Repair Work To Start At 144-Year-Old New Hampshire Covered Bridge

JACKSON, N.H. (AP) — Work is about to start to repair a covered bridge, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation said.

Work on the Honeymoon Covered Bridge in Jackson is scheduled to start Monday. It will take three days to complete.

The bridge will be closed to traffic on those days from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The 144-year-old bridge, which carries Route 16A over the Ellis River, was damaged when struck by a large truck on Dec. 29.

It was shut down for a couple of months last year to replace the wooden bridge deck and upgrade the lights and electrical system.

The bridge is 121 feet (37 meters) long and 26 1/2 feet (8 meters) feet wide.

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