Meriden Bridge
Description and history
The Meriden Bridge is located north of the village of Meriden on Colby Hill Road just west of Main Street. It is a multiple Kingpost truss design, 85 feet (26 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide. It has a road bed 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, carrying one lane of traffic. The lower third of the sides is shielded by vertical board siding (to a height of about 5 feet (1.5 m)), as are the top section of the portals. The trusses have 22 panels, each 36 inches (91 cm) wide, with the chords fastened to the posts by iron rods.
The bridge was built about 1880 by James Tasker of nearby Cornish, a well-known regional builder of covered bridges. It underwent rehabilitation several times in the 20th century, including a complete rebuilding in 1963, when concrete abutments were laid, and steel beams were added to carry the active load.
See also
- List of New Hampshire covered bridges
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Meriden Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
External links
Media related to Meriden Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons