In the 1800s, builders in the United States began putting roofs on bridges to protect the wooden floors and trusses from the elements. It was easier and less expensive to maintain the covers than the ...

What comes to mind when you think of some of America's most iconic and historic bridges? The Golden Gate, Brooklyn Bridge, the Zakim Bridge, or Florida's Overseas Highway (a bridge connecting the ...

BRATTLEBORO — Covered bridges are a common sight for most New Englanders, but they often get overlooked by locals and admired by those visiting the area. The covered bridges of Vermont and the rest of ...

Arkansas' first covered bridge, built in 1846 across the Ouachita River in Hot Spring County, was washed away by a flood the following year. But two dozen covered bridges stand in today's Natural ...

What if the most enchanting part of Pennsylvania wasn’t a city, but a bridge hidden in the woods? Tucked between rolling hills and quiet farmlands, these wooden crossings feel like they’ve been pulled ...

Since arriving in Vermont last year, Phill Gatenby has become smitten with the state’s covered bridges. He’s started a video visiting each of the state’s historic or authentic covered bridges. Photo ...

PERKASIE — Perkasie borough has selected an engineering firm to oversee the return of its historic 1832 covered bridge to public service in Lenape Park. On September 3, Perkasie Borough Council ...

In 1983, the covered bridge that was on Diley Road was taken apart piece by piece in order to be moved to Texas. But the story didn't end there. The bridge had been built in 1871 over Walnut Creek. It ...

It is 80 feet long, 12 feet wide and has a look that harkens back to the 19th Century. The Borough of Saddle River has installed a covered pedestrian bridge over the Saddle River at Rindlaub Park. It ...

MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott has officially proclaimed August 2–9 as Covered Bridge Week, honoring the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society (VCBS) and celebrating the legacy and ...

NEW LONDON — The bridge is back! Remnants of Hurricane Ida floodwaters weren’t enough to prevent a covered bridge from again spanning Big Elk Creek near Oxford. A brand new covered bridge reconnects ...