The Crane Hill Road Bridge is a single-span high Warren Truss bridge. This bridge is one of three identical bridges built to replace bridges destroyed by the 1927 Flood. Given the unique design of the bridge and the historic significance of its design, this structure has been determined to be individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The Crane Hill Road Bridge is also a contributing element to the Gale River Cultural Landscape, a Historic District. This is an opportunity to own a limited and important, rare resource. Ownership transfer for the re-use of the bridge will require the use of restrictive preservation and maintenance covenants lasting for ten years to ensure the long-term protection of the character-defining features of the bridge. The award will not be dependent on the highest bid but will be based on the applicant's plan for moving the historic bridge and the future use that most satisfactorily meets the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings." If there are no offers or proposals for use of the Crane Hill Road Bridge by bid due date specified herein, final bid and construction documents will be completed to specify demolition and disposal of the bridge in its entirety Please forward any questions or inquiries to Margo Connors, Town Select Board Chair, (603) 823-8468. The Town of Sugar Hill, NH, with funding from the NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposes to replace the Crane Hill Road Bridge (NHDOT Bridge No. 202/128) that carries CraneHill Road over the Gale River in Sugar Hill, NH. Based on consultation with the NH State Historic Preservation Officer (NHSHPO) and pursuant to regulations (36 CFR Part 800) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. § 306108), the bridge has been determined to be individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is also a contributing element to the Gale River Cultural Landscape, a Historic District, which has also been determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register. In compliance with 23 USC 144: National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards the Town hereby places available for sale the Crane Hill Road Bridge for the purposes of re-use. The bridge is located approximately 0.5 miles from NH Route 18 and NH Route 116 at the intersection of Crane Hill Road and Streeter Pond Road in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. This bridge, constructed in 1928, carries Crane Hill Road over the Gale River. The bridge, with an overall length of 108’ long is a single span high Warren Truss bridge with an 18’-0” travel way width and 12’-0” vertical clearance. The bridge deck consists of a set of parallel running boards centered on the wood deck. The Crane Hill Road Bridge is a single-span riveted high truss highway bridge on concrete abutments. It carries Crane Hill Road in an easterly direction over Gale River to connect with Streeter Pond Road. A total of five high Warren truss bridges were built to replace bridges destroyed by the 1927 Flood. All were designed/specified by New Hampshire Highway Department (NHHD) engineer Harold E. Langley and ordered at the same time from American Bridge Company. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1960 and 1976. Details of the 1960 rehabilitation are unknown. According to NHDOT records the bridge rehabilitation work in 1976 included painting the superstructure, installing a new 2’ x 6’ laminated wood deck, adding a steel W-type guardrail, repairing and epoxy-coating abutments and paving the approaches. The bridge is posted with an 8-ton weight limit due to its deteriorated condition Technical questions regarding the bid are to be asked in writing and sent to the Town Select Board Chair at selectmen@sugarhill.org. Include “Crane Hill Road Bridge RFP” in the header for the e-mail The term of any resulting contract shall end on December 31, 2026. The Town reserves the right to make a written request for additional information in writing from a Proposer to assist in understanding or clarifying a Bid Proposal. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the proposals