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Apr 15, 2021
Reed & Reed crews slid in the new bridge (left) after demolishing the old one within 84 hours as part of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation s first bridge-slide project.
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New Hampshire Department of Transportation has rolled in big temporary bridges before, and it s even jacked up some large bridges. But we ve never actually demolished a large bridge and slid a new one in in three and a half days, said Jim Bowles, NHDOT district construction engineer, a few years ago in an agency video.
That changed after the agency decided for the first time to use lateral bridge slides to quickly replace two deteriorated bridges. (A time-lapse video of the largest of the bridge slides is at the end of this article. Read on for more details about the project.)
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It hasnât been open since 2008.
The town-owned bridge sits off Nudd Road, which is off Route 25. When it was in service, it spanned the Bearcamp River.
If put back, it would connect Nudd Road and Covered Bridge Road, off Route 16.
In addition to providing a short cut, the bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Sun asked selectmen and town officials about it at their meeting Monday when selectmen had hoped to open bid proposals.
âSo thereâs two contractors that potentially could be putting that back on, and they are just booked,â said Ossipee Public Works Director TJ Eldridge.