Built 1907 (1907) NRHP Reference # 75000134 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 10 June 1975 | Opened 1907 Nearest city Newport | |
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Similar Corbin Covered Bridge, Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Cold River Bridge, Keniston Bridge, Bement Covered Bridge | ||
The Pier Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Newport, New Hampshire. Originally built in 1907 to carry the Boston and Maine Railroad across the Sugar River, it now carries the multi-use Sugar River Trail, which was built on the abandoned right-of-way. It is located about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the Chandler in western Newport. It consists of two Town-Pratt lattice trusses, resting on granite abutments which have been capped by concrete, and a central pier of similar construction. The western span is 106 feet (32 m) long, the eastern one 121 feet (37 m). The bridge is named for the fact that it has a central pier.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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