Historic Bridges
of the United States
Carlton Covered Bridge
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
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Overview
Covered bridge over South Brook on Carlton Road in Swanzey
Location
Cheshire County
,
New Hampshire
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1869; rehabilitated 1998
Design
Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.85444, -72.27417
(decimal degrees)
42°51'16" N, 72°16'27" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/722708/4748255
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West Swanzey
Inventory numbers
NRHP 75000121
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 29-03-07
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 24834
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 10/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
510
Categories
19th Century
(2,075)
Built 1869
(19)
Built during 1860s
(121)
Cheshire County, New Hampshire
(31)
Covered
(565)
NR-listed
(1,570)
New Hampshire
(240)
One-lane traffic
(6,990)
Open
(22,295)
Owned by city
(2,010)
Queenpost truss
(45)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,771)
Structurally deficient
(12,078)
Through truss
(5,561)
Total length 50-75 feet
(5,063)
Truss
(16,278)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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