Plymouth in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Smith Bridge

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 24, 2013

1. Smith Bridge Marker

Inscription. Named for local farmer Jacob Smith, the first bridge at this site was begun before 1786 and completed with the aid of a lottery authorized in that year. In 1850, contractor Harmon Marcy of Littleton, N.H. built a new bridge at a cost of about $2,700 using a pre-stressed wooden truss patented by Col. Stephen Harriman Long (1784-1864) of Hopkinton, N.H. After an arsonist burned the 143-year –old span in 1993, the state constructed this two-lane bridge. Built with glued-laminated timbers and arches at a cost of $3.3 million and dedicated in 2001, the new span was designed to bear the same loads as interstate highway bridges.

Erected 2001 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 179.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 43° 46.533′ N, 71° 44.383′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is on Smith Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plymouth NH 03264, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Park History (approx. 2.2 miles away); Geological History of the Polar Caves

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); The Granite State (approx. 2.2 miles away); PSU Counseling and Human Relations Center Site (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Frost House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Robert L Frost (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bobcat Boulder (approx. 2.7 miles away); Draper & Maynard Co. (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 24, 2013

2. Smith Bridge Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 24, 2013

3. Smith Bridge Marker

Sign over the entrance to the bridge-Smith Millennium Bridge-2001

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.