Kenyon Bridge

Kenyon Bridge
Kenyon Bridge is located in New Hampshire
Kenyon Bridge
Location within New Hampshire
Kenyon Bridge is located in the United States
Kenyon Bridge
Location within the United States
LocationOff NH 12A at Mill Brook and Town House Rd., Cornish City, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°27′47″N 72°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
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.

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.

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. 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.

Images

See also

Other covered bridges in Cornish

Covered bridges in nearby West Windsor, Vermont

Other bridges elsewhere

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 July 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kenyon Covered Bridge (Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge), Cornish NH; ▲ 43.463, -72.3539; Covered Bridge No. 21". echo7tango. October 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.