Historic Bridge for Sale in New Hampton

The NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is accepting proposals for the purchase, relocation and preservation of the historic Smith’s Crossing Bridge (No. 240/104), that carries Jackson Pond Road over the state-owned Concord to Lincoln railroad in the town of New Hampton, NH.  
 
To be considered, proposals must be submitted electronically to Bureau16@dot.nh.gov.  The subject line must read: “PROPOSAL FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE SMITH’S CROSSING BRIDGE,” and be received by 12:00 pm on August 6, 2024.   
  
Constructed in 1934, the Smith’s Crossing Bridge carries Jackson Pond Road over the state-owned Concord to Lincoln Railroad, which is currently used by the Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad.  The bridge is a timber bridge, with no major rehabilitations.  Jackson Pond Road is currently an unmaintained Class VI town road, which is overgrown, deteriorated and is not used for vehicular traffic. 
  
The Request for Proposals and other information including copies of location maps, inventory form, and draft historic covenants, are available on the Department’s Disposition of Historic Bridges (Bridge Sales) webpage at: https://www.dot.nh.gov/historic-bridge-dispositions-bridges-sale  
  
Questions and/or requests for additional information concerning this request for proposals should be addressed to Mr. Kevin Nyhan, Administrator, Bureau of Environment, at kevin.t.nyhan@dot.nh.gov.  All questions and/or requests for additional information must be received by 3:00 pm on July 5, 2024.  The Department will post responses to all questions received by July 14, 2024 on the Bridge Sales webpage.