Kenyon Bridge facts for kids
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Kenyon Bridge
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 Location in New Hampshire
Location in the United States
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| Location | Off NH 12A at Mill Brook and Town House Rd., Cornish City, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Tasker, James |
| Architectural style | Multiple Kingpost Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000223 |
| Added to NRHP | May 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.
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(image 9 of 14) 2003 (HAER)
