Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge | |
43°31′2″N 72°22′28″W / 43.51722°N 72.37444°W / 43.51722; -72.37444 | |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
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Built | 1877 |
Architectural style | Kingpost Truss |
NRHP reference No. | 78000220[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1978 |
The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge carrying Lang Road over Blow-me-down Brook in the town of Cornish, near its northern border with Plainfield, New Hampshire. Built in 1877, the kingpost structure is one of the state's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Description
The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is located in a rural section of Cornish, spanning Blow-me-down Brook on Lang Road a short way west of its junction with Platt Road. The bridge structure incorporates a single-span multiple kingpost truss that spans 85 feet (26 m) and has a roadway 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. It rests on natural granite ledges which have been levelled with dry-laid stone. It is covered by a metal roof, with vertical board siding on the sides and around the portals.[2]
History
The bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 (equivalent to $15,107 in 2023).[2] The bridge was restored in 1980, and again in 2002. Its single lane is open to vehicular traffic, with a posted weight limit.
See also
Other bridges in Cornish
- Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge
- Blacksmith Shop or Kenyon Bridge, foot traffic only
- Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge
Bridges in West Windsor, Vermont
- Bowers Covered Bridge
- Best's Covered Bridge
List of bridges
National Register listings of area bridges
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
External links
Media related to Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Blow-Me-Down Bridge, New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources (dated info)
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