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The Cold River Bridge, also known as McDermott Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge spanning the Cold River near Crane Brook Road in Langdon, New Hampshire, USA. Built in 1869, it is one of the state's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is closed to vehicular traffic. The Cold River Bridge is located in a rural setting in eastern Langdon, spanning the Cold River just to the east of Crane Brook Road, which it used to carry. The bridge is 81 feet (25 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, with a roadway width of just over 12 feet (3.7 m). It is a single-span modified Town lattice truss with a reinforcing laminated arch, set on stone abutments. It is covered by a metal roof and its sides are sheathed in vertical board siding. The portals are flanked by vertical siding, and the gable above is filled with horizontal siding. The bridge has been fastened by metal cables to the adjacent modern bridge. The bridge is believed to be the fourth standing on this site. The town's records mention payments for construction of one bridge in 1789, with replacements in 1814 and 1840. The 1840 bridge was destroyed by a flood in October 1869. This bridge was built soon afterward, by Albert Granger for $450. It remained in use for vehicular traffic until 1964, when the town voted to build the adjacent structure. In 2008, the McDermott Bridge was rehabilitated by Daniels Construction after significant fundraising by the Langdon Covered Bridge Association. It is now maintained by the town, and is open to foot traffic. List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire Media related to McDermott Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons McDermott Bridge (Cold River Bridge), NH Division of Historical Resources
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When was Cold River Bridge listed on the National Register?
Cold River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1973.
What type of historic resource is Cold River Bridge?
Cold River Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Cold River Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1869.
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