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The longest, historical covered bridges remaining in the United States are the Cornish–Windsor Bridge, spanning the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont, and Medora Bridge, spanning the East Fork of the White River in Indiana. Both lay some claim to the superlative depending upon how the length is measured.
The Covered Bridge (originally called Red Bridge) in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, [2] [3] is one of the last remaining covered bridges in that state, which once had about 40 covered bridges. [4] Built in 1876 to cross Cedar Creek, the bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long and is made of pine with oak lattices.
The Brown truss enjoyed a brief period of favor in the 1860s, and is known to have been used in four covered bridges in Michigan, the Ada Covered Bridge, the Fallasburg Bridge, Whites Bridge and one other. The design did not appear to gain wide acceptance as modern bridges tend to be Howe, Pratt, bowstring or Warren trusses.
Once the longest covered bridge in the United States. Bridge destroyed during a flood in July 1963. Mulberry: Cullman: Hanceville: N/A 220 Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River: Bridge no longer extant. Nectar: Blount: Nectar: 1934 385 Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River: Once the seventh longest covered bridge in the country.
Also called Dover Covered Bridge [3] Oldtown Covered Bridge [2] Greenup: Oldtown: 1850-1874, 1999 190 feet (58 m) Frazer Branch, Little Sandy Creek: County of Greenup: Warren or Multiple king: Ringos Mill Covered Bridge [2] Fleming: Flemingsburg
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
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-19, "Covered Bridge, Thomas Mill Road (Spanning Wissahickon Creek), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 2 photo caption pages; Article at Drexel University "A Bridge Too Old", by Amy Choi, Philadelphia Citypaper, August 27–September 3, 1998
Also known as Blind Susie Covered Bridge, locally. [2] Poole's Mill Covered Bridge [1] Cumming, Forsyth County: 1901 94.6 feet (28.8 m) Settendown Creek Town lattice: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Rockdale County Covered Bridge: Conyers, Rockdale County: 1997 150 feet (46 m) Mill Rock Creek Decorative lattice: Stone ...
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