Hillsborough Railroad Bridge

Hillsborough Railroad Bridge

Only bridge abutments survive today
Location Spans Contoocook River SW of NH 149, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°6′48″N 71°53′44″W / 43.11333°N 71.89556°W / 43.11333; -71.89556Coordinates: 43°6′48″N 71°53′44″W / 43.11333°N 71.89556°W / 43.11333; -71.89556
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1903 (1903)
Architectural style Town lattice truss
NRHP Reference # 75000126[1]
Added to NRHP June 10, 1975

The Hillsborough Railroad Bridge was a historic covered railroad bridge spanning the Contoocook River in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. It was destroyed by arson in 1985.[2] The bridge was a two-span Town-Pratt lattice truss span, mounted on granite abutments and a central wooden pier, which replaced a granite pier washed away in 1938. It had a total length of 219 feet (67 m). It was built in 1903 by the Boston and Maine Railroad, and was at least the second bridge on the site.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. At the time of its nomination it was one of six covered railroad bridges in the state;[1] it and at least one other (the Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge) were destroyed by the actions of arsonists.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Hillsborough, NH: 2004 Draft Master Plan" (PDF). Town of Hillsborough. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Hillsborough Railroad Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
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