Corbin Covered Bridge, covered bridge in New Hampshire, US
Corbin Covered Bridge is a wooden road bridge in Newport, New Hampshire, that crosses the North Branch Brook. It was built in the Town Lattice style with crisscrossing wooden beams forming a web-like pattern and is sheathed with vertical spruce boards.
The bridge was likely built in the mid-1800s, around 1835 to 1839, and was part of a group of about 19 covered bridges in Newport. A major fire destroyed it in 1993, but a restoration project in 1994 using oxen-drawn reconstruction brought it back through community effort.
The bridge takes its name from Austin Corbin, a railroad president and industrialist who once owned land nearby. This personal connection links the structure to the region's economic development and the legacy of an influential local figure.
The structure is easy to reach by car from Newport village heading north on NH 10 for about 2 miles, then turning left onto Corbin Road. The area is quiet and surrounded by trees, making it a pleasant spot for walking.
After the 1993 fire, pieces of the original wooden beams were salvaged from riverbanks and helped guide the reconstruction. These rescued fragments are a tangible connection to 19th-century craftsmanship and link the past directly to the rebuilt structure.
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