Route 11 Bridge in Andover for Sale

The NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is accepting proposals for the purchase, relocation and preservation of the historic Northern Rail Trail Bridge (No. 206/137), that carries NH Route 11 over the Northern Rail Trail in the Town of Andover, 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 NORTHERN RAIL TRAIL BRIDGE,” and be received by 12:00 pm on Friday, October 18, 2024.   
  
Constructed in 1929, the bridge carries NH Route 11 over the Northern Rail Trail is a five span, I-beam bridge, 179 feet long and 29.5 feet wide.  The bridge is a non-original concrete deck with non-original W-beam guardrails.  The bridge is located on a curve in the road and has a 51-degree skew.  The deck is supported by seven concrete-encased I-beams. 
  
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 Friday, September 27, 2024.  The Department will post responses to all questions received by Friday, October 4, 2024 on the Bridge Sales webpage.