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Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge

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Crosses
  
Connecticut River

Address
  
Pittsburg, NH 03592, USA

Total length
  
27 m

Phone
  
+1 603-271-3483

ID number
  
29-04-03 (NH #34)

Opened
  
1876

Location
  
Pittsburg

Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge

Locale
  
Pittsburg, New Hampshire to Clarksville, New Hampshire

Maintained by
  
towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville

Design
  
Paddleford truss with added arches

Width
  
19.25 ft (5.9 m) (maximum); 15 ft (4.6 m) (roadway)

Similar
  
Columbia Bridge, Mount Orne Covered, Cold River Bridge, Keniston Bridge, Stark Covered Bridge

The Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge (also known as the Bacon Road Bridge) is a wooden Paddleford truss bridge with added arches over the Connecticut River located between Pittsburg and Clarksville, New Hampshire. It was closed to traffic in 1981. The bridge is the northernmost covered bridge crossing the Connecticut River.

History

It was rehabilitated in 1974 at a cost of $6,700 which was shared by the towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville, and the state.

References

Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge Wikipedia