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Five Stone Arch Bridges
Society: ASCEMain Category: CivilSub Category: BridgesEra: 1830-1839DateCreated: 1830-1860HillsboroughState: NHZip: 03244Country: USAWebsite: http://www.asce.org/Project/Five-Stone-Arch-Bridges/

"Some of New Hampshire's most aesthetically pleasing yet least appreciated structures are stone arch bridges."

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2002
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Glass_house (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: The Gleason Falls Bridges, built in 1830, stands as a testament to the durability of dry-laid stone arches.Era_date_from: 1830
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Five Stone Arch Bridges

"Some of New Hampshire's most aesthetically pleasing yet least appreciated structures are stone arch bridges."

From: Stone Arch Bridges of the Contoocook River Valley, New Hampshire Profiles, May, 1978 by Raymond Gibson 
 
These five bridges, Carr Bridge (mid 1800's), Gleason…

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