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Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Sullivan County, New Hampshire

BLOW-ME-DOWN/BAYLISS COVERED BRIDGE OVER GORGE ; 85’ CIRCA 1860 MKING OVER BLOW-ME-DOWN BROOK; WATERFALL IN THE GORGE
BLOW-ME-DOWN/BAYLISS COVERED BRIDGE OVER GORGE ; 85’ CIRCA 1860 MKING OVER BLOW-ME-DOWN BROOK; WATERFALL IN THE GORGE · JERRY & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Sullivan County.

It was built in 1877, in the late 19th century, making it the 19th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Blow-me-down Brook; it is about 86 feet long (12th longest of 16 measured in New Hampshire).

Status check, 2026-11: Multiple kingpost truss bridge built by James Tasker. It measures 85 ft 9 in long (some sources round to 85 ft) and was restored by Milton Graton and his son in 1980. Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.5172° N, 72.3744° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1877
CrossesBlow-me-down Brook
Length86 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.51722, -72.37444

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Questions

Where is Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge?

Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge is in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, at 43.5172, -72.3744.

How many covered bridges are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, New Hampshire has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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