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West Lebanon-Hartford Bridge

Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Windsor County, Vermont

Photos 

Photo Credit: New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources

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BH Photo #212102

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Connecticut River on US 4 in Lebanon
Location
White River Junction, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Windsor County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1976
Design
Two span Pratt through truss on riveted connections and one Warren pony truss approach span with riveted connections.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 148.0 ft.
Total length: 392.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Connecticut River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.65056, -72.31444   (decimal degrees)
43°39'02" N, 72°18'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/716575/4836566 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hanover
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
13,000
Inventory number
BH 24896 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2014)
Overall condition: Fair
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,161)
Built during 1930s (11,776)
Connecticut River (95)
Doomed (1,091)
Grafton County, New Hampshire (150)
Have street view (27,082)
Lebanon, New Hampshire (24)
Lost (25,067)
NR-eligible (4,057)
New Hampshire (671)
Owned by state (16,071)
Pony truss (16,260)
Pratt through truss (5,436)
Pratt truss (9,360)
Replaced by UCEB (74)
 Replaced by new bridge (16,851)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,237)
State line crossing (857)
Structurally deficient (14,092)
Sufficiency rating zero (215)
Through truss (15,215)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (33,017)
US 4 (12)
Vermont (628)
Warren pony truss (3,374)
Warren truss (6,587)
White River Junction, New Hampshire (2)
Windsor County, Vermont (102)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Added category "Replaced by UCEB"
  • June 14, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • May 20, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Changed status & added cities
  • February 20, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
  • September 4, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated Bridge Description, Added SHPO Photos

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • Nathan Holth
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Connecticut River Bridge
Posted September 19, 2010, by Doug Kerr

This bridge is currently in the process of being replaced. NHDOT is willing to find someone who wants to remove and preserve the bridge in a new location.