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A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. [1] The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather.
The pont Moleworth is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. [1] Among the last in North America, 34 covered bridges were constructed in Abitibi, and are associated with the colonisation of the region in the early 1900s. [2] Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge design. [3]
This 86.5-foot-long (26.4 m), 18.66-foot-wide (5.69 m), Howe truss bridge was built in 1855. It was renovated by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, and by the city of Philadelphia in 2000. [2] It is the only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and is the only covered bridge in a major US city.
The pont Leclerc is a covered bridge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. Among the last in Quebec, 34 covered bridges were constructed in Abitibi, and are associated with the colonisation of the region in the early 1900s. Today fewer than half of them are extant. The single-lane bridge is of Lattice truss bridge design.
Only bridge in the US using this design [6] Pisgah Community Covered Bridge [1] Randolph: Pisgah: ca. 1910: 51 feet (16 m) Upper branch of the Little River Private: Modified queen: Will Henry Stevens Covered Bridge [7]: 61 Macon: Highlands
Langley Covered Bridge, built in 1877, straddles the St. Joseph River and is the longest covered bridge in the state. It was originally projected to re-open by Dec. 25.
The design principle behind the Burr arch truss is that the arch should be capable of bearing the entire load on the bridge while the truss keeps the bridge rigid. Even though the kingpost truss alone is capable of bearing a load, this was done because it is impossible to evenly balance a dynamic load crossing the bridge between the two parts. [5]
Seventeen historic covered bridges; the three oldest ones are also the longest. U.S. Wisconsin: The only remaining historic covered bridge in Wisconsin is the covered bridge in Cedarburg. [16] [17] There are also the Smith Rapids Covered Bridge in Park Falls built in 1991, [18] and the Springwater Volunteer Covered Bridge built in 1997. [19]