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Their historic value is not due to their age, but their construction and most covered bridges have a truss design utilizing one or more triangular units. Simple King's post (with a central vertical supporting post) or Queen's post (two central vertical supporting posts) are common in earlier New England bridges but other truss designs were used later.
Example of a truss bridge Source: Wikipedia
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge Source: Wikipedia
Most covered bridges are on the National Register of Historic Places. But no matter the construction or age, covered bridges are just plain picturesque and real crowd pleasers. Tourists come to see the covered bridges along with the fall foliage in New England. From these photos maybe you can see why.
Chamberlin Mill, Lyndon, VT Source: Wikipedia
Columbia bridge between Columbia, NH and Lemington, VT
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Mill Bridge, Belvedere, VT Source: Wikipedia
Stark Bridge, Stark, NH Source: Wikipedia
Swift River bridge, Conway, NH Source: Wikipedia
Upper Cox Brook bridge, Northfield, VT Source: Wikipedia
You can click on any of the Wikipedia links to learn more.
Have you been watching Bridges of Madison County instead of Animal Planet? But you left out your "home" state of Iowa, so probably not. ;)
ReplyDeleteCovered bridges are so cool. That first photo could almost be the same photo that I took of Livingston Manor Covered Bridge in Rockland, New York in the Catskills in this blog post of mine:
http://www.rickandlynne.com/lynne/index.php/lynne/a_more_palatable_diet/
Hard to tell what my "home" state is. Colorado is actually where I was born! Did not remember your post - I think I like YOUR photo better!
ReplyDeleteI thought you were born in Iowa, or if not spent the better part of your early years there. Maybe I remember wrongly. I still think the photos are nearly identical. Very weird!
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