CORBIN BRIDGE
Newport, New Hampshire
- Location:
- West of N.H. Route 10 on North Newport Road, two miles north
of Newport Village over the Croydon Branch of the Sugar River.
- Style of Bridge:
- Town lattice truss
- Year of Construction:
- Approximately 1845
- Original Cost:
- Unknown
- Structural Characteristics:
- The bridge is 96'2" long with a clear span of 80'0". It has an
overall width of 17'11" with a roadway width of 14'3", and a
maximum vertical clearance of 12'3". It is fully sheathed. The
structure is posted for six tons.
- Maintained By:
- Town of Newport
- World Guide Number:
- 29-10-05
- New Hampshire Number:
- 17
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- Historical Remarks:
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The state suggested closing the bridge in May 1979, but the town
reduced the posted weight limit from six to three tons. It was
rehabilitated by the state in 1980 at a cost of $43,000. The project
was funded, in part, with 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 bridge was then reposted for a six ton limit.
The Corbin Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On May 24, 1993, the Corbin Bridge was destroyed by fire. At
the time of the publication, the town of Newport expressed the
intention to replace the structure with another covered bridge.
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Compiled and edited by
Richard G. Marshall
Chief System Planning
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Color photographs by Arthur F. Rounds
1994