Bridge from Wayfarer Hotel demolition may be preserved

Demolition started this week at the Wayfarer Hotel and Convention Center in Bedford.

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A location known for years as the headquarters of New Hampshire primary campaigns is all but gone.

"It was very quick," said Bill Duschatko of the Bedford Town Council. "Much quicker than I expected."

The site will soon be the home of the new Goffe Mill Plaza. It will feature a Whole Foods store, a bank, restaurants and a 73-unit apartment building.

There is also a plan to preserve the past. The pedestrian bridge that once stood at the site could find a new home in Wentworth, which has been in the market for a new one.

"A couple of years ago, our 1909 historic bridge crossing over the Baker River Falls was condemned by the state Department of Transportation," said Jennifer Meade of the Friends of Wentworth Park and Recreation.

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance helped Wentworth find the bridge in Bedford, and the hope is that Bedford's improvement project will help fill the gap in Wentworth.

"We're working with the DOT in hopes that they'll take the budget that they set aside for that little walkway to assist us, to give us the funds to see this through," Meade said.

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Bridge from Wayfarer Hotel demolition may be preserved