Oak Street Overpass

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Oak Street over BMRR tracks, Dover, NH

Taken from behind Salmon Falls Pottery. Safe, active industrial area. Tracks still is service, Amtrak trains slowing down for the station but still moving pretty quick.

Photo taken by David P. Timmins in October 2005

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BH Photo #269337

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Overview: Warren pony truss over STRR on Oak Street
Location: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1890; Reconstructed 1928
Railroads: - Boston & Maine Railroad (BM)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
Design: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.20694, -70.86444 (decimal degrees)
43°12'25" N, 70°51'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/348541/4785483 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Dover East
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 9,497
Inventory number: BH 58597 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

April 16, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added category "Wooden deck"
April 15, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added categories Springfield Terminal, Pan Am, Boston & Maine, Railroad, Stone Abutments", "Riveted"
April 10, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Status, design
October 29, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added type
October 29, 2013: Added by David P. Timmins

Sources

David P. Timmins - grumpytimm [at] yahoo [dot] com
Luke
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com