Inventory Number: | NH/29-03-23x / VT-13-55x | County: | Cheshire County / Windham County | Township: | Walpole - Rockingham | Town/Village: | North Walpole - Bellows Falls | Bridge Name: | Cheshire Railroad | Crosses: | Connecticut River | Truss type: | Howe/Burr | Spans: | 2 | Length: | 280' | Roadway Width: | | Built: | 1849 | Builder: | Lucius Boomer | When Lost: | 1899 | Cause: | Replaced | Latitude: | N43 08.14 | Longitude: | W072 26.41 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | At Bellows Falls. |
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Cheshire Railroad Bridge, Walpole, NH - Bellows Falls, VT (Built 1849 - Lost 1899) Richard E. Roy Collection Cheshire Railroad Bridge, Walpole, NH - Bellows Falls, VT (Built 1849 - Lost 1899) New England Covered Bridges Datebook (1970), Colonial Publishing owned by Phyllis Wells
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Sources: Barre Evening Telegram, December 1, 1899. Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, page 30 Knoblock, Glenn A.. New Hampshire Covered Bridges, 2002, page 24 Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Volume X, No. 1 (Summer 1963), page 3 Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Volume X, No. 1, Summer 1963, page 3 |