Wells River Bridge

Wells River Bridge
Wells River Bridge in 2007
Coordinates44°09′15″N 72°02′26″W / 44.15417°N 72.04056°W / 44.15417; -72.04056
CrossesConnecticut River
Localebetween Woodsville, New Hampshire and Wells River, Vermont
Official nameVeterans Memorial Bridge
Characteristics
Designsteel pin-connected Baltimore truss
Total length253 feet (77 m)
History
Construction end1805, 1853, 1903, reopened 2001-2003
Location

The Wells River Bridge between Wells River, Vermont and Woodsville, New Hampshire, is a steel double-decked Baltimore truss bridge over the Connecticut River. It was built in 1903 to carry rail and road traffic.