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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 See a map of the area 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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