Historic Bridges
of the United States
Saco River Covered Bridge
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
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Overview
Two-span covered bridge over Saco River on East Side Road in Conway
Location
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Covered Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 96.1 ft.
Total length: 227.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.98278, -71.11694
(decimal degrees)
43°58'58" N, 71°07'01" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-02-03
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 24820
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.9
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1992)
2,400
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1890
(71)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Carroll County, New Hampshire
(14)
Covered
(500)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
New Hampshire
(237)
Open
(21,541)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,761)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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