Meredith Neck Rd bridge repair

fatlazyless · 09-03-2024, 07:52 PM

Meredith Neck Rd is a non-numbered state road, not a town road, and the bridge will be reconstructed by the N.H. Dept of Transportation and the H.E. Sargent Corp from Orono, Maine. It is a $732.430 project.

H.E. Sargent Corp ......www.sargent.us/who-we-are/

So, why is Meredith Neck Rd a non-numbered state road and not a town road?

The answer goes back to the 1880's when New Hampshire politicians in Concord were look'n for a faster, easier route to get out to Bear Island Hotel. There's a good sized old stone bridge that crosses a brook between the Lower Meadow and Upper Meadow Farms, still in use, at the start of the Meredith Neck Rd, plus some big hills, and low, wet swamp land and it was the State of NH motivated by the Bear Island Hotel-NH politicians that got it built. What really mattered was having a good time and the Bear Island Hotel was a happening place and the Concord pols needed a better, faster way to get out there. They would take the train from Concord on Friday afternoon to Meredith and then traveled by horse and buggy down the Meredith Neck Rd and they crossed this bridge when they got there.

Unfortunately, the Bear Island Hotel, a 40-room structure burned down on Thursday, November 8, 1934, 90 years ago and was never replaced.

MeredithMan · 09-14-2024, 07:29 AM

...the repair will allegedly be done at the end of next week. Wagon Wheel, which normally is a nice quiet road to walk on, is now a dirt racetrack as a result of the detour. The vegetation/brush on the sides of the road is now totally brown from the dirt/dust. Hopefully we get some rain soon to wash it away so everything doesn't die off.

09-03-2024, 07:52 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,636 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 983 Times in 717 Posts	Meredith Neck Rd bridge repair Meredith Neck Rd is a non-numbered state road, not a town road, and the bridge will be reconstructed by the N.H. Dept of Transportation and the H.E. Sargent Corp from Orono, Maine. It is a $732.430 project. H.E. Sargent Corp ......www.sargent.us/who-we-are/ So, why is Meredith Neck Rd a non-numbered state road and not a town road? The answer goes back to the 1880's when New Hampshire politicians in Concord were look'n for a faster, easier route to get out to Bear Island Hotel. There's a good sized old stone bridge that crosses a brook between the Lower Meadow and Upper Meadow Farms, still in use, at the start of the Meredith Neck Rd, plus some big hills, and low, wet swamp land and it was the State of NH motivated by the Bear Island Hotel-NH politicians that got it built. What really mattered was having a good time and the Bear Island Hotel was a happening place and the Concord pols needed a better, faster way to get out there. They would take the train from Concord on Friday afternoon to Meredith and then traveled by horse and buggy down the Meredith Neck Rd and they crossed this bridge when they got there. Unfortunately, the Bear Island Hotel, a 40-room structure burned down on Thursday, November 8, 1934, 90 years ago and was never replaced. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

09-14-2024, 07:29 AM	#2
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 901 Thanks: 245 Thanked 784 Times in 313 Posts	Hopefully just one more week... ...the repair will allegedly be done at the end of next week. Wagon Wheel, which normally is a nice quiet road to walk on, is now a dirt racetrack as a result of the detour. The vegetation/brush on the sides of the road is now totally brown from the dirt/dust. Hopefully we get some rain soon to wash it away so everything doesn't die off.

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