OSSIPEE — Selectmen on Monday doubled down on their decision to convert the Whittier Covered Bridge to pedestrian-only after hearing from town residents as well as getting questions from the Sun.
The town-owned bridge had been sitting on dry land off of Nudd Road for years after being closed in 2006.
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