Janice Peaslee Bridge

The Janice Peaslee Bridge (formerly known as the Maidstone-Stratford Hollow Bridge[3]) is a pin-connected steel & wrought iron Pratt through truss bridge crossing the Connecticut River between Stratford, New Hampshire and Maidstone, Vermont.

Janice Peaslee Bridge
Coordinates44°39′6.69″N 71°33′45″W
CarriesPedestrian and vehicular traffic
CrossesConnecticut River
LocaleStratford, New Hampshire to Maidstone, Vermont
Characteristics
DesignPin-connected steel & wrought iron Pratt through truss bridge[1]
Load limit20 tons
History
Opened1893, 2005
Closed1990[2]
Location

History and construction

The bridge was originally completed in 1893 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, East Berlin, Connecticut. It was closed "temporarily" in 1990 for safety reasons.[2] Due to the perseverance of Vermont State Representative Janice L. Peaslee, it underwent a total rebuild which was completed in 2005.

In order to facilitate reconstruction of the abutments, the bridge was placed on land for repairs while the foundations were rebuilt and a new approach was created.

Since the bridge was resurrected as a result of Janice Peaslee's efforts, the bridge was renamed in her honor in 2006.

  • Original maker's mark circa 1893
  • New maker's mark circa 2005

See also

References
  1. See the "new maker's mark" sign
  2. Nashua Telegraph article
  3. New Hampshire law renaming the Bridge
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