Kenyon Bridge
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The Kenyon Bridge, also known as the Blacksmith Shop Bridge, is a historic covered bridge spanning Mill Brook near Town House Road in Cornish, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1882, it is one of New Hampshire's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Kenyon Bridge is located in a wooded rural setting, a short way east of Town House Road about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of its junction with Center Road. It spans Mill Brook in a roughly east-west orientation. It is 96 feet (29 m) long and 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, with a roadbed 90 feet (27 m) long and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide. The bridge rests on dry-laid stone abutments. The bridge's multiple kingpost trusses are sheltered by a sheet metal roof, with vertical plank siding covering the lower 1/3 of the trusses. Each truss consists of 28 panel sections between 29 posts. The bridge was built in 1882 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903), a local builder well known for his bridges. Its historic name, Blacksmith Shop Bridge, derives from a shop nearby owned by blacksmith John Fellows. It underwent a major rehabilitation in 1963. It is now closed to vehicular traffic, but open to pedestrians. On Town House Rd, at the approximate DD coordinates of 43.463, -72.3539, a sign for Covered Bridge No. 21 marks this bridge. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NH-40, "Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH", 13 photos, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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When was Kenyon Bridge listed on the National Register?
Kenyon Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1978.
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Kenyon Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Kenyon Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.
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