Prentiss Bridge
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| Nearest city | Langdon, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°9′11″N 72°23′38″W / 43.15306°N 72.39389°WCoordinates: 43°9′11″N 72°23′38″W / 43.15306°N 72.39389°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Town lattice truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000179[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1973 |
The Prentiss Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Langdon, New Hampshire. Built c. 1874, it spans Great Brook just east of the modern alignment of Chester Turnpike, which it carried until it was bypassed by a modern bridge in 1955. Bridges are known to have stood on the site since c. 1794, when the town appropriated funds to build a bridge near the mill of Messers Jabez Rockwell and John Prentiss. At 36 feet (11 m) in length, it is the shortest 19th century covered bridge built for use on a public roadway in New Hampshire that is still standing.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- List of New Hampshire covered bridges
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nominatiaon for Prentiss Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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