Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
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| Nearest city | Plainfield, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°31′2″N 72°22′28″W / 43.51722°N 72.37444°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architectural style | Kingpost Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000220[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1978 |
The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge carrying Lang Road over Blow-me-down Brook in the town of Cornish, near its northern border with Plainfield, New Hampshire. Built in 1877, the kingpost structure is one of the state's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is located in a rural section of Cornish, spanning Blow-me-down Brook on Lang Road a short way west of its junction with Platt Road. The bridge structure incorporates a single-span multiple kingpost truss that spans 85 feet (26 m) and has a roadway 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. It rests on natural granite ledges which have been levelled with dry-laid stone. It is covered by a metal roof, with vertical board siding on the sides and around the portals.[2]
History
The bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 (equivalent to $15,591 in 2024).[2] The bridge was restored in 1980, and again in 2002. Its single lane is open to vehicular traffic, with a posted weight limit.
