The historic trestle No. 16, which crosses Black Brook along the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This photograph from November 2017 shows how the trestle looked after heavy rain and strong winds from an October 29-30, 2017 storm. The section of trestle that crosses the brook looks to have shifted. And more of one of the stone abutments has washed away. Built in the early 1900s, the section of the trestle that...
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The historic trestle No. 16, which crosses Black Brook along the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This photograph from November 2017 shows how the trestle looked after heavy rain and strong winds from an October 29-30, 2017 storm. The section of trestle that crosses the brook looks to have shifted. And more of one of the stone abutments has washed away. Built in the early 1900s, the section of the trestle that crossed over the brook collapsed in late May or early June 2018.
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