Historic Bridges
of the United States
Whittier Covered Bridge
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
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Overview
Covered bridge over Bearcamp River on Old NH 25 in Ossipee
Location
Carroll County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1870
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.82194, -71.21194
(decimal degrees)
43°49'19" N, 71°12'43" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/322127/4854474
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ossipee Lake
Inventory numbers
WGCB 29-02-08
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 84002558
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24814
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0
(out of 100)
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1870
(28)
Built during 1870s
(278)
Carroll County, New Hampshire
(14)
Covered
(537)
NH 25
(3)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
New Hampshire
(237)
Open to pedestrians
(464)
Owned by city
(1,981)
Paddleford truss
(4)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,299)
Structurally deficient
(10,852)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,694)
Truss
(16,067)
Wooden deck
(5,165)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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