County Farm Bridge (Wilton, New Hampshire)

County Farm Bridge
Nearest city Wilton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°51′25″N 71°49′3″W / 42.85694°N 71.81750°W / 42.85694; -71.81750Coordinates: 42°51′25″N 71°49′3″W / 42.85694°N 71.81750°W / 42.85694; -71.81750
Area less than one acre
Built 1885
Architect Ward Bros.
NRHP Reference # 81000070[1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1981

The County Farm Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Wilton, New Hampshire. Built in 1885, it carries Old County Farm over Whiting Brook, just south of its northern junction with Burton Highway in a rural section of northwestern Wilton. Old County Farm Road was the main access road to the Hillsborough County Poor Farm, and is now an unmaintained class 6 road. The bridge consists of a single stone arch with a span just under 18 feet (5.5 m). It is lined with cut granite voussoirs which were quarried in Wilton. The arch begins on land 7 feet (2.1 m) above the water, and the arch rises to a height of 15'10" above the typical water level. The arch is embedded in a causeway which is 430 feet (130 m) long.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for County Farm Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-13.


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