136. The Bedell Bridge | ||
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| located near the site of the old bridge, in Bedell Bridge State Park, which is on the west side of NH1O, south of its junction with NH25 in Haverhill, NH |
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"The last of five 19th century bridges which have existed
at this location was erected in 1866 by a local entrepreneur, Moody Bedell, who had operated a ferry
service here prior to the first bridge in 1805. The 396-foot structure was the largest surviving example
of a two-span covered bridge utilizing Burr truss and timber arch design. Following several years of
human effort which corrected decades of deterioration, the newly-restored landmark was destroyed by a
violent windstorm on September 14, 1979." erected 1979 The Bedell Bridge was listed on the National Register in 1975. |
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Bedell Bridge State Park |
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