Iron Furnace Bridge

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Description

This is an 1889 lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co to cross the Ham Branch on the Delage Farm Road in Franconia New Hampshire. As with the other bridges by BIBC this is made of wrought iron and is pin connected. Additional points to note are the bolted (and not pin connected) end members and the tapered web posts. In 2001 the bridge was removed from its original location and moved to the Iron Furnace park in Fanconia and now serves as a pedestrian crossing for a nature trail.

Facts

Overview: Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over a tributary of Gale River on a pedestrian path
Location: Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1889 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Relocated and converted to pedestrian use 2001
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 56.0 ft.
Also called: Delage Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.23011, -71.75451 (decimal degrees)
44°13'48" N, 71°45'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/280012/4901121 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sugar Hill
Inventory number: BH 56220 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 12, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
May 3, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Relocated", "Wrought Iron", "One-lane traffic"
April 4, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added description & photos
May 12, 2013: Added by James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
Historic Iron and Steel Bridges in ME, NH, VT - Info on Bridge
Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com