Historic Preservation
As our region’s transportation and utility infrastructure continues to age, there has been a call not only for rehabilitation and reconstruction, but also for preservation of structures with significant historic and architectural value. Wyman & Simpson has completed several preservation projects in recent years, working to find cost-effective solutions to protect these pieces of history for future generations.
North Main Street Bridge— Rochester, NH
Owner: City of Rochester, New Hampshire
Contract amount: $1.37 million
Completed: 2011
Wyman & Simpson was contracted by Rochester, New Hampshire, to reconstruct an 1880s brick and stone arch bridge that is the centerpiece of the city's historic district. The project was conducted in coordination with the City of Rochester, New Hampshire Department of Transportation and New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources to preserve this historic structure and included extensive rehabilitation of the three-span stone arch bridge and placement of concrete sidewalks, aluminum bridge rail, masonry rehabilitation, sheet pile cofferdams, roadway drainage, excavation, gravel, paving and fiber optic utility coordination.