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The Official Site for
the Town of Columbia, NH ©
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The Connecticut River Valley |
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| THE COLUMBIA BRIDGE | THE PIONEER FARM | THE CONNECTICUT RIVER |
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The Columbia Bridge is a beautiful, historic landmark that was built across the Connecticut River between Columbia, New Hampshire and Lemington, Vermont. Its construction began in 1911 by Charles Babbitt and was finished in 1912. The Columbia Bridge is actually the third to be built on site and was needed to replace a bridge that had been destroyed by fire in 1911. The towns of Columbia and Lemington shared the original cost of the bridge and to this day it remains the only bridge connecting the two towns together. Since the low water line on the west (Vermont) side of the river marks the boundary between the states, the bridge is both protected and funded by the state of New Hampshire. The Columbia Bridge has since been inducted into the National Register of Historic Places.
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| the Bridge , taken from the NH side. |
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Location:
West of U.S. Route 3, four miles south of Colebrook Village on Columbia Bridge Road, Spanning the Connecticut River between Columbia, N.H. and Lennington, VT. (10-3-04, N44° 51.21', W71° 33.10')
Style of Bridge:
Howe truss
Year of Construction:
1912
Structural Information:
The bridge has a length of 145' 9" with a clear span of 131' 6". It has an overall width 20' 7" with a roadway width of 14' 8", and a maximum vertical clearance of 13' 1". There is half sheathing on the upstream side and full sheathing on the downstream side. It has a posted weight limit of six tons.
Maintained By:
the Town of Columbia
World Guide Number:
29-04-07
New Hampshire Number:
33
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Interesting Facts:
· The Columbia Bridge was rehabilitated by the state of New Hampshire in 1981 at a cost of $143,000.
· It is the northern most covered bridge connecting Vermont and New Hampshire.
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The
Pioneer
Farm
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The Pioneer Farm
Want to See more?
Go to our Gallery Page to see more of the Connecticut Rivery Valley, the Pioneer Farm or the Columbia Bridge.
NH Rail Road:
The most northern section of New Hampshire State owned and operated railroad tracks, runs down the Columbia River Valley. The tracks provide for great Snowmobiling in the winter and portions of the track are still used by trains today. |
The Pioneer Farm (or Wallace Farm) is another great historic site that sits in the vast farming fields of the Columbia Connecticut River Valley. Located right off of NH Route 3, a few miles south of the town line, it can be easily viewed on a drive through Columbia. It is well over 200 years old and is still in beautiful condition. The Pioneer Farm is privately operated and, amazingly enough, still owned by the same family who built it. The farmhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and is now a site protected by the State of New Hampshire.
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National Site Number: 01001353
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Hours:
By appointment only.
Directions:
On Route 3 in Columbia, 3 miles south of town line, look for the Wallace Rd turn off .
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