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Benton or Bank St., Grafton County

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Inventory Number: NH/29-05-55x
County: Grafton County
Township: Lebanon
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Benton or Bank St.
Crosses: Mascoma River
Truss type: Similar to Burr
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1889
Builder:
When Lost: 1934
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 38.64
Longitude: W072 14.21
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: Near the Riverdale railroad bridge east of Lebanon center.

Photo of Benton or Bank St. Bridge (1889-1934), Lebanon, NH, taken about 1920.
Courtesy of the Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, NH

Benton or Bank St. Bridge (1889-1934) and Riverdale Railroad Bridge (1884-1915), Lebanon, NH
Courtesy of the Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, NH

1889 Photo of Benton or Bank St. Bridge (1889-1934), Lebanon, NH
Courtesy of the Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, NH

Benton or Bank St. Bridge, Lebanon, Grafton County, NH Built 1889 Lost 1934
Richard Roy Collection

Comments:
18-panel truss. This bridge had a truss that has been referred to as "similar to a Burr truss" or "Haupt truss with arch". Two existing bridges use this truss – the Bath Village Bridge, NH/29-05-03 in Bath, NH, and Sayres Bridge, VT/45-09-06, in Thetford, VT.

Source:
Leavitt, Robert H. & Chapman, Bernard F.. 50 Old Bridges of Lebanon, NH, 1975, page 15

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