Located north of Portsmouth, this unique deck girder bridge crosses an unnamed tributary of Mosquito Creek.
Built in 1941, the bridge uses a secondhand main span, a smaller steel stringer span and a trestle approach. The bridge is set onto steel and timber pile piers.
The main span of the bridge appears to be an old deck girder, which has been heavily modified. It is expected that this span may date to the 1890s or before. It is approached by the 1941 era stringer span to the north, and some ballasted deck trestle to the south.
It is currently unknown where the main span was moved from. Research on this bridge is ongoing.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair to good condition.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The author intends to do more research into the history of this bridge.