Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Covered bridges are part of the central fabric of Ashtabula County, starting in 1867 with the building of bridges in Windsor Mills ...

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 ...

If you think about rural America, one image that may crop up no matter where you are in the country is that of a covered bridge. Usually built from the very timber that surrounded them, covered ...

OF ALL THINGS NEW ENGLAND AND THE CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE AREA REMAINS SOMETHING OF A MOTHER LODE. THERE WERE SEVEN COVERED BRIDGES, AT LEAST, THAT THAT WE KNOW OF HERE. I MEAN, IT HELPS TO HAVE TWO ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Covered Bridge Society has declared Covered Bridge Week, August 2-9. In our area the Creamery Bridge and West Dummerston Bridge are two prominent examples of existing wooden ...