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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

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

Jackson Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 775N  (Changed from Spanning Sugar Creek), Bloomingdale, Parke County, IN

Jackson Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek, CR 775N (Changed from S...

Burr truss, 1 span, 207' Significance: The Jackson Bridge was built in 1861 by J.J. Daniels. It spans Sugar Creek and is of double Burr construction. It has survived all major floods. This includes the flood... More

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

Ceylon Covered Bridge, Limberlost Park, spanning Wabash River at County Road 900 South, Geneva, Adams County, IN

Ceylon Covered Bridge, Limberlost Park, spanning Wabash River at Count...

Significance: This is the only covered bridge remaining over the Wabash River. It is a landmark of historical passage for Indians and settlers and was used daily by buggies and cars. The bridge was built circ... 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

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

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Ford Road, Claremont, Catawba County, NC

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Fo...

Significance: The Bunker Hill Bridge is the only surviving historic covered bridge in North Carolina and the only surviving Haupt truss covered bridge in the United States. Though it never reached the mainstre... More

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Ford Road, Claremont, Catawba County, NC

Bunker Hill Bridge, Spanning Lyle Creek, bypassed section of Island Fo...

Significance: The Bunker Hill Bridge is the only surviving historic covered bridge in North Carolina and the only surviving Haupt truss covered bridge in the United States. Though it never reached the mainstre... 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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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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Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 745), Lenhartsville, Berks County, PA

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 7...

Significance: Local craftsmen Simon Dreibelbis and Charles Kutz built the Dreibelbis Station Bridge in 1869. It is a 172' long, single span bridge with a double Burr-arch truss. One of only five covered bridg... 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

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

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

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, Trent's Mill Road (Route 622), Spanning Willis River, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia

Covered Bridge, Trent's Mill Road (Route 622), Spanning Willis River, ...

"Trent's Mill Bridge" added as a secondary name. The address was changed from "Spanning Willis River" to "Trent's Mill Road (Route 622), Spanning Willis River" to more accurately reflect its location. Significa... More

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

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

Old Covered Bridge, Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH

Old Covered Bridge, Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH

Survey number: HABS OH-45 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH

Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sul...

Significance: The Kenyon Bridge is an extraordinarily well-preserved example of a multiple kingpost covered bridge by noted builder James F. Tasker. Survey number: HAER NH-40 Building/structure dates: 1882 In... 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

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

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

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

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

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

Lower Gassaway Bridge, State Route 137, spanning Twelve Mile Creek, Norris, Pickens County, SC

Lower Gassaway Bridge, State Route 137, spanning Twelve Mile Creek, No...

1983 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Lower Gassaway Bridge was the last remaining covered bridge at its original site in the state until it collapsed in 1982. Survey number: HABS... More

Covered Bridge, Frederick County, Maryland

Covered Bridge, Frederick County, Maryland

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Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch of Juniata River, Manns Choice, Bedford County, PA

Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch o...

Significance: This slightly altered late-nineteenth century covered bridge is an excellent example of this kind of bridge construction in Bedford County. A number of other Burr arch covered bridges were built ... More

Covered Bridge, Spanning Soap Creek, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Soap Creek, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

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Zumbrota Bridge, Spanning North Fork Zumbro River in Covered Bridge Park, Zumbrota, Goodhue County, MN

Zumbrota Bridge, Spanning North Fork Zumbro River in Covered Bridge Pa...

Significance: In 1856, the city of Zumbrota was founded by immigrants from Massachusetts, along the Zumbro River on the Dubuque to St. Paul stagecoach trail. The Zumbrota Bridge was first constructed by Evander... 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

Forsythe Bridge, Spanning Big Flat Rock Creek, CR 650S, Moscow, Rush County, IN

Forsythe Bridge, Spanning Big Flat Rock Creek, CR 650S, Moscow, Rush C...

Significance: Local bridge contractor Emmett L. Kennedy built the Forsythe Bridge in 1888. The Kennedy family of Rushville built nearly sixty covered bridges, which are distinguished primarily by the scrollwor... More

Short Bridge, Spanning South Santiam River at High Deck Road, Cascadia, Linn County, OR

Short Bridge, Spanning South Santiam River at High Deck Road, Cascadia...

Significance: Built in 1945 to replace an earlier bridge at this site, Short Bridge illustrates Linn County's distinctive open-sided housing that was designed to increase visibility and reduce wind resistance. ... 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

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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Old Covered Bridge, West of Zanesville Post Office, U.S. Highway 40, Hopewell, Muskingum County, OH

Old Covered Bridge, West of Zanesville Post Office, U.S. Highway 40, H...

Survey number: HABS OH-44 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Significance: Sunday River Bridge is a very well executed speciment of the bridge truss designed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. This truss became the dominant style in covered br... More

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Sunday River Bridge, Spanning Sunday River, Newry, Oxford County, ME

Significance: Sunday River Bridge is a very well executed speciment of the bridge truss designed in the 1840s by Peter Paddleford of Littleton, New Hampshire. This truss became the dominant style in covered br... 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

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, 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

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

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

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

Clark's Bridge, Spanning Pemigewasset River at Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, Grafton County, NH

Clark's Bridge, Spanning Pemigewasset River at Clark's Trading Post, L...

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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

Deer's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek at Highway 234, Alamo, Montgomery County, IN

Deer's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Sugar Creek at Highway 234, Alamo...

Significance: A typical example of the patented Burr arched truss design, used in covered bridge construction throughout Indiana. Survey number: HAER IN-28 Building/structure dates: 1878 Initial Construction

Blenheim Covered Bridge, Spanning Schoharie River, North Blenheim, Schoharie County, NY

Blenheim Covered Bridge, Spanning Schoharie River, North Blenheim, Sch...

See HAER No. NY-331, Blenheim Bridge for further information 13 photos, 12 data pages Significance: The Blenheim Bridge has one of the longest clear spans of any surviving covered bridge in the world. It is th... 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

Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR

Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myr...

Significance: Neal Lane Bridge is the most intact of Oregon's 45 surviving covered bridges and the only kingpost truss covered bridge in the state. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N9... More

Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR

Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myr...

Significance: Neal Lane Bridge is the most intact of Oregon's 45 surviving covered bridges and the only kingpost truss covered bridge in the state. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N9... More

Elizabethton Covered Bridge, Hattie Avenue, Elizabethton, Carter County, TN

Elizabethton Covered Bridge, Hattie Avenue, Elizabethton, Carter Count...

See also HAER No. TN-41 (Doe River Bridge/Elizabethton Covered Bridge) for additional documentation. Significance: The bridge is one of only a few covered bridges in the United States that survives in an urban ... More

Jack's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henderson County, IL

Jack's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henders...

Significance: This bridge is built entirely of wood, resting on stone abutments. It was built in 1844-45 by William Smith and is of the lattice truss type. The main members are of burr and white oak. Note: t... 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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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

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

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

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutland Railroad, Addison Branch), spanning Lemon Fair River above Richville Pond, west of East Shoreham Road, Shoreham, Addison County, VT

Shoreham Railroad Bridge, Former Addison County Railroad (later, Rutla...

Significance: The Shoreham Railroad Bridge is a well-preserved example of a covered wood Howe truss, the first bridge type to use metal for primary structural members. It is one of eight surviving covered wood... More

Adams Mill Bridge, Spanning Wildcat Creek at County Road 50, Cutler, Carroll County, IN

Adams Mill Bridge, Spanning Wildcat Creek at County Road 50, Cutler, C...

Significance: The Adams Mill Bridge is a typical example of the Howe Truss. // Adams Mill Bridge was constructed in 1871 in Carroll County. The bridge used a No. 1 Howe Truss, with wheellock iron abutments. L... 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

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

Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH

Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanni...

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Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH

Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanni...

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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

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

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

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

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