Why did we cover bridges in the first place? A covered bridge is exactly what you’d expect: a bridge with a roof and sides, ...

From quaint beginnings as log crossings to sophisticated structures of modern transportation, timber bridges are interwoven ...

The bridges were built in the mid- to late 19th century and were covered to keep rain and snow from rotting the deck timbers. Local builders also constructed open wooden bridges and iron bridges.

Moll has written five books about covered bridges. He’s also served as the ... bent and warped its wooden beams. The Dreibelbis Station Covered Bridge over the Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township ...

A covered bridge in Lancaster County is currently closed because it was damaged when a vehicle hit it.Repairing these ...

It's one of five covered bridges left in Berks County ... in the mid 1850s and a little more than 100 years later, the wooden floor was replaced with concrete and steel beams to make it last ...

A team scrambles to move the 100-ton Old Blenheim Bridge—rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Irene in 2011—as the creek beneath it rapidly rises. Loose roadway buckles under the bridge ...

I first heard of covered bridges when Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep starred in the movie, The Bridges of Madison County. While Madison County’s bridges are in Iowa, these charming structures ...

Wooden arch bridges are found in Fujian Province and Zhejiang Province, along China's south-east coast. The traditional design and practices for building these bridges combine the use of wood, ...

Explore Kentucky's remaining covered bridges. Dave Shuffett talks with author Robert W. M. Laughlin about the bridges and his lifelong passion for researching and documenting them. Visit the ...