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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

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...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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

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

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

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad, Hudson, St. Croix County, WI

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Ra...

Significance: The 7th Street Bridge was one of two remaining Howe truss bridges in Wisconsin identified in a 1981 survey. The other example was the Old Wells Road Bridge, which was also built by the Chicago, S... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Public domain photograph - historical image of New Hampshire, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, Unit... 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...

Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Station, President & Fleet Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Statio...

Significance: As of 1974, the President St. Station was one of the oldest large city railroad terminals still standing in the United States. The station quite possibly contains one of the earliest uses of the ... 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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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

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

Harpole Bridge, Spanning Palouse River, 1 mile from County Route 4400, Colfax, Whitman County, WA

Harpole Bridge, Spanning Palouse River, 1 mile from County Route 4400,...

Public domain photograph of a bridge in the woods, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Station, President & Fleet Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Statio...

Significance: As of 1974, the President St. Station was one of the oldest large city railroad terminals still standing in the United States. The station quite possibly contains one of the earliest uses of the ... More

Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, Franklin County, MA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, Franklin Co...

Significance: Built 1870 over the Connecticut River and destroyed by flood on March 18, 1936. Survey number: HABS MA-101 Building/structure dates: 1870 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Demolished

Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, Franklin County, MA

Covered Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, Montague City, Franklin Co...

Significance: Built 1870 over the Connecticut River and destroyed by flood on March 18, 1936. Survey number: HABS MA-101 Building/structure dates: 1870 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Demolished

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fall River Bridge, Spanning Fall River on CCC Camp Road, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Fall River Bridge, Spanning Fall River on CCC Camp Road, Ashton, Fremo...

Significance: The Fall River Bridge is extremely significant as the only known example of a timber Howe pony truss remaining in Idaho. It represents, in fact, one of the few survivals of this bridge type in th... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad, Hudson, St. Croix County, WI

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Ra...

Significance: The 7th Street Bridge was one of two remaining Howe truss bridges in Wisconsin identified in a 1981 survey. The other example was the Old Wells Road Bridge, which was also built by the Chicago, S... More

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad, Hudson, St. Croix County, WI

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Ra...

Significance: The 7th Street Bridge was one of two remaining Howe truss bridges in Wisconsin identified in a 1981 survey. The other example was the Old Wells Road Bridge, which was also built by the Chicago, S... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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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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

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Railroad, Hudson, St. Croix County, WI

Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis,Omaha Ra...

Significance: The 7th Street Bridge was one of two remaining Howe truss bridges in Wisconsin identified in a 1981 survey. The other example was the Old Wells Road Bridge, which was also built by the Chicago, S... 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

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

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

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

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

Covered Bridge, Carlisle, Warren County, IA

Covered Bridge, Carlisle, Warren County, IA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-2 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1965- before. 1969 Subsequent Work

Covered Bridge, Carlisle, Warren County, IA

Covered Bridge, Carlisle, Warren County, IA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-2 Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1965- before. 1969 Subsequent Work

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

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

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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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

Fall River Bridge, Spanning Fall River on CCC Camp Road, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

Fall River Bridge, Spanning Fall River on CCC Camp Road, Ashton, Fremo...

Significance: The Fall River Bridge is extremely significant as the only known example of a timber Howe pony truss remaining in Idaho. It represents, in fact, one of the few survivals of this bridge type in th... 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

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