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Coos
County, New Hampshire
New Hampshire No.
35 (WGN 29-04-01) (WGCB NH-04-01): (1869; repaired in mid 60's)
A single-span Paddleford truss, with added Burr arches, 60' 6" over Perry Stream.
Located: North of Pittsburg, New Hampshire on Hill Road. Directions:
From Pittsburg, New Hampshire take US 3 about 5.5 miles north then a right
on Hill Road 0.3 mile to the bridge. Happy Corner, New Hampshire
was a busy area in the late 1800s. At the crossing there was a sawmill,
starch mill, store with a post office, barbershop, and the Temperance Hall.
The Pittsburg Historical Society indicates that before the building of
the bridge, people used to ford the stream just upstream, where the water
was shallow. One of the stories attributed to how the bridge and
area got its name concerned an elderly gentleman who lived in a house which
is still standing on the northeast corner of the crossroads. He liked to
sing and dance, and he owned a Victrola which he played frequently. People
who gathered at his house generally had a "happy" time singing and dancing.
Thus the crossroads was called Happy Corner. The Bridge is one of
the oldest covered bridges in northern New Hampshire. It was
repaired by the state In the mid 1960s at a cost of $12,000. It
is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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