Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
Nearest city Plainfield, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°31′2″N 72°22′28″W / 43.51722°N 72.37444°W / 43.51722; -72.37444Coordinates: 43°31′2″N 72°22′28″W / 43.51722°N 72.37444°W / 43.51722; -72.37444
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1877
Architectural style Kingpost Truss
NRHP reference # 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.

History

The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 (equivalent to $12,134 in 2017).[2] 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. The bridge was restored in 1980.

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

See also

Other bridges in Cornish

Bridges in West Windsor, Vermont

List of bridges

National Register listings of area bridges

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-06.


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