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Sullivan
County, New Hampshire
New Hampshire No.
22 (WGN 29-10-02) (WGCB NH-10-02): (1882; restored 1983) A multiple Kingpost truss 77' 9" long with a clear span of 62' 6" over the Mill brook.
Located: At Cornish Mills, New Hampshire on Root Hill Road.
Directions: about 1 mile east of SR 12A on Cornish City Road then
right 0.1 mile on Root Hill Road to the bridge. Original construction cost was $812.00.
A cross beam (tell-tale) has been erected at each approach at a height
of 7' 6" to block high vehicles. The bridge is posted for six tons, passenger
cars only. Built by James Tasker who is known to have built at least
eleven bridges in the area. Between the time it was built and the latter part of the twentieth
century, the bridge was largely maintained by the farmers who used the bridge on a regular basis. Milton Graton restored it in the summer of 1983 at which time he repaired the stone abutments and leveled the bridge. He also installed new bearing shoes, new plank flooring and sheathing, some new components, and repaired the roof. The cost of rehabilitating the bridge, in combination with the Blacksmith Shop Covered Bridge (29-10-01), was $30,000. The bridge was rededicated on October 23, 1983. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places November 8, 1978. (Sep 2002) |
