"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." [BridgeHunter]
"SIGNIFICANCE: "The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving covered bridge
in the United States. It is an excellent example of the double-web Town
lattice truss used by the Boston & Maine Railroad in the late nineteenth
century." [HAER_data]
They must have forgotten the adjective "railroad" in front of "covered bridge" because I have noted way more than eight covered bridges in the USA.
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| Street View, Oct 2023 |
It was stained about a year after this photo was taken.
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| Street View, Aug 2018 |
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| 2015 photo by Mike Garland via BridgeHunter |
Boston & Maine acquired the original Concord & Claremont Railroad in 1887.
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| 2019 photo by Steve Lux via BridgeHunter |
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| HAER NH-38 INTERIOR, LOOKING WEST. - Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH Photos from Survey HAER NH-38 |
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| HAER NH-38 Contoocook Bridge, Title Page - Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH Drawings from Survey HAER NH-38 [There are seven more diagrams.] |
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