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The Corbin Covered Bridge is a wooden
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
over the North Branch of the Sugar River on Corbin Road, approximately west of NH 10 in
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in Sullivan County,
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. The bridge was listed on the
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in 1976, but was removed following its destruction by fire in the early hours of May 25, 1993. It has since been reconstructed.


Description

The structure is a
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lattice truss bridge, originally built in 1845, destroyed by fire in 1993 and subsequently reconstructed, consisting of one span with a total length of . The total width of the bridge is , and has a single lane road. The bridge rests on stone abutments. The bridge passes over the water. Its sides are sheathed, the usual means by which the truss elements are protected from the elements.


See also

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List of New Hampshire covered bridges This is a list of New Hampshire covered bridges, old, new, and restored. There are 58 historic wooden covered bridges currently standing and assigned official numbers by the U.S. state of New Hampshire. There are additional covered bridges ext ...
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire This is a list of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Current listings Former listing See also *List of covered bridges in New Hampshire Notes References {{National Register of Histo ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New ...


References

Covered bridges in New Hampshire Bridges completed in 1845 Tourist attractions in Sullivan County, New Hampshire Bridges in Sullivan County, New Hampshire Road bridges in New Hampshire Former National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire Wooden bridges in New Hampshire Lattice truss bridges in the United States {{NewHampshire-NRHP-stub