Cheshire Bridge (Connecticut River)
Cheshire Bridge | |
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1930 Cheshire Bridge over the Connecticut River
1930 Cheshire Bridge over the Connecticut River
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Characteristics | |
Design | three-span Pennsylvania truss |
Total length | 489 feet (149 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | McClintic-Marshall Co. |
Construction end | 1806, 1906, 1930 |
Construction cost | US$225,000 (US$3,190,000 with inflation[1]) |
Opened | 1930 |
Statistics | |
Toll | none since 2001 |
The Cheshire Bridge spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown, New Hampshire and Springfield, Vermont.[2][3]
History
The first bridge at this location was completed in 1806 by the Cheshire Bridge Co.[4] and was described as a Town lattice covered toll bridge, a wooden covered bridge. In 1897 the bridge was purchased by the Springfield Electric Railway.
In 1906 the old bridge was replaced by the Iron Bridge Co., at a cost of US$65,000 (US$1,710,000 with inflation[1]).[5] It was a three-span steel Pratt truss bridge, which had a 600-foot (180 m) span and a 20-foot (6.1 m)-wide roadway. Vehicles ran both ways, and also freight and passenger cars. In 1930 the bridge was replaced by the McClintic-Marshall Co. of Pittsburgh, PA at a cost of US$225,000 (US$3,190,000 with inflation[1]).[6] It is a three-span Pennsylvania truss that is 489 feet (149 m) feet long.
The bridge was purchased by the state of New Hampshire in 1992. Tolls were collected until 2001.[7]
References
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- ↑ "Cheshire Bridge". Connecticut River Bridges.
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- ↑ "New Hampshire Eliminates Connecticut River Toll". Trucking Info.
External links
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- Bridges in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Bridges in Vermont
- Charlestown, New Hampshire
- Springfield, Vermont
- Bridges over the Connecticut River
- Buildings and structures in Windsor County, Vermont
- Transportation in Windsor County, Vermont
- Former toll bridges in New Hampshire
- Former toll bridges in Vermont