Wright's Bridge

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Wright's Bridge
Wrights Covered Bridge - Newport, New Hampshire.jpg
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LocationSugar River Trail over the Sugar River, Newport, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°21′32″N72°15′33″W / 43.35889°N 72.25917°W / 43.35889; -72.25917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
ArchitectBoston & Maine Railroad
Architectural styleTown-Lattice Truss
NRHP reference No. 75000135 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1975

Wright's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Newport, New Hampshire. Originally built in 1906 to carry the Boston and Maine Railroad across the Sugar River, it now carries the multi-use Sugar River Trail. [2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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Description and history

Wright's Bridge is located in a rural setting in western Newport, spanning the Sugar River about 1,200 feet (370 m) west of the trail's intersection with Chandler Mill Road. The bridge is a single-span Town double-lattice truss structure which has been reinforced by laminated arches. The bridge spans 122 feet (37 m), with 6 feet (1.8 m) of overhang at each end, and rests on granite abutments. Its exterior is finished with vertical board siding extending to about 2 feet (0.61 m) below the eaves. The portals have vertical boards along the sides, and horizontal boards above the opening. Elements of the trusses and arches are joined by a combination of wooden pegging, iron reinforcing rods, and metal turnbuckles. [3]

The bridge is named for S. K. Wright, who sold this portion of the railroad right-of-way in 1871. The first bridge on the site was built soon afterward, by the Sugar River Railroad which originally built this section of railroad. Its successor, the Boston & Maine, built this replacement structure in 1906. [3] The line was operated by the B&M until 1954 when it was sold to the Claremont & Concord Railway. The C&C last ran to Newport in 1977 and the line was subsequently abandoned. [4] The bridge is one of two surviving railroad bridges on the line; the other is Pier Bridge.

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railro, Claremont vicinity (Sullivan County, New Hampshire).jpg

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sugar River Trail | New Hampshire Trails | TrailLink". www.traillink.com.
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Wright's Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "On-Line Archives".
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