When you drive a car over a covered bridge, it's easy to feel like you should be in a horse-drawn carriage instead. They call to mind quaint New England towns, vibrant fall leaves, and a simpler era.

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 ...

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 ...

Madison County, Iowa, once home to 19 covered bridges, now has six, five of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridges gained fame after Robert James Waller's 1992 novel, "The ...