OSSIPEE — Selectman Jonathan Smith said Monday that when the Whittier Covered Bridge reopens after $2 million worth of repairs, it will be for pedestrian/bike traffic only. The news left local resident Dallas Emery gobsmacked.
The town-owned bridge had been sitting on dry land off of Nudd Road, which is off Route 25, for years after being closed in 2006.
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