Kenyon Bridge

Kenyon Bridge
Location Off NH 12A at Mill Brook and Town House Rd., Cornish City, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°28′0″N 72°21′3″W / 43.46667°N 72.35083°W / 43.46667; -72.35083Coordinates: 43°28′0″N 72°21′3″W / 43.46667°N 72.35083°W / 43.46667; -72.35083
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1882 (1882)
Architect Tasker, James
Architectural style Multiple Kingpost Truss
NRHP reference # 78000223[1]
Added to NRHP May 22, 1978

The Kenyon Bridge, also known as the Blacksmith Shop Bridge, is a historic covered bridge in Cornish, New Hampshire, United States.

History

Now closed to vehicular traffic, it formerly carried Town House Road over Mill Brook, just east of its junction with Center Street. The multiple kingpost truss bridge was built in 1882 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903), and is 96 feet (29 m) long and 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, with a roadbed 90 feet (27 m) long and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide. The bridge rests on dry-laid stone abutments. The bridge is sheltered by a sheet metal roof, and has vertical plank siding covering the lower 1/3 of the trusses. Each truss consists of 28 panel sections between 29 posts.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Kenyon Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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