Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge

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. Built in 1877, the kingpost structure is one of the state's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
Nearest cityPlainfield, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°31′2″N 72°22′28″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1877
Architectural styleKingpost Truss
NRHP reference No.78000220[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1978

Description

The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is located in a rural section of Cornish, spanning Blow-me-down Brook on Lang Road a short way west of its junction with Platt Road. 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. It is covered by a metal roof, with vertical board siding on the sides and around the portals.[2]

History

The bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 (equivalent to $12,677 in 2019).[2] The bridge was restored in 1980, and again in 2002. Its single lane is open to vehicular traffic, with a posted weight limit.

See also

Other bridges in Cornish

Bridges in West Windsor, Vermont

List of bridges

National Register listings of area bridges

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
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