Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
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| Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge | |
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| Crosses | Connecticut River |
| Locale | Cornish, New Hampshire to Windsor, Vermont |
| Maintained by | New Hampshire Department of Transportation |
| Design | Town lattice truss bridge |
| Longest span | 204 ft (62.2 m) |
| Total length | 449 ft 5 in (137.0 m) |
| Width | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Load limit | 10 US tons (9.1 metric tons) |
| Clearance below | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city: | Windsor, VT |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1866 |
| Added to NRHP: | November 21, 1976 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76000135 [1] |
| Governing body: | State |
The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire and Windsor, Vermont. It is the longest covered bridge still standing in the United States.
The bridge is approximately 449 feet (137 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide. It has a Town lattice type truss. The bridge was originally built in 1866, and rebuilt in 1988. It was designated a National Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 1970.
[edit] See also
- List of crossings of the Connecticut River
- Old Blenheim Bridge - claim of longest single covered span
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge - another claim of longest single covered span
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ASCE Landmarks by location
- Richard G. Marshall. New Hampshire Covered Bridges/CORNISH-WINDSOR BRIDGE. New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
- Cornish-Windsor Bridge in the Structurae database
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