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Corbin Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 43°23′28″N 72°11′43.5″W / 43.39111°N 72.195417°W / 43.39111; -72.195417
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Corbin Covered Bridge
The bridge in April 2019
Corbin Covered Bridge is located in New Hampshire
Corbin Covered Bridge
Corbin Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Corbin Covered Bridge
LocationCorbin Rd., Newport, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°23′28″N 72°11′43.5″W / 43.39111°N 72.195417°W / 43.39111; -72.195417
Built1845
Architectural styleTown lattice truss
NRHP reference No.76000134[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Removed from NRHPSeptember 2, 1993

The Corbin Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the North Branch of the Sugar River on Corbin Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of NH 10 in Newport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976,[1] but was removed[3] following its destruction by fire in the early hours of May 25, 1993.[4] It has since been reconstructed.

Description

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The structure is a Town lattice truss bridge, originally built in 1845, destroyed by fire in 1993 and subsequently reconstructed,[5] consisting of one span with a total length of 96 feet (29 m). The total width of the bridge is 18 feet (5.5 m), and has a single lane road.[6] The bridge rests on stone abutments. The bridge passes 12 feet (3.7 m) over the water. Its sides are sheathed, the usual means by which the truss elements are protected from the elements.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Corbin Wooden Truss Covered Bridge". Newportnh.net. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Spreadsheet of Removed properties". NPS.gov. April 4, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fire Destroys Historic Covered Bridge". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. May 26, 1993. p. 5. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Corbin Bridge #17 | New Hampshire Covered Bridges". Newhampshire.com. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "CORBIN BRIDGE - New Hampshire Covered Bridges". NH.gov. May 24, 1993. Retrieved July 23, 2014.