Chichester in Merrimack County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Pineground Bridge
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pineground Bridge
Chichester
1887
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 43° 15.44′ N, 71° 22.187′ W. Marker is in Chichester, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. Marker can be reached from Depot Road, 0.1 miles east of Suncook Valley Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Depot Rd, Chichester NH 03258, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. On This Spot Stood the First Congregational Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Major Andrew McClary (approx. 3 miles away); First New Hampshire Turnpike (approx. 6.3 miles away); Red Pine Plantation (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bear Brook CCC Camp (approx. 6.7 miles away); Robert Frost in Allenstown / Buck Street Mills (approx. 7.1 miles away); Shaker Village (approx. 7.2 miles away); On The Interval Below This Spot (approx. 7.3 miles away).
Regarding Pineground Bridge. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
… It is the onlysurviving through-type lenticular truss bridge in New Hampshire and one of only four lenticular truss bridges in the state. As a lenticular truss bridge, it is a rare example of an important bridge design that once was widespread in the state and throughout the country. Manufactured between 1878 and 1900 exclusively by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, lenticular truss bridges were also characteristic of an important innovative period in bridge design before greater standardization occurred around 1890. The bridge is also significant as one of very few remaining pin-connected bridges and one of an ever-diminishing number of iron bridges in New Hampshire. …
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1. Pineground Bridge (PDF). National Register nomination for the bridge, which was listed in 2004. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Pineground Bridge. Wikipedia entry on the bridge, which also was known as the Depot Road Bridge or the Thunder Bridge. (Submitted on May 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
