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Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, spanning the Connecticut River between Windsor, Vermont, and Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA. The longest covered b
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, spanning the Connecticut River between Windsor, Vermont, and Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA. The longest covered b · Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), creator / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Sullivan County.

It was built in 1866, in the Civil War era, making it the 14th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Connecticut River; it is about 449 feet long (the longest of 16 measured in New Hampshire); the structure is built of wood.

Status check, 2026-11: This bridge is 449 ft 5 in long; it is the longest wooden covered bridge in the US and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world, and it was rehabilitated in 1988–89. Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.4736° N, 72.3839° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1866
CrossesConnecticut River
Length449 ft
Materialwood
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.47361, -72.38389

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Questions

Where is Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge?

Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, at 43.4736, -72.3839.

How many covered bridges are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, New Hampshire has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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