New Henniker Bridge or New Bridge was a covered bridge in

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, which carried Henniker Road over the

Contoocook River The Contoocook River () is a river in New Hampshire. It flows from Contoocook Lake on the Jaffrey/ Rindge border to Penacook (just north of Concord), where it empties into the Merrimack River. It is one of only a few rivers in New Hampshire that ...

. The truss bridge was completed in 1863, and was the second bridge on the site. The original stone arch bridge was built in 1845 and was washed away by flood in 1852. The bridge was just over wide and long, and consisted of a single span supported by two triple lattice trusses resting on granite abutments. The patent drawings show an all-timber truss with fixed intersection angles in the center of the span. At the ends of the span the angles of the diagonals vary. The end post is vertical, and each brace further from it is sloped a little more. In 1935 the bridge had sustained damage during a

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and was repaired. The bridge was utilized until 1936 when a steel truss bridge was built adjoining it to the north and ready for traffic. The covered bridge was then destroyed. File:Historical American Buildings Survey L. C. Durette, Photographer May 15, 1936. VIEW LOOKING WEST - Covered Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH HABS NH,7-HOP.V,2-2.tif, View looking west with railroad line in the background File:Historical American Buildings Survey L. C. Durette, Photographer May 15, 1936 INTERIOR LOOKING NORTH WEST - Covered Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, HABS NH,7-HOP.V,2-3.tif, Interior looking north west

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