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BM - Alcott Trestle

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Photo 

Alcott Trestle, Hancock, NH

Alcott Trestle, Hancock, NH; from a c. 1905 postcard.

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BH Photo #344780

Map 

Description 

One of four wrought-iron viaducts on the former Manchester & Keene Railroad (later the B&M Keene Branch). No build date is listed in the 1938 abandonment proceedings, but based on the similar design to the Marlborough Trestle (http://bridgehunter.com/nh/cheshire/bh70441/), this structure was likely built around 1883-4. The line was abandoned and large structures removed in 1938 following damage from flooding.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge on B&M Keene Branch
Location
Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Status
Removed but not replaced
Railroad
- Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
Design
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Total length: 346.0 ft.
Also called
BM - Bridge 35.91 (Keene Branch)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.97655, -71.99200   (decimal degrees)
42°58'36" N, 71°59'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/256026/4762555 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peterborough North
Inventory number
BH 70397 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boston & Maine Railroad (403)
Curved (461)
Deck truss (1,744)
Hancock, New Hampshire (2)
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (106)
Lost (24,961)
Lost 1938 (76)
Lost during 1930s (634)
 New Hampshire (670)
Railroad (15,600)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)
Truss (32,953)
Warren deck truss (604)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (60)
Warren truss (6,580)
Wrought Iron (394)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

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