FOSTER – Even now, 30 years later, John Neale gets goosebumps explaining how town residents came together to build Rhode Island’s only covered bridge over a public road – then built it again with even ...
After some consistent rainfall, crews are back at work on the new Honey Run Covered Bridge. The bridge frame is in place and clearly visible from surrounding roadways. Wood beams and guard rails are ...
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 MAIN ...
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 ...
A covered bridge in Lancaster County is currently closed because it was damaged when a vehicle hit it.Repairing these structures can pose some challenges."Due to the age of historic bridges, ...
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 ...
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 ...