On U.S. 302 west of White Mountain Road (New Hampshire Route 16), on the left when traveling west.
Between 1771 and 1785, a rough road through
Crawford Notch was constructed to facilitate
trade and travel. In the early 1800s, the
Tenth New Hampshire Turnpike was built along
the old road, from Bartlett through the Notch.
Spurred on by . . . — — Map (db m162703) HM
On Crawford Notch Road (U.S. 302), on the right when traveling north.
The high steel trestle above was built in 1893 to replace a wrought iron trestle of 1875, and was strengthened in 1930 and 1950. Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein (1820-1873), the adjacent cliff and gulf were formidable barriers to . . . — — Map (db m77698) HM
On Crawford Notch Road (U.S. 302) west of White Mountain Road (New Hampshire Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
In 1771, Timothy Lash of Lancaster and Benjamin Sawyer of Conway made a bargain with Governor John Wentworth to bring a horse through Crawford Notch in order to prove the route’s commercial value. The pair succeeded by dragging and lowering the . . . — — Map (db m239145) HM
