The historic timber trestle 16 which crosses Black Brook along the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of Lincoln, New Hampshire. This trestle was built in the early 1900s. During Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, one of the stone supports was washed away, causing this section of the trestle to drop about two feet. This image shows how the trestle looked days after Tropical Irene. The section of the trestle that crossed the brook collapsed in...
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The historic timber trestle 16 which crosses Black Brook along the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of Lincoln, New Hampshire. This trestle was built in the early 1900s. During Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, one of the stone supports was washed away, causing this section of the trestle to drop about two feet. This image shows how the trestle looked days after Tropical Irene. The section of the trestle that crossed the brook collapsed in late May or early June 2018.
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