Hancock-Greenfield Bridge
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Hancock-Greenfield Bridge spanning Contoocook River, carrying Forest Road | |
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| Nearest city | Hancock, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 42°57′25″N 71°56′8″W / 42.95694°N 71.93556°WCoordinates: 42°57′25″N 71°56′8″W / 42.95694°N 71.93556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | John W. Childs |
| Architectural style | Teco-Pratt timber truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000071[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 05, 1981 |
The Hancock-Greenfield Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Forest Road over the Contoocook River at the town line between Hancock and Greenfield, New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation covered bridge database refers to it as County Bridge.[2] It is a single-span Teco-Pratt timber truss, 88 feet (27 m) long and 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m) wide, with an internal clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m). The road bed is 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, and carries two lanes of traffic. The bridge's roof is sheathed in asphalt, and its walls are finished in vertical board siding. Built in 1937, it is the first wooden covered bridge in the northeastern United States to use modern engineering techniques (the Teco truss).[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
See also
- List of New Hampshire covered bridges
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "County Bridge: Hancock and Greenfield, New Hampshire". NH Dept. of Transportation. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Hancock-Greenfield Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
External links
- Hancock-Greenfield Bridge at Bridgehunter.com
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