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We still have Covered Wooden bridges here in CT.

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George-CT

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Thought you might like to see a few of them and a little timeline on them. Most of them are over pretty decent trout streams also. I enjoy fly fishing around them.
Hard to have a bad day when your fishing, and have a nice scene there next to you.

Here is a little link to the history on them, very short but interesting. http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/covered-bulls.html


George-CT
 
I think that there may be a few up in East Texas, but not sure. Most of the ones that I have heard about were up in Yankee Land, but I have seen pictures of them on Christmas cards. This is a very interesting subject and I plan on exploring the subject on Google first free time that I get. Thanks for posting this story. Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas) :)
 
Mont Pelier VT a few years ago. I know of none in Michigan.
 
Just a question though..... why were they covered?

Calm seas

Mikie
 
my last name on it that I want to get up and see. Its right near VT-Dave, fact he put a cache near it for me to find. Here is a link to all of them in Vermont with great pictures. One of the Worrall one also. That one is on my list come nice weather. I want to see the bridge, the cache, and VT Dave.

Here is the link... http://www.pbase.com/nescenicimages/crossing_beauty

George-CT
 
It protected the flooring and mostly the framework from the weather. I'm guessing with the moisture from the river under and the rain on top, just exposed they had a short life. Covered they did better. These bridges in the winter had a bridge tender also who would spread snow on the flooring in the winter for the sleighs to cross on. I guess one reason may have been they are pleasing to the eye. Sure make great postcard pictures.

Late this year, I'll take a few closeups of some around here. We have one about 10 miles from here thats really nice. I'll be there in April for opening day of trout season.

Geo-CT
 
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