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Columbia, Coös County

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Inventory Number: NH/29-04-07
State of New Hampshire Number: 33
County: Coös County
Township: Columbia
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Bridge Name: Columbia
Crosses: Connecticut River
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Built: 1892
Builder: Columbia Toll-Bridge Company
When Lost: 08 Aug 1911
Cause: Burned
Latitude: N44 51.187
Longitude: W071 33.098
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Directions: 4.2 miles southwest of jct NH26 and Colebrook on US3, then 0.1 miles right on road to Vermont.

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Comments:
The Columbia Bridge is the fourth bridge at this location. The first was built around 1820. It was swept away by the ice freshet of 1840. The ferry service resumed until the next bridge was built in 1844 by the Columbia Union Toll-Bridge Company. Apparently that bridge was blown down and replaced by a single-span covered bridge built by the Columbia Toll-Bridge Company in 1892. The 1892 span burned on August 8, 1911 when the toll house was set on fire by sparks from a passing locomotive. The current bridge across the Connecticut River (NHDOT #077/140) is a covered wood-and-steel Howe truss built by Charles Babbitt (some sources state Charles and his brother). It was rehabilitated by the state in 1981 at a cost of $143,000. It is the most northerly Connecticut River bridge connecting Vermont and New Hampshire. The Columbia Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. 14-panel truss.

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