Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge
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The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 157-year-old, two-span, timber Town lattice-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio, it had been the longest covered bridge (still standing) in the United States.[3][4]
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Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 43°28′26″N 72°23′02″W |
Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | Cornish, New Hampshire to Windsor, Vermont |
Maintained by | New Hampshire Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Town lattice truss bridge[1] |
Material | Wood |
Total length | 449 feet 5 inches (136.98 m) |
Width | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
Longest span | 204 feet (62 m) |
Load limit | 10 short tons (9.1 t) |
Clearance below | 12 feet 9 inches (3.89 m) |
History | |
Construction end | 1866[1] |
Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge | |
Nearest city | Windsor, VT |
Built | 1866 |
NRHP reference No. | 76000135 [2] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1976 |
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