Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

Infobox Bridge
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crosses=Connecticut River
locale=Cornish, New Hampshire to Windsor, Vermont
maint=New Hampshire Department of Transportation
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design=Town lattice truss bridge
mainspan=204 ft (62.2 m)
length= 449 ft 5 in (137.0 m)
width=24 ft (7.3 m)
height=
load=10 US tons (9.1 metric tons)
clearance=
below=12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
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name = Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
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nearest_city= Windsor, VT
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 25
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 72
long_minutes = 23
long_seconds = 2
long_direction = W
locmapin = New Hampshire
area =
built =1866
added = November 21, 1976
governing_body = State
refnum=76000135 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire and Windsor, Vermont. It was the longest covered bridge still standing in the United States until the Smolen-Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio in 2008. [cite news |first=John |last=Horton |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Ashtabula County really has it covered; New roofed span snatches title of nation's longest |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%20122C4407E1C35F20%20)&p_docid=122C4407E1C35F20&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=122C4407E1C35F20&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=U60R4CSDMTIxOTk0NDc2My4yOTY0NzoxOjEzOjY2LjIxMy40MS4xNDI&&p_multi=CPDB |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher= |date=2008-08-23 |accessdate=2008-08-28 ]

The bridge is approximately 449 feet (137 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide. It has a Town lattice type truss. The bridge was originally built in 1866, and rebuilt in 1988. It was designated a
National Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 1970.

See also

* List of crossings of the Connecticut River
* Old Blenheim Bridge - claim of longest single covered span
* Bridgeport Covered Bridge - another claim of longest single covered span

References

* [http://www.asce.org/history/landmark/projects.cfm?menu=loc ASCE Landmarks by location]
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structure = Crossings
place = Connecticut River
bridge = Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = I-89 bridge
upstream signs =
downstream = New England Central railroad bridge
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