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South near Gasset's [i.e. Gassetts], Vt.

South near Gasset's [i.e. Gassetts], Vt.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Otter Creek, Rutland, looking west

Otter Creek, Rutland, looking west

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Tucker Toll Bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt.

Tucker Toll Bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt.

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Double wooden bridge of the natural road at Cambridge, Ohio

Double wooden bridge of the natural road at Cambridge, Ohio

Photograph shows view of a two-lane covered bridge spanning a river in Cambridge, Ohio. H74114 U.S. Copyright Office.

Old toll bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Old toll bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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The old county bridge at Palmyra, Virginia, in 1912

The old county bridge at Palmyra, Virginia, in 1912

Photograph shows covered bridge over partially frozen river. Copyright registration title: County bridge over Rivanna River.

Bridges. Old covered bridge, Jackson River, Virginia

Bridges. Old covered bridge, Jackson River, Virginia

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Covered Bridge, Spanning Yuba River, Bridgeport, Nevada County, CA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Yuba River, Bridgeport, Nevada County, CA

See also HAER CA-41 for additional documentation, including photos, drawings, and historical data. Significance: The Bridgeport Covered Bridge was built in 1862 to replace an earlier span that washed out in a f... More

The Cutler-Donahoe Bridge, one of six remaining covered bridges (of 19) in Madison County, Iowa, made famous in the 1992 best-selling novel by Robert James Waller that tells the story of a married but lonely Italian woman living in 1960s Madison County

The Cutler-Donahoe Bridge, one of six remaining covered bridges (of 19...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The 79-foot-long Cutler-Donahoe Bridge, built in 1870 by Eli Cox, originally crossed the North River near Bevington, Iowa. In 1979, th... More

Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek on Township Route 412, Breezewood, Bedford County, PA

Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek on Township Route ...

Significance: Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge employs typical Burr truss arch construction, a wood roof, and wood siding. It was substantially rebuilt in 1992. Survey number: HAER PA-352 Building/structure dat... More

Felten's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek at junction of Township Route 386 & State Route 2029, Breezewood, Bedford County, PA

Felten's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek at junction of Town...

Significance: This is one of several surviving nineteenth century covered bridges in Bedford County. The wooden Burr truss arch construction is typical of such spans. Survey number: HAER PA-350 Building/stru... More

The 165-foot-long Goodpasture Bridge, Oregon's most frequently photographed covered bridge, was built in 1938. It spans the McKenzie River near the town of Vida

The 165-foot-long Goodpasture Bridge, Oregon's most frequently photogr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Claremont, Sullivan County, NH

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad ...

Significance: One of only eight remaining covered railroad bridges in the country. Wright's Bridge is structurally the most interesting of the four existing bridges built while Jonathan Parker Snow was bridge ... More

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Claremont, Sullivan County, NH

Wright's Bridge, Spanning Sugar River, former Boston & Maine Railroad ...

Significance: One of only eight remaining covered railroad bridges in the country. Wright's Bridge is structurally the most interesting of the four existing bridges built while Jonathan Parker Snow was bridge ... More

Eames Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henderson County, IL

Eames Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henderson Cou...

Significance: The bridge was probably built ca. 1861. The span of 104 feet is carried by means of a Howe truss with a segmental arch. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-53 Survey n... More

Covered Bridge, Spanning Seven Mile Creek, Collinsville, Butler County, OH

Covered Bridge, Spanning Seven Mile Creek, Collinsville, Butler County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS OH-623 Building/structure dates: 1870 Initial Construction

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

Powder Works Bridge, Spanning San Lorenzo River, Keystone Way, Paradis...

type-4 Smith Truss; 180' long; 2 span Significance: Powder Works Bridge is the second oldest of twenty-one extant Smith truss covered bridges in the United States. It was built in 1872 for the California Powde... More

Goodpasture Bridge, Spanning McKenzie River at Goodpasture Road, Vida, Lane County, OR

Goodpasture Bridge, Spanning McKenzie River at Goodpasture Road, Vida,...

Significance: Built in 1938 at a cost of $13,154, Goodpasture Bridge replaced a ferry at this site. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1987 at a cost of $750,000 and continues to carry vehicular traffic. At 165 ... More

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Washington County, VT

Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Was...

Significance: One of only four kingposts left in Vermont, this example of a once common type underwent an important repair by Milton S. Graton. It also illustrates the public policy issues surrounding historic ... More

Covered Bridge, Allenville, Cape Girardeau County, MO

Covered Bridge, Allenville, Cape Girardeau County, MO

Part of the Piaget-van Ravenswaay Survey, consisting of a number of photographs, primarily of sites and structures in Missouri, which were taken before 1938 by Alexander Piaget and after that by Paul Piaget, bo... More

Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY

Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Ro...

Significance: The Bennett's Mill Bridge is the sole surviving Wheeler truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented in 1870 by Isaac H. Wheeler of Scioto County, Ohio, this unusual truss design never mad... More

Kennedy Bridge, Spanning Flat Rock River at State Route 44, Rushville, Rush County, IN

Kennedy Bridge, Spanning Flat Rock River at State Route 44, Rushville,...

Significance: This is a single span structure of the burr truss type, having a clear span of 165'-9" with a 17 foot center roadway flanked either side by 4 1/2 foot walks. The bridge was erected in 1880 by Emm... More

Covered Bridge, Millville, Worcester County, MA

Covered Bridge, Millville, Worcester County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-440 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT

Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, T...

Significance: Flint Bridge is a well-built example of the queenpost truss, an important style of timber framing with a history going back to the Middle Ages. The bridge is also significant because of the sympa... More

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton County, KY

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton Co...

Significance: Built 1870 by J.J. Newman & B.F. Erwin under firm name of Newman & Erwin, Middleton, Ohio, for commissioners of Pendleton County. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 ... More

Bollinger Covered Bridge & Mill, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO

Bollinger Covered Bridge & Mill, Burfordville, Cape Girardeau County, ...

The print for photo MO-1307-3 was made from a copy negative after original negative was lost. (12/2003, JLB) The Piaget-van Ravenswaay Survey photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s had facsimile negatives mad... More

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carried over creek)  (Changed from Duck Creek), Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek, Whitewater Canal (carr...

See HAER No. IN-108 for additional photographs and data pages. Significance: The Whitewater Canal Aqueduct is the only surviving wood aqueduct in the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge, Highway to Allsboro Southwest of Cherokee, Cherokee, Colbert County, AL

Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge, Highway to Allsboro Southwest of Cheroke...

Survey number: HABS AL-361-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Covered Bridge Road (State Route 1030), Manatawny, Berks County, PA

Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Cover...

Significance: One of five remaining covered wooden bridges in Berks County, the bridge is a contributing resource in the Oley Township Historic District. It is distinctive for its two-phase construction: an arc... More

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, Pine Grove, Lancaster County, PA

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...

Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ionia County, MI

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ioni...

Significance: White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flo... More

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ionia County, MI

White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ioni...

Significance: White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flo... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road, Taftsville, Windsor County, VT

Taftsville Bridge, Spanning Ottaquechee River, Taftsville Bridge Road,...

Significance: Taftsville Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge building. It shows no influence from any of the patented bridge truss designs, but the builders may ha... More

Horse Creek Covered Bridge, Spanning Horse Creek Road at Milepost 1.28, McKenzie Bridge, Lane County, OR

Horse Creek Covered Bridge, Spanning Horse Creek Road at Milepost 1.28...

Significance: The bridge served vehicular traffic until 1968. It is now bypassed and opened to pedestrian traffic only. The predecessor bridge at this location was a 103' covered span, built in 1904. The existi... More

Nehemiah Jewett Bridge, Groton Street, spanning Nashua River, Pepperell, Middlesex County, MA

Nehemiah Jewett Bridge, Groton Street, spanning Nashua River, Pepperel...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42 Survey number: HABS MA-225 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Subsequent Work Building/st... More

Nehemiah Jewett Bridge, Groton Street, spanning Nashua River, Pepperell, Middlesex County, MA

Nehemiah Jewett Bridge, Groton Street, spanning Nashua River, Pepperel...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42 Survey number: HABS MA-225 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Subsequent Work Building/st... More

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service road, Wawona, Mariposa County, CA

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service roa...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The Wawona Covered Bridge is the oldest bridge in Yosemite National Park and a rare examp... More

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service road, Wawona, Mariposa County, CA

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service roa...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The Wawona Covered Bridge is the oldest bridge in Yosemite National Park and a rare examp... More

Medora Bridge, Spanning East Fork of White River at State Route 235, Medora, Jackson County, IN

Medora Bridge, Spanning East Fork of White River at State Route 235, M...

Significance: Example of bridge by J.J. Daniels and representative of Burr arch truss. Survey number: HAER IN-45 Building/structure dates: 1875 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS ... More

Link Farm Covered Bridge, Spanning Sinking Creek, Newport, Giles County, Virginia

Link Farm Covered Bridge, Spanning Sinking Creek, Newport, Giles Count...

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E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury...

Significance: This wooden lattice truss bridge with auxiliary arches was originally built in about 1876, but the second story added at a later date. The bridge, which spans Sleepers River, connects factory bui... More

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury...

Significance: This wooden lattice truss bridge with auxiliary arches was originally built in about 1876, but the second story added at a later date. The bridge, which spans Sleepers River, connects factory bui... More

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT

E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury...

Significance: This wooden lattice truss bridge with auxiliary arches was originally built in about 1876, but the second story added at a later date. The bridge, which spans Sleepers River, connects factory bui... More

Covered Bridge, Thomas Mill Road (Spanning Wissahickon Creek), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Covered Bridge, Thomas Mill Road (Spanning Wissahickon Creek), Philade...

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Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Sunny Valley, Josephine County, OR

Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Su...

Significance: Achieves statewide significance as part of a thematic group of timber-constructed, covered bridges of Oregon, and it is the last remaining covered bridge in Josephine County. It is an intact examp... More

Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Sunny Valley, Josephine County, OR

Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Su...

Significance: Achieves statewide significance as part of a thematic group of timber-constructed, covered bridges of Oregon, and it is the last remaining covered bridge in Josephine County. It is an intact examp... More

Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Sunny Valley, Josephine County, OR

Grave Creek Bridge, Spanning Grave Creek on Sunny Valley Loop Road, Su...

Significance: Achieves statewide significance as part of a thematic group of timber-constructed, covered bridges of Oregon, and it is the last remaining covered bridge in Josephine County. It is an intact examp... More

Eldean Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River at bypassed section of Eldean Road, Troy, Miami County, OH

Eldean Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River at bypassed section of Eldea...

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West Union Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 525W, West Union, Parke County, IN

West Union Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 525W, West Union, Parke Co...

Significance: Local bridge builder J.J. Daniels built the West Union Bridge in 1876 to replace a washed out bridge. Daniels built nearly sixty covered bridges in Indiana between 1855 and ca. 1900. The bridge ... More

West Union Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 525W, West Union, Parke County, IN

West Union Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 525W, West Union, Parke Co...

Significance: Local bridge builder J.J. Daniels built the West Union Bridge in 1876 to replace a washed out bridge. Daniels built nearly sixty covered bridges in Indiana between 1855 and ca. 1900. The bridge ... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Honeymoon Bridge, Spanning Ellis River at State Route 16A, Jackson, Carroll County, NH

Honeymoon Bridge, Spanning Ellis River at State Route 16A, Jackson, Ca...

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Honeymoon Bridge, Spanning Ellis River at State Route 16A, Jackson, Carroll County, NH

Honeymoon Bridge, Spanning Ellis River at State Route 16A, Jackson, Ca...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Watson Mill Bridge, Spanning South Fork Broad River, Watson Mill Road, Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, Madison County, GA

Watson Mill Bridge, Spanning South Fork Broad River, Watson Mill Road,...

Significance: The Watson Mill Bridge is the longest of sixteen surviving covered bridges in the state of Georgia, and one of four surviving covered bridges attributed to Washington W. King, son of prominent bri... More

Smith's Covered Bridge, Beaver Valley, spanning Brandywine River, Granogue, New Castle County, DE

Smith's Covered Bridge, Beaver Valley, spanning Brandywine River, Gran...

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Beaverkill Bridge, Spanning Beaver Kill, TR 30 (Craigie Claire Road), Roscoe, Sullivan County, NY

Beaverkill Bridge, Spanning Beaver Kill, TR 30 (Craigie Claire Road), ...

Significance: The Beaverkill Bridge is a distinctive regional variation of a Town lattice truss with fanlike radiating planks in the end panels. It is the best preserved of three surviving examples of this typ... More

Blenheim Bridge, Spanning Schoharie Creek, River Road (now bypassed), North Blenheim, Schoharie County, NY

Blenheim Bridge, Spanning Schoharie Creek, River Road (now bypassed), ...

See HABS No. NY-359, Blenheim Covered Bridge for further information 3 drawings, 2 photos, 5 data pages. Significance: The Blenheim Bridge has one of the longest clear spans of any surviving covered bridge in t... More

Blenheim Bridge, Spanning Schoharie Creek, River Road (now bypassed), North Blenheim, Schoharie County, NY

Blenheim Bridge, Spanning Schoharie Creek, River Road (now bypassed), ...

See HABS No. NY-359, Blenheim Covered Bridge for further information 3 drawings, 2 photos, 5 data pages. Significance: The Blenheim Bridge has one of the longest clear spans of any surviving covered bridge in t... More

Waterford Covered Bridge, Spanning Le Boeuf Creek, Waterford, Erie County, PA

Waterford Covered Bridge, Spanning Le Boeuf Creek, Waterford, Erie Cou...

Significance: Example of late nineteenth-century covered bridge construction. The bridge was built for the Commissioners of the Waterford Township. Survey number: HABS PA-535 Building/structure dates: after. ... More

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridge Road, Cleveland, Blount County, AL

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridg...

Significance: Swann Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Survey number: HAER AL-201 Building... More

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridge Road, Cleveland, Blount County, AL

Swann Bridge, Spanning Locust Fork of Black Warrior River, Swann Bridg...

Significance: Swann Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Survey number: HAER AL-201 Building... More

Cataract Falls Bridge, Spanning Mill Creek, bypassed section of CR 279 (Cataract Falls Unit of Leiber State Recreation Area), Cataract, Owen County, IN

Cataract Falls Bridge, Spanning Mill Creek, bypassed section of CR 279...

Significance: Cataract Falls Bridge is the only surviving covered bridge in Owen County, Indiana. It is also one of only six Smith trusses in Indiana. This popular late nineteenth century bridge was patented ... More

The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town

The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town

Photograph shows homes and a covered bridge at the bottom of a hill along a river in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town

The hill opposite Harper's Ferry and commanding the town

Photograph shows homes and a covered bridge at the bottom of a hill along a river in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

Covered Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River at Tulloch Mill, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River at Tulloch Mill, Knights Fer...

See HABS No. CA-137 for drawings. See HAER No. CA-314 for full historical report and additional photographs. Supplemental material cites Schuylkill Bridge Company as builder but no sources have been found confi... More

Kuhn's Fording Bridge, Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552 (Hamilton & Reading townships), East Berlin, Adams County, PA

Kuhn's Fording Bridge, Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552 (H...

Significance: The Kuhn's Fording Bridge is a partially surviving example of a covered Pratt truss bridge with a wooden Burr arch. It was constructed in 1897 by local builders. Survey number: HAER PA-68 Build... More

Milton Covered Bridge, County Route 25, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Milton, Cabell County, WV

Milton Covered Bridge, County Route 25, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Milton...

Significance: Milton (Sink's Mill) Covered Bridge is a single span Howe truss of ten bays spanning approximately 112'-10". The truss system consists of standard "X"-shaped Howe trusses reinforced by an arch. ... More

Cumberland Covered Bridge, Spanning Mississinewa River, Matthews, Grant County, IN

Cumberland Covered Bridge, Spanning Mississinewa River, Matthews, Gran...

Significance: The Cumberland Covered Bridge is a typical example of the bridges designed and erected by Robert W. Smith. Survey number: HAER IN-50 Building/structure dates: 1913 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Putnam County, IN

Pine Bluff Bridge, Spanning Big Walnut Creek, CR 950N, Bainbridge, Put...

Significance: J.A. Britton, one of Indiana's most prolific covered bridge builders, built the Pine Bluff Bridge in 1886. It is an excellent example of the Howe truss, patented in 1840 by William Howe of Massac... More

Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Bucks County, PA

Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhle...

Significance: The Uhlerstown Bridge was the only covered bridge to span the 60-mile Delaware Division Canal. Although the wood floor system has been replaced with steel, the structure otherwise retains its his... More

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Franklin County, IN

Duck Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Duck Creek at Whitewater Canal, Metamora...

See HABS No. IN-24-20, Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, 4BW, 1H, 4D, 1FN. STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Covered wood aqueducts were never common, but there were reportedly several such structures on... More

Crum Bridge, Spanning Little Muskingum River, TR 384A (formerly Old Camp Road), Rinard Mills, Monroe County, OH

Crum Bridge, Spanning Little Muskingum River, TR 384A (formerly Old Ca...

Significance: Crum Bridge is an unusual example of a multiple king post truss with tied arch center span. At 192', it is one of the two longest covered bridges in Ohio. Survey number: HAER OH-123 Building/st... More

Morgan Bridge, Spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road, Belvidere Junction, Lamoille County, VT

Morgan Bridge, Spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge R...

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Morgan Bridge, Spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road, Belvidere Junction, Lamoille County, VT

Morgan Bridge, Spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge R...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape with a watermill, water, decayed building, 18th, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brown Bridge, Spanning Cold River, Upper Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT

Brown Bridge, Spanning Cold River, Upper Cold River Road, Shrewsbury, ...

Significance: Brown Bridge is one of the best-designed examples of the Town lattice truss, a widely used style of timber bridge framing. It is also notable as the last bridge by Nichols M. Powers of Clarendon,... More

Red Oak Creek Bridge, Spanning (Big) Red Oak Creek, Huel Brown Road (Covered Bridge Road), Woodbury, Meriwether County, GA

Red Oak Creek Bridge, Spanning (Big) Red Oak Creek, Huel Brown Road (C...

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Red Oak Creek Bridge, Spanning (Big) Red Oak Creek, Huel Brown Road (Covered Bridge Road), Woodbury, Meriwether County, GA

Red Oak Creek Bridge, Spanning (Big) Red Oak Creek, Huel Brown Road (C...

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Bath-Haverhill Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, bypassed section of Ammanoosuc Street (SR 135), Woodsville, Grafton County, NH

Bath-Haverhill Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, bypassed section of ...

Significance: Bath-Haverhill Bridge is the oldest existing Town lattice truss, and one of the oldest covered bridges in the country. The Town lattice truss was one of the most widely used wooden truss forms. ... More

Covered Bridge, Wickecheoke Creek, Sergeantsville, Hunterdon County, NJ

Covered Bridge, Wickecheoke Creek, Sergeantsville, Hunterdon County, N...

Significance: This bridge was ordered built by the Board of Freeholders in 1872. Joseph Smith, representative of Delaware Township on the board, was given supervision of the building. The designer and chief ca... More

Mechanic Street Bridge, Spanning Israel River, Lancaster, Coos County, NH

Mechanic Street Bridge, Spanning Israel River, Lancaster, Coos County,...

Significance: The Mechanic Street Bridge is an excellent example of the bridge truss developed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. The design features a multiple kingpost truss with l... More

Mechanic Street Bridge, Spanning Israel River, Lancaster, Coos County, NH

Mechanic Street Bridge, Spanning Israel River, Lancaster, Coos County,...

Significance: The Mechanic Street Bridge is an excellent example of the bridge truss developed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. The design features a multiple kingpost truss with l... More

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Old Mill Road (former logging road), Westfir, Lane County, OR

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Ol...

Significance: Built in 1944 to provide access to the Westfir Lumber Company mill site, Office Bridge is the largest covered bridge in Oregon and a significant artifact of the state's lumber industry. It is one... More

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Old Mill Road (former logging road), Westfir, Lane County, OR

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Ol...

Significance: Built in 1944 to provide access to the Westfir Lumber Company mill site, Office Bridge is the largest covered bridge in Oregon and a significant artifact of the state's lumber industry. It is one... More

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Old Mill Road (former logging road), Westfir, Lane County, OR

Office Bridge, Spanning North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, Ol...

Significance: Built in 1944 to provide access to the Westfir Lumber Company mill site, Office Bridge is the largest covered bridge in Oregon and a significant artifact of the state's lumber industry. It is one... More

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton County, NH

Bath Bridge, Spanning Ammonoosuc River, Lisbon Road, Bath, Grafton Cou...

Significance: Bath Bridge is a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction, before design became standardized into several major types based on patent plans. It is also o... More

Jordan Covered Bridge, Spanning Thomas Creek, County Road 829, Scio, Linn County, OR

Jordan Covered Bridge, Spanning Thomas Creek, County Road 829, Scio, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vermont Covered Bridge, Highland Park, spanning Kokomo Creek at West end of Deffenbaugh Street (moved to), Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Vermont Covered Bridge, Highland Park, spanning Kokomo Creek at West e...

Significance: Typical example of the Smith patented truss system used extensively throughout the Midwest. Survey number: HAER IN-30 Building/structure dates: 1874-1875 Initial Construction Building/structure... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved ...

Significance: None, other than it being a covered, wooden bridge. Survey number: HAER IN-40 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Covered Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Covered Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Hopkinton, Merrimack County...

Significance: In May 1863 the town voted to build a wooden bridge over the Contoocook river on the road to Henniker. The bridge was damaged in the freshets of 1935 and demolished the following year after a new... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion County, WV

Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , B...

Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented ... More

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