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THE BRIDGES
The Covered Bridges

The Cornish-Windsor Bridge, Connecticut River, VT-NH Go Down Go Up
Coordinates: Cornish, NH and Windsor, VT
Bridge Type: Covered Wood Lattice Truss
Year Open: 1866
Bridge Specifications: Total Length: 460 feet.
Cost to Build: $9000.00
The Cornish-Windsor covered bridge spans the Connecticut river between the two towns of Cornish and Windsor. This bridge is the longest wooden bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. This bridge is the fourth bridge built at this site and the current bridge is a lattice truss bridge type which was patented by it′s architect, Ithier Town.
Originally, this bridge was a toll bridge, owned by a private corporation and in 1936, the state of New Hampshire purchased the bridge. New Hampshire made it a toll-free bridge in 1943.

The 2015 Journey Cornish-Windsor Bridge Go Down Go Up
(Day 812 JO) 35°F. 5:01 am
Overnighting in a parking lot
I leave Woodstock east on US 4, which follows the Queche river from Killington to the junction with SH 12 in Taftsville, Vermont. Here, I see the Taftsville covered bridge and stop to take photos. Then, I continue south on SH12 to it's junction with US 5 at the Connecticut river. Turning south on US 5, I drive to the first bridge, which upon arriving at the crossing, find it to be the Cornish-Windsor covered bridge. I cross to the New Hampshire side so that I may take photos of this bridge.
The Covered Bridges
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge
(m4bridge-covered-nh-cornish-windsor-2015-0521.1015) Cornish-Windsor Bridge

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