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Littleton-Waterford Bridge

Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Caledonia County, Vermont

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Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Connecticut River on Road
Location
Waterford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Caledonia County, Vermont
Status
Destroyed by ice jam. Bridge foundations inundated by Moore Reservoir
History
Built 1890; Closed to traffic 1934; Destroyed by ice jam in 1936
Builder
- Littleton Bridge Co.
Design
Pin connected Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 265.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.34125, -71.85187   (decimal degrees)
44°20'29" N, 71°51'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/272666/4913732 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Littleton
Inventory number
BH 58501 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,640)
Built 1890 (276)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Caledonia County, Vermont (59)
Connecticut River (95)
Destroyed by collision (92)
Destroyed by ice (16)
Grafton County, New Hampshire (150)
Great Flood of 1936 (9)
Littleton Bridge Co. (1)
Lost (25,072)
Lost 1936 (93)
 Lost during 1930s (640)
New Hampshire (671)
Pennsylvania truss (493)
Pin-connected (3,932)
State line crossing (857)
Through truss (15,216)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (33,021)
Vermont (628)
Waterford, Vermont (4)
Wooden deck (6,084)

Update Log 

  • December 8, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Corrected location. Added details
  • October 21, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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