Mechanic Street Covered Bridge 29-04-06

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Also known as the Israel River Bridge. See State of NH site: http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/bridges/p59.html

Photo taken by David P. Timmins in June 2009

BH Photo #144068

Overview: Covered bridge over Israel River on Mechanic Street in Lancaster
Location: Town of Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1862; Rebuilt 2006
Design: Covered Paddleford through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 79.3 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.7 ft.
Also called: Mechanic Street Bridge
Israel River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.48700, -71.56433 (decimal degrees)
44°29'13" N, 71°33'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/296094/4929163 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lancaster
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 749
Inventory numbers: WGCB 29-04-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 24877 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.5 (out of 100)
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