The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is inviting proposals for the adaptive reuse of Drake’s Bridge, located over the former Pan Am Railroad in North Hampton, NH. Interested parties must submit their electronic proposals by 12:00 PM on July 3, 2025. Proposals should be sent to Bureau16@dot.nh.gov with the subject line: “PROPOSAL FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF DRAKE’S BRIDGE.”
Drake’s Bridge is a single-span Reinforced Concrete T-Beam bridge featuring stone abutments. It measures approximately 42 feet in length and 42.3 feet in width, with a skew of 37 degrees on a northeast-southwest axis. The structure includes eight longitudinal beams, with the two northernmost beams flared to accommodate roadway curvature and an intersection west of the bridge. The outer beams extend into cantilevered deck sections that support curbs and concrete balustrades with arched openings.
Detailed information about the Request for Proposals, including location maps, inventory forms, and draft historic covenants, can be found on NHDOT’s Disposition of Historic Bridges webpage at https://www.dot.nh.gov/historic-bridge-dispositions-bridges-sale.
For questions or additional information regarding this request for proposals, contact Mr. Jason Ayotte, Project Manager at the Bureau of Highway Design, via email at Jason.m.ayotte@dot.nh.gov. All inquiries must be submitted by 12:00 PM on June 26, 2025. Responses to all questions will be posted by July 1, 2025, on the Bridge Sales webpage.
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