Cheshire Bridge (Connecticut River)
Bridge in the United States
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The Cheshire Bridge spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown, New Hampshire, and Springfield, Vermont.[2][3]
Cheshire Bridge | |
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1930 Cheshire Bridge over the Connecticut River | |
| Coordinates | 43.260452°N 72.427319°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of roadway trains (until 1984) |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| 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$4,340,000 with inflation[1]) |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | none since 2001 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Cheshire Bridge | |
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$2,330,000 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, Pennsylvania, at a cost of US$225,000 (US$4,340,000 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]