Hancock-Greenfield Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Forest Road (formerly Old County Road), Hancock, Hillsborough County, NH

Significance: Hancock-Greenfield Bridge was the first permanent highway span in the northeastern United States to utilize timber connectors. It is one of seven covered bridges built with timber connectors in the United States.

Survey number: HAER NH-42

Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1981 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000071

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1969 - 1980

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