United States Navy Seabees Bridge

United States Navy Seabees Bridge

2003 bridge on the left, 1937 bridge on the right
Carries NH 9[1]
Crosses Connecticut River
Locale Brattleboro, Vermont to Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Design steel two-hinged through arch bridge
Opened ?, 1937, 2003

The United States Navy Seabees Bridge is a through steel two-hinged arch bridge over the Connecticut River located between Brattleboro, Vermont and Chesterfield, New Hampshire. It carries VT 9 / NH 9.

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History and construction

There have been three bridges on this site. The 1937 and 2003 bridges still exist. An earlier suspension bridge was heavily damaged by the 1936 flood.[2]

The 1937 bridge is still in existence about 10 feet (3.0 m) downstream from the 2003 bridge, and is currently in use as a pedestrian bridge. This bridge won an award in 1937 like the Arrigoni Bridge did a year later (1938) and the French King Bridge did five years earlier (1932).

The 2003 bridge is of similar construction to the 1937 bridge, but built for heavier loads with a wider deck and more road clearance. It uses suspender cables where the 1937 bridge uses thin suspender beams.

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References

  1. ^ VERMONT v. NEW HAMPSHIRE 289 U.S. 593 (1933) says the river, and therefore the bridge, is all in New Hampshire.
  2. ^ Whittlesey, Charles W. (1938). Crossing and Re-Crossing the Connecticut River. New Haven, Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. pp. 24–25.