Hampton River Drawbridge - Seabrook, NH
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silverquill
N 42° 53.753 W 070° 48.994
19T E 351682 N 4750853
This drawbridge spans the Hampton River, connecting Route 1A from Hampton Beach to Seabrook, NH.
Waymark Code: WME5NB
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
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An earlier wooden bridge constructed at near this site in 1900 measured 4,740 feet long and for a time was the longest bridge in the United States, bearing the nickname, "The Mile Long Wooden Bridge." REF:
Wikipedia: Hampton Bridge.
The current steel and concrete bridge was constructed in 1949 and refurbished in 1984. This bascule drawbridge has one moveable span and twelve approach spans, with a length of 1,200 feet. REF: Mass Roads.
Hampton Beach is a popular summer destination on New Hampshire's short coastline. But, this bridge is also the best view point for the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant across the estuary to the east.