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Bridges, Pemigewasset Wilderness

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:29:44 +0000

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Bridges, Pemigewasset Wilderness - Since 2009, three bridges have been removed from the Pemigewasset Wilderness. At 45,000 acres, the Pemigewasset Wilderness is New Hampshire’s largest federally designated wilderness. For one reason or another, outdoor enthusiasts not familiar with the Pemigewasset Wilderness confuse these bridges. Two of the removed bridges crossed the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, and one crossed Black Brook. The suspension bridge at the start of the Lincoln Woods Trail is not in the Pemigewasset Wilderness...[Continue reading]

Black Brook Bridge, Wilderness Trail

Erin Paul Donovan — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 15:18:25 +0000

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Black Brook Bridge, Wilderness Trail - Built in the late 20th-century, this steel beam footbridge was located along the Wilderness Trail, just beyond the former junction of the Wilderness Trail and the Bondcliff Trail, in New Hampshire’s 45,000-acre federally designated Pemigewasset Wilderness. It crossed Black Brook (also called Bear Brook) just above the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s legendary trestle No. 16; built in the early 1900s, this trestle collapsed in 2018. The steel beam bridge offered an excellent view of the trestle...[Continue reading]

Suspension Bridge, Wilderness Trail

Erin Paul Donovan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:36:50 +0000

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Suspension Bridge, Wilderness Trail - Built in 1959-1960 (completed September 1960), the 180-foot long suspension bridge along the Wilderness Trail crossed the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire's 45,000-acre federally designated Pemigewasset Wilderness. The Wilderness Trail utilizes the railroad bed of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948), and after railroad operations came to an end, the suspension bridge was built to replace trestle No. 17; before the bridge was built, hikers used the railroad trestle to cross the river...[Continue reading]

December 2011, Pemi Wilderness Steel Bridge Update

Erin Paul Donovan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:43:20 +0000

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December 2011, Pemi Wilderness Steel Bridge Removal Update - Along with the removal of the suspension bridge that crossed the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River along the Wilderness Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire, a steel beam footbridge along the Wilderness Trail that crossed Black Brook was also removed.