Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge

Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The abutments to the former railroad bridge are visible in the foreground; the NH 114 bridge is behind them.
Location	NH 114 (Main St.) over Piscataquog River, Goffstown, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°1′4″N 71°35′58″W / 43.01778°N 71.59944°WCoordinates: 43°1′4″N 71°35′58″W / 43.01778°N 71.59944°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1901
Architectural style	Town-Pratt truss
NRHP Reference #	75000125[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1975

The Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge was a rare railroad covered bridge in Goffstown, New Hampshire. It was built in 1901 by the Boston and Maine Railroad, on the site of an earlier bridge built in 1850 by the New Hampshire Central Railroad, and carried its tracks across the Piscataquog River in the center of Goffstown.^[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,^[1] and destroyed by arson in 1976.^[3]

The bridge was a single span Pratt truss structure with a clear span of 117 feet (36 m), resting on granite slab abutments that had been capped in concrete. Laminated arches were also added to its structure to add strength.^[2]

See also

• List of New Hampshire covered bridges
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
3. "Fire of suspicious origin destroys covered bridge". Nashua Telegraph. 1976-08-17.