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NH 03C 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August, 1983

BH Photo #376929

A two-span Town-Pratt lattice truss single track railroad bridge with pedestrian walkway. Abandoned in 1979, it was burned by arsons in 1985.

Overview: Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Contoocook River on Boston & Maine RR
Location: Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Status: Destroyed by arsonists in 1985
History: Built 1903; Pier washed out 1938; Abandoned 1979; Destroyed 1985.
Railroad: - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design: Town-Pratt lattice through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 219.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975
Also called: 29-06-01#2
Hillsborough Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.11301, -71.89510 (decimal degrees)
43°06'47" N, 71°53'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/264451/4777433 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hillsboro
Inventory numbers: NRHP 75000126 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 29-06-01#2 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 61397 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 28, 2017: New photos from Chester Gehman
June 16, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Boston & Maine Railroad", "Railroad"
June 16, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added category "HAER documented"