Corbin Covered Bridge

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Corbin Covered Bridge

| nrhp_type =

| image = Corbin Bridge in Spring.jpg

| caption = The bridge in April 2019

| location = Corbin Rd., Newport, New Hampshire

| coordinates = {{coord|43|23|28|N|72|11|43.5|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New Hampshire#USA

| built = 1845

| architecture = Town lattice truss

| added = December 12, 1976

| delisted = September 2, 1993

| area =

| refnum = 76000134{{NRISref|2009a}}

}}

The Corbin Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the North Branch of the Sugar River on Corbin Road, approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} west of NH 10 in Newport in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.newportnh.net/index.php?doc=3_94 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152044/http://www.newportnh.net/index.php?doc=3_94 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |title=Corbin Wooden Truss Covered Bridge |publisher=Newportnh.net |date= |accessdate=2014-07-23}} The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, but was removed{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/removed_20190404.xlsx |title=Spreadsheet of Removed properties |date=April 4, 2019 |website=NPS.gov |accessdate=January 8, 2021}} following its destruction by fire in the early hours of May 25, 1993.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67362786/fire-destroys-historic-covered-bridge/ |title=Fire Destroys Historic Covered Bridge |agency=AP |newspaper=Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vermont |page=5 |date=May 26, 1993 |accessdate=January 10, 2021 |via=newspapers.com}} It has since been reconstructed.

Description

The structure is a Town lattice truss bridge, originally built in 1845, destroyed by fire in 1993 and subsequently reconstructed,{{cite web |url=http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE0309/110429948/-1/newhampshire1401 |title=Corbin Bridge #17 | New Hampshire Covered Bridges |website=Newhampshire.com |date=May 23, 2013 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211045312/http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE0309/110429948/-1/newhampshire1401 |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |via=Wayback Machine}} consisting of one span with a total length of {{convert|96|ft|m}}. The total width of the bridge is {{convert|18|ft|m}}, and has a single lane road.{{cite web|url=http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/bridges/p33.html |title=CORBIN BRIDGE - New Hampshire Covered Bridges |website=NH.gov |date=1993-05-24 |accessdate=2014-07-23}} The bridge rests on stone abutments. The bridge passes {{convert|12|ft|m}} over the water. Its sides are sheathed, the usual means by which the truss elements are protected from the elements.

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