| Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge | |
| Nearest City: | Plainfield, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates: | 43.5172°N -72.3744°W |
| Built: | 1877 |
| Architecture: | Kingpost Truss |
| Added: | May 19, 1978 |
| Refnum: | 78000220 |
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.
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 85feet and has a roadway 14feet 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.
The bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 .[1] The bridge was restored in 1980, and again in 2002. Its single lane is open to vehicular traffic, with a posted weight limit.
Other bridges in Cornish
Bridges in West Windsor, Vermont
List of bridges
National Register listings of area bridges