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United States historic place
Coombs Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationCoombs Bridge Rd., Winchester, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°50′16″N 72°21′39″W / 42.83778°N 72.36083°W / 42.83778; -72.36083
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
Architectural styleTown truss
NRHP reference No.76000122
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

The Coombs Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge which carries Coombs Bridge Road over the Ashuelot River in northern Winchester, New Hampshire. It was built in 1843, and is one of the state's small number of surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Description and history

The Coombs Covered Bridge is located roughly midway between the village centers of Winchester and Swanzey, carrying Coombs Bridge Road across the Ashuelot River between New Hampshire Route 10 and Old Swanzey Road. The bridge consists of a single span 107 feet (33 m) long and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, with a span of just under 102 feet (31 m). It rests on unmortared stone abutments, and has a clearance over the river of about 11 feet (3.4 m). Its Town lattice trusses are sheathed in vertical board siding, and it is covered by a metal gabled roof. The end portals have segmented-arch openings, and there are banded openings on the side walls to admit light.

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The Coombs Bridge was constructed near the homestead of farmer Anthony Coombs, Jr. and has long been maintained by the town of Winchester. The bridge had major repairs in 1971 and 1997.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Coombs Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. Chandler, Kim Varney (2023). Covered bridges of New Hampshire. Portsmouth: Peter E. Randall Publisher. ISBN 978-1-942155-52-2.
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