Ranger Bridge
The Ranger Bridge (officially Veterans Memorial Bridge) between Wells River, Vermont and Woodsville, New Hampshire, is a three-hinged steel arch truss bridge over the Connecticut River. It was built in 1923 to replace a 1917 bridge. This is the oldest steel arch bridge over the Connecticut River.
Ranger Bridge | |
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Ranger Bridge in 2007 | |
| Coordinates | 44°09′14″N 72°02′27″W |
| Carries | US 302 |
| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | between Woodsville, New Hampshire and Wells River, Vermont |
| Official name | Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | steel three-hinged arch truss |
| Total length | 259 feet (79 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | John W. Storrs (1917 bridge) J. R. Worcester (1923 bridge) |
| Constructed by | Boston Bridge Company (1923 bridge) |
| Construction end | 1917, 1923, 2003 rehab |
| Location | |
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