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

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

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Summary

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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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pratt, Henry B
New Hampshire Highway Department
Timber Engineering Company
Bureau of Public Roads
New Hampshire State Highway Department
Hagan Thibodeau Construction
Gamache, Willbert
Works Progress Administration
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
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Location

Hancock (N.H.)42.97827, -71.97570
Google Map of 42.9782657, -71.97569899999999
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Source

Library of Congress
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