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near the Bradford Pines Natural Area. It is a single-span Long truss structure, with a roadway length of 63 feet (19 m), a roof length of 71 feet 2 inches (21.69 m), and a roadway width of 19 feet 2.5 inches (5.855 m), sufficient for one lane of traffic. It rests on
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This bridge was built in 1854, and is the third bridge to occupy the site. Although it has long been thought that the patentee of the trusses, Stephen Long, was responsible for its construction, there is no documentary support for this. It is possible that Long's brother, Dr. Moses Long, a resident
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stone abutments that have been partially faced and topped with concrete. It is covered by a gabled roof, and its sidewalls are clad in vertical board siding. The gable ends above the portals (which are 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) in clearance) are finished in wooden clapboards.
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The bridge was upgraded and restored in 2020-21 by Daniels Construction of Ascutney, VT. The budget of $ 1.65 million was mostly paid for by state and federal funds, with Bradford contributing approximately $ 205,000.
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bridge, it was built in 1854, and is one of New Hampshire's small number of surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the
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The Bement Covered Bridge is located just south of Bradford's main village, carrying Center Road over the Warner River just south of
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Bement Covered Bridge is located in New Hampshire
Bement Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Bradford, New Hampshire
43°15′51″N 71°57′13″W / 43.26417°N 71.95361°W / 43.26417; -71.95361
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covered bridge
Warner River
Bradford, New Hampshire
Long-truss
National Register of Historic Places
New Hampshire Route 103
Warner
New Hampshire portal
List of New Hampshire covered bridges
National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire


"National Register Information System"
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"NRHP nomination for Bement Covered Bridge"
"Covered bridge in Bradford to be hauled back into place after upgrades"

Bement Bridge (Bradford, New Hampshire)
Bement Bridge

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