Monday, December 06, 2021

Constructed in 1850, and rebuilt in 1889, the Contoocook Railroad covered bridge is the oldest surviving covered railroad bridge in the United States, but it was turned into a warehouse in 1962





The bridge was washed off its abutments twice in its lifetime, first due to a flood in the Contoocook River in 1936 and then again by a hurricane in 1939. The bridge served as a railroad bridge until 1962. From 1962 until 1990, it was used by a local merchant as a warehouse


Currently, the bridge is used as a footpath for locals as well as the local wildlife.

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