2006 39c Cornish-Windsor Bridge, Longest
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U.S. #4071
Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Wonders of America
Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge is the longest wooden, covered bridge in the U.S. and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. It is 450.5 feet long at floor level. The bridge crosses the Connecticut River and connects the towns of Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont.
The bridge’s two spans are supported by two timber trusses built of 6” x 8” spruce timbers bolted together at four-foot intervals into a diagonal “Town lattice” pattern. The massive abutments and central pier of the bridge are built of stone blocks. The plank-covered roadway is wide enough to permit two-way traffic.
Eighteen small, square windows with hoods are spaced regularly in both side walls. Originally, the gabled roof was wood-shingled, but it was replaced with metal sheeting in 1924.
Three earlier bridges were built on the same site, in 1796, 1824, and 1828, but were all destroyed by floods. The present bridge was built by James Tasker and Bela Fletcher in 1866 at a cost of $9,000. It was framed on a nearby meadow and later moved to its present location.
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge remained a private toll bridge until 1935, when the New Hampshire Highway Department purchased it. It became toll-free in 1943.
U.S. #4071
Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Wonders of America
Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge is the longest wooden, covered bridge in the U.S. and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. It is 450.5 feet long at floor level. The bridge crosses the Connecticut River and connects the towns of Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont.
The bridge’s two spans are supported by two timber trusses built of 6” x 8” spruce timbers bolted together at four-foot intervals into a diagonal “Town lattice” pattern. The massive abutments and central pier of the bridge are built of stone blocks. The plank-covered roadway is wide enough to permit two-way traffic.
Eighteen small, square windows with hoods are spaced regularly in both side walls. Originally, the gabled roof was wood-shingled, but it was replaced with metal sheeting in 1924.
Three earlier bridges were built on the same site, in 1796, 1824, and 1828, but were all destroyed by floods. The present bridge was built by James Tasker and Bela Fletcher in 1866 at a cost of $9,000. It was framed on a nearby meadow and later moved to its present location.
The Cornish-Windsor Bridge remained a private toll bridge until 1935, when the New Hampshire Highway Department purchased it. It became toll-free in 1943.