Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge - Cornish NH
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N 43° 28.407 W 072° 23.005
18T E 711632 N 4816718
Based on maps the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge lies solely in New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WM1663P
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2022
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The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 155-year-old, two-span, timber Town lattice-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio, it had been the longest covered bridge (still standing) in the United States.
There were three bridges previously built on this site—one each in 1796, 1824 and 1828. The 1824 and 1828 spans were constructed and operated by a group of businessmen which included Allen Wardner (1786–1877)
The current bridge was built in 1866 by Bela Jenks Fletcher (1811–1877) of Claremont and James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) of Cornish at a cost of $9,000 (equivalent to $166,561 in 2021). The bridge is approximately 449 feet (137 m) long and 24 feet (7 m) wide. The structure uses a lattice truss patented in 1820 and 1835 by Ithiel Town (1784–1844).
From 1866 through 1943, it operated as a toll bridge. According to a 1966 report by the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, the bridge was plenty long enough to earn the name "kissin' bridge", a vernacular of covered bridges referring to the brief moment of relative privacy while crossing.
Other tolls, in 1866, ran as high as 20 cents (equivalent to $4 in 2021) for a four-horse carriage.
The span was purchased by the state of New Hampshire in 1936 and became toll-free in 1943.
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