Blow Me Down - 1877
Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge carrying Lang Road over Blow-me-down Brook in the town of Cornish in Sullivan County, near its northern border with Plainfield, New Hampshire.
The Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge was built in 1877 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903) for $528 (equivalent to $12,423 in 2018). The bridge structure incorporates a single-span multiple kingpost truss that spans 85 feet and has a roadway 14 feet wide. It rests on natural granite ledges that have been leveled with dry-laid stone. The bridge was restored in 1980.
The structure was repaired by Milton Graton and his son Arnold in 1980. The restoration was made possible with the aid of a federal Historic Preservation Fund matching grant from the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior through the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, the Town of Cornish, the Cornish Historical Society, and private contributions.
This bridge is difficult to find and a sign posted on a tree next to the bridge read, "No Trespassing. Violaters will be shot. Survivors will be shot again". I was there then gone within minutes.
Of the 400 covered bridges that once stood in the state of New Hampshire, as of 2019 only 54 remain.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Located at: N43 31.036 W72 22.437 - WGCB # 29-10-10
Photographed in July of 2019.