A car journeys through the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge as seen from Cornish, N.H., on August 3, 2014. The bridge, which was built in 1866 and rebuilt in 1988, is the second longest covered bridge in the United States. (Valley News - Ariana van den Akker)The Cornish-Windsor covered bridge.
A car journeys through the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge as seen from Cornish, N.H., on August 3, 2014. The bridge, which was built in 1866 and rebuilt in 1988, is the second longest covered bridge in the United States. (Valley News - Ariana van den Akker)The Cornish-Windsor covered bridge. Credit: Ariana van den Akker

Repairs are planned to start next month on an historic covered bridge between New Hampshire and Vermont.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation plans to replace several worn deck planks on the end of the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, starting Jan. 4.

The bridge will be closed to traffic for one week, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. For four weeks, drivers will use one lane of alternating traffic. The bridge will be open to two-lane traffic at the end of operations each day. Signs will be posted at the bridge.

The work should be completed in early February.

The bridge spans the Connecticut River, connecting the towns of Cornish and Windsor. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

– Valley News