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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

Covered Bridge, Spanning Darby Creek, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, OH

Covered Bridge, Spanning Darby Creek, North Lewisburg, Champaign Count...

Significance: Located on an unimproved road in the vicinity of North Lewisburg, Ohio. Built about 1859, and has been in continuous use since that time. Structure has been condemned and is to be removed and repl... More

Covered Bridge, Spanning Cedar Creek Vicinity, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, WI

Covered Bridge, Spanning Cedar Creek Vicinity, Cedarburg, Ozaukee Coun...

For additional documentation, see HAER No. WI-117. Significance: Example of Burr arch truss covered bridge dating to 1876. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS W... 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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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Covered Bridge, Spanning Ruff Creek (Washington Township), Ruff Creek, Greene County, PA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Ruff Creek (Washington Township), Ruff Creek,...

Significance: Example of late-nineteenth-century covered bridge construction. Kingpost truss spanning Ruff Creek. Survey number: HABS PA-618 Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction National Regis... More

Gross Covered Bridge, Spanning Middle Creek, Route 574, Beaver Springs, Snyder County, PA

Gross Covered Bridge, Spanning Middle Creek, Route 574, Beaver Springs...

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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

Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL

Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL

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

Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480), Jasper, Lane County, OR

Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480), Jasper, Lane ...

Significance: Built in 1938 to replace an earlier bridge at this site, Pengra Bridge illustrates the style of covered bridge adopted by Lane County during the administration of A.C. Striker (1885-1962), Lane Co... More

Pottersburg Bridge, Spanning Big Darby Creek, North Lewisburg Road (CR 164), North Lewisburg, Union County, OH

Pottersburg Bridge, Spanning Big Darby Creek, North Lewisburg Road (CR...

Significance: Pottersburg Bridge is one of five surviving Partridge truss covered bridges in the United States and an excellent example of the work of Reuben Partridge, a prolific nineteenth century Ohio bridge... More

Pottersburg Bridge, Spanning Big Darby Creek, North Lewisburg Road (CR 164), North Lewisburg, Union County, OH

Pottersburg Bridge, Spanning Big Darby Creek, North Lewisburg Road (CR...

Significance: Pottersburg Bridge is one of five surviving Partridge truss covered bridges in the United States and an excellent example of the work of Reuben Partridge, a prolific nineteenth century Ohio bridge... More

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, & Windsor, VT, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River between Cor...

Significance: The Cornish-Windsor Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the U.S. and the second-longest two-span covered bridge in the world. It is an excellent example of the work of James Tasker and Bela F... More

McConnell's Mill Bridge, Spanning Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's Mill Road (Township Route 415), Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA

McConnell's Mill Bridge, Spanning Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's M...

Significance: One of 4 extant Howe-truss covered bridges in Pennsylvania. It is the longest of these that has not been completely rebuilt. Erected originally to transport cargo from a grist mill, the bridge sti... More

McConnell's Mill Bridge, Spanning Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's Mill Road (Township Route 415), Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA

McConnell's Mill Bridge, Spanning Slippery Rock Creek at McConnell's M...

Significance: One of 4 extant Howe-truss covered bridges in Pennsylvania. It is the longest of these that has not been completely rebuilt. Erected originally to transport cargo from a grist mill, the bridge sti... More

Covered Wooden Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork River, State Route 49, Homer, Champaign County, IL

Covered Wooden Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork River, State Route 49, Homer...

Nitrate negative. Significance: The bridge was measured on March 10, 1934, and collapsed on April 5, 1934. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7, FN-37, FN-38 Survey number: HABS IL-... More

Whittier Bridge, Spanning the Bearcamp River, West Ossipee, Carroll County, NH

Whittier Bridge, Spanning the Bearcamp River, West Ossipee, Carroll Co...

Significance: Whittier Bridge is a good example of the bridge truss developed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. The design features long counterbraces to help distribute loads throu... 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

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas Township Road, Winterset, Madison County, IA

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas To...

Significance: Hogback Bridge is one of nineteen covered bridges built in Madison County, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century, and the youngest of five that survive. Survey number: HAER IA-93 Building/structu... More

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas Township Road, Winterset, Madison County, IA

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas To...

Significance: Hogback Bridge is one of nineteen covered bridges built in Madison County, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century, and the youngest of five that survive. Survey number: HAER IA-93 Building/structu... More

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas Township Road, Winterset, Madison County, IA

Hogback Bridge, Spanning North River at bypassed section of Douglas To...

Significance: Hogback Bridge is one of nineteen covered bridges built in Madison County, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century, and the youngest of five that survive. Survey number: HAER IA-93 Building/structu... More

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), Lacomb, Linn County, OR

Larwood Bridge, Spanning Crabtree Creek, Fish Hatchery Road (CR 648), ...

Significance: Larwood Bridge is one of the best surviving examples of the standard Howe truss covered bridge designed by the Oregon State Highway Commission in early 20th century. It illustrates the open-sided... More

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA

Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run ...

modified Pratt truss (4); 230' long; 3 span, combined wood & iron Significance: The Honey Run Bridge is the best preserved of four surviving examples of Pratt-type wood covered bridges in the United States. Th... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, Virginia

Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap...

Significance: The Humpback Covered Bridge was built for the James River & Kanawha Turnpike and is one of the early turnpikes through the Alleghany region of Virginia. It is the oldest bridge in Virginia, and t... More

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of ...

See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos. Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This ... More

[Old toll bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts.]

[Old toll bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts.]

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Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

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Covered Bridge, Trent's Mills, Buckingham County, Virginia

Covered Bridge, Trent's Mills, Buckingham County, Virginia

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Covered bridge, Rush County, Indiana

Covered bridge, Rush County, Indiana

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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

Imes Bridge, Spanning a ravine south of County Road G50, .5 mile west of I-35, Saint Charles, Madison County, IA

Imes Bridge, Spanning a ravine south of County Road G50, .5 mile west ...

Significance: Imes Bridge is one of nineteen covered bridges built in Madison County, Iowa, in the late nineteenth century, and the oldest of five that survive. Survey number: HAER IA-94 Building/structure da... More

John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, Bish Road (Township Route 263) over Poplar Creek, Carroll, Fairfield County, OH

John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, Bish Road (Township Route 263) over ...

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John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, Bish Road (Township Route 263) over Poplar Creek, Carroll, Fairfield County, OH

John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, Bish Road (Township Route 263) over ...

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Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, Seymour, Jackson County, IN

Bells Ford Bridge, Spanning East Fork White River at State Route 258, ...

Post truss, 2 spans Significance: Bells Ford Bridge is the only combination Post truss bridge, and one of only four Post truss bridges of all types surviving in the United States. It symbolizes the significant... More

Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Hoover, Platte County, MO

Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Ho...

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Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Hoover, Platte County, MO

Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Ho...

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Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Hoover, Platte County, MO

Noah's Arc Covered Bridge, County Route B over Little Platte River, Ho...

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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

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

Jay Covered Bridge, Count Route 22, spans East Branch of AuSable River, Jay, Essex County, NY

Jay Covered Bridge, Count Route 22, spans East Branch of AuSable River...

New York State Historic Bridges Recording Project Significance: The Jay Covered Bridge is the last remaining covered timber bridge in the Adirondack-Champlain region and is the longest in New York State. Unpro... 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

Bartram's Covered Bridge, Spanning Crum Creek, Newtown Square vicinity (Willistown-Newtown Townships), Newtown Square, Delaware County, PA

Bartram's Covered Bridge, Spanning Crum Creek, Newtown Square vicinity...

Significance: This simple covered bridge, erected in 1860, is one of the few covered bridges left in Chester County, and is the only one planned to preserve. Survey number: HABS PA-1108 Building/structure da... More

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

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

Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Schlentz Hill Road across Cabin Run, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Schlentz Hill Road across Cabin Run, Pipersv...

Significance: Example of Town lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-197 Building/structure dates: 1874 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80003443

Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Schlentz Hill Road across Cabin Run, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Cabin Run Covered Bridge, Schlentz Hill Road across Cabin Run, Pipersv...

Significance: Example of Town lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-197 Building/structure dates: 1874 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80003443

Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, Spanning North East Creek at Former (Bypassed) Section of North East Road (SR 272), North East, Cecil County, MD

Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, Spanning North East Creek at Former (By...

Report includes engineering analysis of Burr arch truss. Significance: For almost two centuries, from 1735 until 1926, this site was used for water-powered industries. Erected in 1860 by local bridge builder J... More

Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, Spanning North East Creek at Former (Bypassed) Section of North East Road (SR 272), North East, Cecil County, MD

Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge, Spanning North East Creek at Former (By...

Report includes engineering analysis of Burr arch truss. Significance: For almost two centuries, from 1735 until 1926, this site was used for water-powered industries. Erected in 1860 by local bridge builder J... More

King's Bridge, Spanning Laurel Hill Creek at bypassed State Highway No. 653, New Lexington, Somerset County, PA

King's Bridge, Spanning Laurel Hill Creek at bypassed State Highway No...

Significance: Although the history of this bridge has not been thoroughly documented, physical evidence suggests that King's Bridge was originally built in the mid-nineteenth century and largely rebuilt in 1906... More

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rollinsford, Strafford County, NH

Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rol...

Significance: Rollins Farm Bridge is one of possibly seven standing boxed pony timber bridges in North America, and one of four in New Hampshire. It is the only example of the numerous overhead roadway bridges... More

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

Grays River Covered Bridge, Worrel Road spanning Grays River, Grays River, Wahkiakum County, WA

Grays River Covered Bridge, Worrel Road spanning Grays River, Grays Ri...

Significance: Constructed in 1905, the 148-foot Howe truss Grays River Covered Bridge was the first vehicular bridge to span the Grays River. The bridge facilitated transportation of dairy and lumber products ... More

Grays River Covered Bridge, Worrel Road spanning Grays River, Grays River, Wahkiakum County, WA

Grays River Covered Bridge, Worrel Road spanning Grays River, Grays Ri...

Significance: Constructed in 1905, the 148-foot Howe truss Grays River Covered Bridge was the first vehicular bridge to span the Grays River. The bridge facilitated transportation of dairy and lumber products ... 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

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

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

Contoocook Covered Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River, Hopkinton, Merri...

See also HAER NH-38 (Contoocook Railroad Bridge) for additional documentation. Significance: The Contoocook Covered Bridge, a Long truss, carried the main road to Hopkinton until 1935 when it was demolished. U... 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

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

Hall Bridge, Spanning Saxtons River at Paradise Hill Road, Rockingham, Windham County, VT

Hall Bridge, Spanning Saxtons River at Paradise Hill Road, Rockingham,...

Significance: Hall Bridge was erected in 1982 to replace an 1867 covered bridge that had collapsed under an overweight vehicle in 1980. Although not a replica of its predecessor, Hall Bridge is an authentic co... 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

Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Yuba River at bypassed section of Pleasant Valley Road (originally Virginia Turnpike) in South Yuba River State Park , Bridgeport, Nevada County, CA

Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Yuba River at bypass...

Howe truss with arch See also HABS No. CA-1401 for additional documentation, including one photograph. Significance: The Bridgeport Covered Bridge is 233 feet long and was originally built as part of a toll roa... 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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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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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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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

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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Dunlapsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River, Dunlapsville, Union County, IN

Dunlapsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River, Dunl...

Significance: Typical example of the patented Burr arched truss design used in covered bridge construction throughout Indiana. Survey number: HAER IN-31 Building/structure dates: 1870 Initial Construction

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

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Township Road 653), Greenville, Mercer County, PA

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Town...

See also, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses," HAER No. PA-645. For an example of another Smith truss, see Rinard Bridge, HAER No. OH-130. Significance: Kidd's Mill Bridge is the oldest and easternmost of twen... More

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Township Road 653), Greenville, Mercer County, PA

Kidd's Mill Bridge, Spanning Shenango River at Kidd's Mills Road (Town...

See also, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses," HAER No. PA-645. For an example of another Smith truss, see Rinard Bridge, HAER No. OH-130. Significance: Kidd's Mill Bridge is the oldest and easternmost of twen... More

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fairhaven, Preble County, OH

Harshman Bridge, Spanning Four Mile Creek, Concord-Fairhaven Road, Fai...

Significance: Harshman Bridge is one of seven Childs trusses in the United States. Patented in 1846 by Horace Childs of New Hampshire, the Childs truss never came into the mainstream of covered bridge building... 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

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

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fisher, Lincoln County, OR

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fi...

Significance: It is located in the rugged foothills of Lincoln County near the former community of Fisher, and crosses Five Rivers, named for the five streams that make up the single stream the bridge spans. Th... More

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fisher, Lincoln County, OR

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fi...

Significance: It is located in the rugged foothills of Lincoln County near the former community of Fisher, and crosses Five Rivers, named for the five streams that make up the single stream the bridge spans. Th... More

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fisher, Lincoln County, OR

Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fi...

Significance: It is located in the rugged foothills of Lincoln County near the former community of Fisher, and crosses Five Rivers, named for the five streams that make up the single stream the bridge spans. Th... 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

Village Bridge, Spanning Mad River at Bridge Street, Fayston, Washington County, VT

Village Bridge, Spanning Mad River at Bridge Street, Fayston, Washingt...

Significance: Built in 1833, Village Bridge is the oldest extant covered bridge in Vermont and a rare survivor of the early craftsman tradition of wooden truss bridge construction. It is also of interest for i... 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

Powerscourt Bridge, Spanning Chateauguay River, First Concession Road, Elgin/Hichinbrooke, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada, Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY

Powerscourt Bridge, Spanning Chateauguay River, First Concession Road,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Doe River Bridge, Spanning Doe River, Third Avenue, Elizabethton, Carter County, TN

Doe River Bridge, Spanning Doe River, Third Avenue, Elizabethton, Cart...

See also HABS No. TN-224 (Elizabethton Covered Bridge) for additional documentation. Significance: The Doe River Bridge played an integral role in the historical development of the City of Elizabethton and is o... More

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