158. Cornish-Windsor Bridge | ||
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| located on NH12A, across the Connecticut River from Windsor, VT in Cornish, NH |
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"Built in 1866 at a cost of $9,000., this is the longest
wooden bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. The fourth
bridge at this site, the 460-foot structure was built by Bela J. Fletcher (1811-1877) of Claremont
and James F. Tasker (1826-1903) of Cornish, using a lattice truss patented by architect Ithiel Town
in 1820 and 1835. Built as a toll bridge by a private corporation, the span was purchased by the
State of New Hampshire in 1936 and made toll-free in 1943." erected 1989 The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register in 1976. |
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The Cornish-Windsor Bridge over the Connecticut River |
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Stalking New Hampshire's Historical Markers Historical Markers of the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region |
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| Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge | ||
| Cornish-Windsor Bridge, Cornish, NH and Windsor, VT | ||
All text and images on this website (c)2002 Mary Lizie and Robert Marville |
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1/25/2002 |
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