Road is now gated before the bridge approach, with multiple "No Parking Police Order" signs. I'm not sure what exactly is going on here, but I'll try to upload my photos later.

Whittier Covered Bridge 29-02-08
Posted January 15, 2015, by Matt Lohry

Of course, since it's a covered bridge, the word "renovations" is appropriate...if it were a metal truss bridge, the word "replacement" would be used instead.

Whittier Covered Bridge 29-02-08
Posted January 15, 2015, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Renovations under way!:

http://www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com/Articles-Carrol...