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Sawyer Bridge

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Photos 

Bridge without a road.

Photo taken by David P. Timmins

BH Photo #125551

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over North Branch River in Hillsborough
Location
Hilsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1867; bypassed 1988
Builders
- Calvin A. Gould (1826-1877)
- James H. Gould (1828-1890)
- Reuben E. Loveren (1817-1883)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.11146, -71.91889   (decimal degrees)
43°06'41" N, 71°55'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/262509/4777328 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hillsboro
Inventory number
BH 24940 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2008)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,838)
Arch (12,396)
Built 1867 (60)
Built during 1860s (548)
Bypassed (183)
Calvin A. Gould (1)
Deck arch (11,632)
Have street view (27,708)
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (108)
Hilsboro, New Hampshire (1)
James H. Gould (1)
 NR-eligible (4,059)
New Hampshire (693)
Open to pedestrians (4,395)
Owned by state (16,235)
Preserved (1,212)
Reuben E. Loveren (1)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,922)
Stone arch (3,165)
Sufficiency rating zero (208)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,669)

Update Log 

  • September 4, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 5, 2016: Updated by Janis Ford: Added builder from historical marker
  • March 18, 2016: New photos from Mike Garland
  • August 18, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • October 6, 2008: New photos from David P. Timmins

Sources 

  • David P. Timmins - grumpytimm [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Janis Ford
  • Dana and Kay Klein

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