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Smith Bridge
166 Smith Bridge Rd, Plymouth,
NH 03264-3136
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USA
Latitude & Longitude:
43° 46' 32.16",
-71° 44' 23.0568"
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New Hampshire State
Historical Marker
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Named for local farmer Jacob Smith, the first bridge at this site was begun before 1786 and completed with the aid of a lottery authorized in that year. In 1850, contractor Harmon Marcy of Littleton, N.H. built a new bridge at a cost of about $2,700, using a pre-stressed wooden truss patented by Col. Stephen Harriman Long (1784-1864) of Hopkinton, N.H. After an arsonist burned the 143 year old span in 1993. the state constructed this two lane
Last updated: 9/21/2011 11:05 |
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See all Historic New Hampshire Bridges.
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Smith Bridge Historical Marker Location Map, Plymouth, New Hampshire
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