Cheshire Bridge (Connecticut River)
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1930 Cheshire Bridge over the Connecticut River
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| Coordinates | 43°15′38″N 72°25′38″W / 43.260452°N 72.427319°WCoordinates: 43°15′38″N 72°25′38″W / 43.260452°N 72.427319°W |
| 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$3,230,000 with inflation) |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | none since 2001 |
 Cheshire Bridge
Location in New Hampshire
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The Cheshire Bridge spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown, New Hampshire and Springfield, Vermont.
The first bridge at this location was completed in 1806 by the Cheshire Bridge Co. 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$1,730,000 with inflation). 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, PA at a cost of US$225,000 (US$3,230,000 with inflation). 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.
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