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Clarksville or Pittsburg, Coös County

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Inventory Number: NH/29-04-03
State of New Hampshire Number: 34
County: Coös County
Township: Clarksville - Pittsburg
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Clarksville or Pittsburg
Crosses: Connecticut River
Truss type: Paddleford & Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 89'
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: 1876
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N45 03.269
Longitude: W071 24.410
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Directions: 0.9 miles west of jct NH145 (Mill St.) and Pittsburg on US3 (Daniel Webster Hwy), then 0.1 miles left on Bacon Rd. (Dead ends at the bridge). West of Pittsburg.

Clarksville or Pittsburg Bridge, Clarksville-Pittsburg, Coös County, NH Built 1876
Richard E. Roy Collection

Clarksville or Pittsburg Bridge, Clarksville-Pittsburg, Coös County, NH Built 1876
Todd Clark Collection

Clarksville or Pittsburg Bridge, Clarksville-Pittsburg, Coös County, NH Built 1876
Bill Caswell Photo, September 27, 2022

Clarksville or Pittsburg Bridge, Clarksville-Pittsburg, Coös County, NH Built 1876
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, July 26, 1938

Clarksville or Pittsburg Bridge, Clarksville-Pittsburg, Coös County, NH Built 1876
Kathleen Small Photo, September 26, 1963, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
10-panel truss. Of the remaining covered bridges in New Hampshire, the Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge is located the furthest north over the Connecticut River. The actual date of construction is not known, but there is a reference in town records that states, “In 1876, money was raised to build a bridge at Fletcher's Mill.” It is assumed, by town officials, that this is the date of the present bridge. Ebeneezer Fletcher owned a sawmill - built in 1825 - near this bridge. In 1878, the Town of Clarksville was approached by Pittsburg officials "…to see what the town would do about paying the Town of Pittsburg for building two-thirds of the bridge near the Fletcher Mill. Voted (Clarksville) not to pay the Town of Pittsburg anything." This structure is one of seven covered bridges built in Pittsburg and one of three that remain standing. The bridge is also known as the Bacon Road Bridge. It was rehabilitated in 1974 at a cost of $6,700. The costs of rehabilitation were shared by the towns of Pittsburg and Clarksville and the state. It was closed to traffic in 1981. The Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources:
Marshall, Richard G.. New Hampshire Covered Bridges : A Link With Our Past, 1994, page 65
Knoblock, Glenn A.. New Hampshire Covered Bridges, 2002, page 66
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 46
Chandler, Kim Varney. Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, 2022, Pages 135-137

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