Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

Photos 

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Overview Photos taken 1984 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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General Elevation View, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General 3/4 Elevation View, Looking Northwest, From New Hampshire Side Of River Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General View, Looking West, Showing Bridge, Abutment And Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General 'Barrel Shot', Looking West From New Hampshire Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Of Portal At Vermont End Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General 3/4 Elevation View, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General Elevation View, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View, Looking West, Showing Underside Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Of Underside Of Bridge, Showing Lateral Bracing And Stringers Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General Interior View Showing Lattice Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Two-span covered bridge over Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT

Status

Open to one-lane traffic

History

Built 1866; rehabilitated 1989

Design

Covered Lattice through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 203.1 ft.
Total length: 449.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.4 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976

Also called

Cornish-Windsor Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.47368, -72.38370   (decimal degrees)
43°28'25" N, 72°23'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/711608/4816743 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Windsor

Inventory numbers

NRHP 76000135 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 25034 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2008)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.7 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2003)

2,700

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 16, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added GPS coordinates
• November 23, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
• September 15, 2006: Posted HAER photos

Sources 

• HAER NH-8 - Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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