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Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton County, NH

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Significance: Bath Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction, before design became standardized into several major types based on patent plans. It is also of interest for its location in the midst of a well-preserved town center.

Survey number: HAER NH-34

Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1918-1919 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1987-1988 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000125

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covered bridges transportation multiple king post trusses vehicular bridges bath bridge bath bridge ammonoosuc ammonoosuc river lisbon lisbon road grafton grafton county new hampshire cyrus batchelder c c battey theodore burr justine christianson federal highway administration milton s graton historic american engineering record william v hutchins christopher marston john w storrs white mountain railroad photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress national register of historic places
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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Burr, Theodore
Graton, Milton S
Hutchins, William V
White Mountain Railroad
Storrs, John W
Battey, C C
Batchelder, Cyrus
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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covered bridges transportation multiple king post trusses vehicular bridges bath bridge bath bridge ammonoosuc ammonoosuc river lisbon lisbon road grafton grafton county new hampshire cyrus batchelder c c battey theodore burr justine christianson federal highway administration milton s graton historic american engineering record william v hutchins christopher marston john w storrs white mountain railroad photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress national register of historic places