Category:United States Navy Seabees Bridge
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In 1888, a suspension bridge was built over the Connecticut River between Brattleboro, Vermont and Chesterfield, New Hampshire. It lasted until 1936, when it was heavily damaged by a flood. Divers have confirmed that pieces of the old bridge still lie on the riverbed under the current bridges. In 1937, a steel arch bridge was constructed as a replacement, which received from the American Institute of Steel Construction the "Annual Award for Merit for Most Beautiful Steel Bridge, Class C" in 1937. In 2003 a new steel arch bridge was built, because of concerns about the safety of the old bridge. The new bridge has a wider deck, more overhead clearance, and utilizes suspender cables instead of thin suspender beams. The old bridge was retained as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, and in 2010 was named by the State of New Hampshire for the former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Harlan Fiske Stone who was born in Chesterfield. The vehicular bridge is named the United States Navy Seabees Bridge. (Source: Chesterfield Arch Bridge Beautification and Preservation Society
Media in category "United States Navy Seabees Bridge"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
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229 33 United States Navy Seabees Bridges.jpg 1,200 × 748; 101 KB
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229 36 United States Navy Seabees Bridge.jpg 1,200 × 808; 137 KB
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229 37 suspender cable attach point on new bridge.jpg 421 × 640; 58 KB
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Connecticut River bridges north of Brattleboro Center.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 6.36 MB
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Connecticut River looking south from Stone Bridge.jpg 3,264 × 2,278; 1.39 MB
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IMG 4528 United States Seabees Bridge 1937 award plaque.jpg 640 × 492; 55 KB
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Justice Harlan Fiske Stone Bridge from deck looking west.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2 MB
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Justice Harlan Fiske Stone Bridge plaque.jpg 2,303 × 1,735; 1.26 MB
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Stone Bridge and Seabee Bridge.jpg 3,264 × 2,151; 1.64 MB
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VT9 East - Navy SeaBees Bridge (42233056780).jpg 2,400 × 1,600; 1.9 MB