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Photographer: Kevin Craft
Taken: September 25, 2014
Caption:
Iron Bridge | Additional Description:
Marker reads:
The Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
East Berlin Conn.
H.W. Priest
W.M.H. Brooks
Ira Whipple
Selectmen
1889
Interpretive panel reads:
Iron Bridge
This wrought iron bridge is a rare surviving example of the pin-connected lenticular truss design used for iron bridges from 1880 to 1890. The Dow Bridge, a mile southeast of here on Main Street, is of the same rare design. It has been restored for modern use.
This bridge spanned the Ham Branch at the end of Delage Farm Road in Franconia from 1889 to 2001. It was built by the Berlin Bridge Company (Connecticut) to carry horse-drawn wagons over a narrow river to serve the Delage Farm.
Submitted: October 14, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
Database Locator Identification Number: p288866
File Size: 1.860 Megabytes
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