New Hampshire > Sullivan County > Landmark #169631

Wright's Bridge

Also known as: Wright's Covered Railroad Bridge
E of Claremont on Chandler Rd. over Sugar River, Newport, New Hampshire

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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2018

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Description 

A double Town + arch truss railroad bridge that replaced a 1872 bridge. Now a trail. World Guide # NH-10-04#2

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975
Reference number
75000135
Architectural style
Other architectural type; Town-Lattice Truss
Areas of significance
Engineering; Transportation
Level of significance
State
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type
Structure
Historic function
Rail-related
Current function
Rail-related
Period of significance
1900-1924
Significant year
1906

Tags 

20th Century (29,077)
Boston & Maine Railroad (5)
Bridge (2,679)
Built 1906 (907)
Built during 1900s (9,526)
Granite (5,091)
New Hampshire (869)
Newport, New Hampshire (10)
Private owner (54,402)
Sullivan County, New Hampshire (71)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2022: Updated by Jim Allen: expanded description
  • June 15, 2018: Updated by Jim Allen: added description
  • June 11, 2018: New photos from Jim Allen

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