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Bookmark or Share- Covered bridge - WikipediaA covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather.
- The Most Beautiful Covered Bridges in America - LeisureCovered bridges are just a comforting site. While you no longer need to drive a horse and buggy in order to visit them (unless you want to), these bridges are excellent places to hike, take a...
- National Society for the Preservation of Covered BridgesWelcome! "To preserve covered bridges. To gather and record knowledge of the history of covered bridges. To collect and preserve pictures, printed, and manuscript matter and other articles of historical interest concerning covered bridges.
- AN INTRODUCTORY - National Society for the Preservation of Covered BridgesAn Introductory Guide to Covered Bridges 2 ackground Covered bridges are known to have existed in China for over 2,000 years according to archaeological evidence. The current numbers in China are unknown, but it is believed there are over 3,000. Chinese wooden bridges do not use truss designs like North American and European ones.
- Oregon’s 54 covered bridges: A road map to see them all2,189. shares. Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian. by Jamie Hale | The Oregonian, OregonLive. There are few spans as stately as a covered bridge. In America, we tend to associate the wooden bridges...
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