Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton County, NH
Summary
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
Tags
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
infrastructure
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
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
Location
bath
,
44.18544, -71.94495
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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