Kenyon Bridge

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Kenyon Bridge
Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City (Sullivan County, New Hampshire).jpg
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LocationOff NH 12A at Mill Brook and Town House Rd., Cornish City, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°27′47″N72°21′12″W / 43.46306°N 72.35333°W / 43.46306; -72.35333 Coordinates: 43°27′47″N72°21′12″W / 43.46306°N 72.35333°W / 43.46306; -72.35333
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
ArchitectTasker, James
Architectural styleMultiple Kingpost Truss
NRHP reference No. 78000223 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978

The Kenyon Bridge, also known as the Blacksmith Shop Bridge, is a historic covered bridge spanning Mill Brook near Town House Road in Cornish, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1882, it is one of New Hampshire's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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Description and history

The Kenyon Bridge is located in a wooded rural setting, a short way east of Town House Road about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of its junction with Center Road. It spans Mill Brook in a roughly east-west orientation. It 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's multiple kingpost trusses are sheltered by a sheet metal roof, with 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 built in 1882 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903), a local builder well known for his bridges. Its historic name, Blacksmith Shop Bridge, derives from a shop nearby owned by blacksmith John Fellows. [2] It underwent a major rehabilitation in 1963. It is now closed to vehicular traffic, but open to pedestrians.

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Other covered bridges in Cornish

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Other bridges elsewhere

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Kenyon Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-05.