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Hillsborough
County, New Hampshire
(WGN
29-06-p) (WGCB NH-06-p): (1982) (Private) A single-span
Stringer truss footbridge 22' 2" with 6' 2" alcoves over First Brook.
Located in Hudson Township, New Hampshire, in Hudson, New Hampshire at
12 Melendy Road. Directions: From Hudson, New Hampshire at
the intersection of SR 3A and SR 111, go south 0.2 mile on SR 3A to Central
Street, go left 0.5 mile to Melendy Road on the right, follow 0.2 mile
to No. 12 on the left. On private property so request permission
to visit. The bridge is built over a dam spillway along First Brook
that forms Melendy Pond. The bridges architecture is know as gable
and valley because of the full height alcoves off each side giving the
bridge a "cross" shape. The structure is supported by two steel I-beam
stringers, set on mortared cement blocks on mortared, large stone block
walls of the spillway. Dark weathered vertical boarding
covers the sides and dark horizontal boarding covers the gables.
A concrete slab forms the floor and the roof is covered with dark weathered
cedar shingles. Both the roof and portals project beyond the entrances
to provide additional weather protection for the interior and there is
a cupola mounted at the center of the roof peak. (Sep 2007) |
