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Hillsborough
County, New Hampshire
(WGN 45-06-S) (WGCB
NH-06-S): (1990) A single-span non authentic and non traditional
truss with prefabricated, panel-laminate floor, 32' 6" over Baboosic Brook.
Located: In Merrimack, New Hampshire. Directions: From
US 3 (Daniel Webster Highway) take a left onto Baboosic Lake Road in Merrimack,
New Hampshire. Go past the Merrimack Police Station, and follow Baboosic
Lake Road for approximately 6 miles to Parkhurst Road on your right. Note:
The road sign for Parkhurst Road is on the left side of the road. Follow
Parkhurst Road for approximately .07 mile and make a left on Stowall Road.
The bridge is approximately .01 mile down Stowell Road. Or you can use
the SR 101 bypass of Milford, New Hampshire at the jct. of the ramp to
Amherst, New Hampshire, SR 122, go east on SR 101 for 4.8 miles to Stowell
Road on the right (south), turn right onto Stowell Road and go 1.0 mile
to the bridge. The wooden covered bridge was erected to replace a town
bridge that had existed on Stowell Road. Estimates for a modern concrete
bridge were about $100,000. The current structure is a pre-engineered bridge
system. The bridge deck was supplied in three panelized sections consisting
of dowel-laminated solid Douglas fir timber. The deck panels were spliced
together by means of shiplap joints. The bridge kit also included an interior
guardrail, wall framing, and a roof. The fir deck timbers were creosote
treated prior to lamination to seal the wood and prevent decay, and the
entire deck area was surfaced with asphalt. The framing material for the
walls and roof were coated with a fire retardant paint. The entire bridge
kit cost $33,000. Also known as the Stowell Road Covered Bridge.
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