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New Jersey had up to 35 covered bridges at its peak; many that were destroyed or damaged in various major floods are rebuilt as metal truss bridges. [6] Today, two covered bridges remain: Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge (19th century) and Scarborough Bridge (1959). [6] U.S. New York: Twenty-four historic covered bridges identified by New York ...
Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Ashland Covered Bridge [1]: New Castle: Ashland: ca. 1860: 52 feet (16 m) Red Clay Creek
The 2021 World Guide to Covered Bridges lists 840 covered bridges in the U.S., although it states that only 670 of those were standing when the 1959 edition was published. [20] The tallest (35 feet high), built in 1892, is the Felton Covered Bridge, just north of Santa Cruz, California. [18]
Kentucky is home to 11 remaining covered bridges as of 2022. If you have a memory, older photographs or an experience to share about the history of any of the structures we featured in this series ...
Covered bridges — also called kissing bridges — used to be found all over Kentucky, dotting the countryside of the commonwealth. Now only 11 are left. Prior to World War II, you could count 65 ...
There are ten authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of California, and eight of them are historic. [1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
This is a list of Ohio covered bridges. There are over 125 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Ohio. Many are still in use. Ashtabula County has 19 covered bridges, [1]: 33 including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges.
The state's few remaining covered bridges are worth visiting as much for their photogenic qualities as their history.