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The Humpback Covered Bridge located in the U.S. state of Virginia, is one of the few remaining covered bridges in the United States that was built higher in the middle than on either end; hence the name of "humpback". The bridge was built in 1857 and is also the oldest remaining covered bridge in the state of Virginia. Its WGCB number is 46-03 ...
Between 1969 and 2015, the number of surviving covered bridges in Canada declined from about 400 to under 200. [21] In 1900, Quebec had an estimated 1,000 covered bridges. [22] Relative to the rest of North America, Quebec was late in building covered bridges, with the busiest decade for construction being the 1930s. [23]
Media related to Thomas Mill Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons; 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
The Mill Covered Bridge is a replica historic covered bridge carrying Spring Road across the First Branch White River in Tunbridge, Vermont. It was built in 2000, nearly replicating a previous structure built on the site in 1883 and lost due to ice damage. It is one of a high concentration of covered bridges in Tunbridge and Chelsea.
Covered bridges are timber-truss bridges with a roof and siding which, in most covered bridges, create an almost complete enclosure. [1]The purpose of the covering is to keep snow from accumulating—winter snow accumulation could easily collapse a bridge, and the steep roof would tend to shed snow to either side.
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The Old Covered Bridge is a c. 1941 oil painting by the American outsider painter Grandma Moses, produced at age 81 and signed "Moses". It has been in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum since 1957.
Media related to Germantown Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons; on YouTube; Germantown Covered Bridge, at Bridgehunter, with 25 photos; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-87, "Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH", 13 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages