Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge
Description and history
The Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of New Hampshire Route 12, on Root Mill Road just south of Town House Road. The bridge is a single span kingspost truss structure running 79 feet (24 m), resting on an original stone abutment and a 1954 concrete abutment. Its original wood-shingle roof has been replaced by corrugated metal. Only the lower half of the trusses are sheathed with vertical planking; the upper half is exposed. The upper portion of the portals are finished in vertical board siding. Its interior is 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, carrying one lane of traffic.
The bridge was built in 1882 by James Tasker, a local builder, at a cost to the town of $812. It underwent a major restoration in 1983 by Milton Graton, after which there was a rededication ceremony attended by one of Tasker's descendants. The bridge was damaged in 2016 when a school bus (overweight for the posted limit, and overheight for its portals) crossed the bridge; the damage was repaired and the bridge reopened several months later.
See also
Other covered bridges in Cornish
- Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
- Blacksmith Shop Bridge, foot traffic only
- Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
Covered bridges in nearby West Windsor, Vermont
Lists of bridges
National Register listings of area bridges
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge". State of New Hampshire. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Historic Covered Bridge Back in Operation After Bus Accident". New Hampshire Public Radio. June 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-02.