Hopkinton Covered Railroad Bridge

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Contoocook Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

BH Photo #147511

Steve Lux - Contoocook Riverway Association

Overview: Double Lattice through truss bridge over Contoocook River on former Boston & Maine Railroad
Location: Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1889, Washed off abutments and restored 1936 & 1938; Abandoned 1962; Restored 1990; Major rehab 2003; Fire suppression and fire proofing 2009; Removal of center shelving 2017; Erosion control fixes, minor siding repairs, new staining 2019
Builders: - David Hazelton (Carpenter)
- Jonathan Parker Snow (Engineer)
Railroads: - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Concord & Claremont Railroad (CCRR)
Design: Double Town Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 67.0 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1980
Also called: BM - Hopkinton Covered Railroad Bridge
Contoocook Railroad Bridge
BM - Contoocook River Bridge
29-07-07
Contoocook Covered Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.22307, -71.71384 (decimal degrees)
43°13'23" N, 71°42'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/279596/4789162 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hopkinton
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80000294 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 29-07-07 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 43488 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 27, 2020: Updated by Steve Lux Jr: Added some recent history
May 8, 2019: New photos from Steve Lux Jr
April 17, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
August 2, 2017: New photos from Michael Quiet
November 13, 2015: New photos from Mike Garland
October 28, 2014: New video from Will Truax
October 20, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added category "Double-trussed"
March 7, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Railroad"
December 18, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added Engineer/designer
September 11, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
February 17, 2011: New video from Will
April 2, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
October 12, 2009: Added by C Hanchey