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Hillsborough Railroad Bridge

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lattice truss span, mounted on granite abutments and a central wooden pier, the latter having replaced a granite pier washed away in 1938. It had a total length of 219 feet (67 m), with a gabled roof and exterior finished in vertical board siding. Although the bridge had two spans, the truss
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was a single element, running continuously across the central pier. Portions of the truss were reinforced by the placement of iron bolts, and there was a sidewalk
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in 1975. At the time of its nomination it was one of six covered railroad bridges in the state; it and at least one other (the
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The bridge was located in the main village of Hillsborough, a short way west (upriver) of the road bridge carrying
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The bridge was destroyed by a "fire of suspicious origin" that began around 11 p.m. on October 30, 1985.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
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National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District
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Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District
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Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Company Historic District
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Covered bridges in the United States destroyed by arson
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was a historic covered railroad bridge spanning the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Hillsborough Railroad Bridge is located in New Hampshire
Hillsborough Railroad Bridge is located in the United States
Contoocook River
NH 149
Hillsborough, New Hampshire
43°6′48″N 71°53′44″W / 43.11333°N 71.89556°W / 43.11333; -71.89556
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Contoocook River
Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
National Register of Historic Places
Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge
New Hampshire Route 149
Town
cantilevered
Boston and Maine Railroad
Peterborough

New Hampshire portal
Contoocook River Railroad
Contoocook Mills Industrial District
List of New Hampshire covered bridges
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


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National Register of Historic Places

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