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Home New Hampshire Merrimack County Hopkinton Historical Markers Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot
     

Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot

868 Main St., Hopkinton, NH 3229 , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 43° 13' 23.772", -71° 42' 51.2964"
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Built 1889 on the granite abutments of an older span.this is the world's oldest surviving covered railroad bridge.It was probably designed by Boston & Maine Railroad engineer Jonathan Parker Snow (1848-1933) and built by carpenter David Hazelton (1832-1908).Under Snow,the Boston & Maine utilized wooden bridges on its branch lines until after 1900.longer than any other major railroad.The nearby depot was built in 1850 on the earlier Concord & Claremont Railroad,which was acquired by the Boston & Maine in 1887.

Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 2006.

Last updated: 9/21/2011 11:05
 
   
 
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Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot Historical Marker Location Map, Hopkinton, New Hampshire