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Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

Sullivan County, New Hampshire · over the Connecticut River · built 1866 · an interstate bridge, also listed from Vermont

ItemOf recordSource
CrossesConnecticut RiverNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Road carriedCornish Toll Br RdNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
CarriesVehicle bridge (public road)As recorded — see access notes below
Year built1866National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Length449 ftNational Bridge Inventory structure length, out-to-out, 2025 file
Longest span203 ftNational Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Vertical clearance9 ft 5 inNational Bridge Inventory minimum vertical clearance over the roadway, as recorded (converted from metres)
Coordinates43.47395, -72.38310
Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National Park Service, National Register GIS
Historic listingNational Register of Historic Places, listed 1976-11-21 (reference #76000135)National Park Service
How it qualifiesListed on the National Register of Historic Places as a covered bridgeSee About & method

Access & restrictions — as recorded

Posted for load

Posting appraisalOperating rating 10–20% below the maximum legal load
Structural operating rating (not the posted limit)20.0 metric tons (about 22 US tons)
Vertical clearance9 ft 5 in

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 annual file; record inspected Nov 2024. The record’s inspection date is Nov 2024. Status checked November 12, 2026. The posted limit itself is set by the owning agency and shown on signs at the bridge; it is not a field in the federal record, so it is not printed here. Postings and closures change — obey the signs at the bridge.

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