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A structure over 50 years old and roofed over carrying a road or railway over an expanse of water or a gap.

Resources in This Category

• A Guide to Oregon Covered Bridges

  http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/
  Oregon Department of Transportation offers photographs and brief histories of a selection of the over 50 surviving spans in the state.

• Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival

  http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/
  An annual festival. Gives photographs and descriptions of each covered bridge in the county.

• Columbia County Covered Bridges

  http://www.columbiapa.org/coveredbridges/
  Official guide to 23 covered bridges in or spanning the border of this county of Pennsylvania: images and brief histories of each.

• Cottage Grove's Covered Bridges

  http://cottagegrove.net/history/covered_bridges/index.html
  Cottage Grove Net describes the six covered bridges in this town in Oregon. Pictures and history.

• Covered Bridges

  http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/cbridges.htm
  Inventory by Dale Travis of structures in the United States, Canada, and China. Includes maps and photographs.

• Covered Bridges of Indiana

  http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/
  The County History Preservation Society list of all covered bridges in Indiana with descriptions, photographs and location maps.

• Covered Bridges of Swanzey, New Hampshire

  http://www.tmclark.com/Bridges/bridges.html
  Fund-raising site to restore the Slate Covered Bridge, burned by an arsonist in 1993. History, photographs, progress reports. Hosted by Cheshire County USA.

• Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA

  http://coveredbridgesite.com/
  Hank Bickel gives photographs, descriptions, locations and historical facts on bridges in the states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

• Indiana Covered Bridges

  http://www.qsl.net/kb9ocq/cb.html
  A few photographs by Dale Catron, with information on the Kennedy family of bridge builders of Rush County.

• Kentucky Covered Bridges

  http://www.kyatlas.com/CoveredBridges/
  Interactive map with photographs and data.

• Maine's Covered Bridges

  http://www.maine.gov/mdot/historicbridges/coveredbridges/
  The Department of Transportation presents a history of the state's covered bridges and a tour, via a clickable map, with photographs and information on the 9 surviving bridges.

• Maryland Covered Bridges

  http://www.mdcoveredbridges.com/
  History and photo gallery of all existing and past covered bridges in the state of Maryland.

• National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges

  http://www.vermontbridges.com/nspcb1st.htm
  This American non-profit society publishes the World Guide to Covered Bridges, a quarterly magazine and a newsletter, excerpts from which are online. Hosted by Joseph Nelson.

• New York State Covered Bridge Society

  http://www.nycoveredbridges.org/
  Dedicated to promoting and preserving New York's historic covered bridges. Map of bridge locations, with list linked to photographs and details.

• Oregon Covered Bridges Directory

  http://coveredbridges.stateoforegon.com/
  The Covered Bridge Society of Oregon provides photographs and information on each of the surviving historic covered bridges in the state, and a forum.

• Spanning Time: Vermont's Covered Bridges

  http://www.vermontbridges.com/
  Joseph Nelson promotes his book of that title with sample text and illustrations.

• The Covered Bridges of New Brunswick

  http://summerville-novascotia.com/CoveredBridges/index.html
  Has photographs of all 66 covered bridges in the province, including two that burned in 2001.

• The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania

  http://www.tbcbspa.com/
  Promotes the preservation of covered bridges in the state. Includes details of activities, an illustrated guide to truss types and a list of covered bridges in the state.

• Wikipedia: Covered bridge

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covered_bridge
  A description, history and gallery of examples of this bridge type from the free encyclopedia.

• Wikipedia: Kapellbrücke

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapellbr%C3%BCcke
  The lakeside Swiss city of Lucerne is famous for its medieval wooden Chapel Bridge (largely restored). An illustrated article from the collaborative encyclopedia.

 

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