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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| Location | Off NH 12A at Mill Brook and Town House Rd., Cornish City, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′47″N 72°21′12″W / 43.46306°N 72.35333°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Tasker, James |
| Architectural style | Multiple Kingpost Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000223[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
Description and history
editThe 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. On Town House Rd, at the approximate DD coordinates of 43.463, -72.3539, a sign for Covered Bridge No. 21 marks this bridge.[3]
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edit- Structural design of the Kenyon Bridge
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See also
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Other covered bridges in Cornish
Covered bridges in nearby West Windsor, Vermont
Other bridges elsewhere
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Hampshire
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- List of covered bridges in Vermont
- List of crossings of the Connecticut River
- List of New Hampshire covered bridges
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Kenyon Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Kenyon Covered Bridge (Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge), Cornish NH; ▲ 43.463, -72.3539; Covered Bridge No. 21". echo7tango. October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
External links
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- New Hampshire DHR page on the bridge (dated info)
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NH-40, "Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH", 13 photos, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page