If you think about rural America, one image that may crop up no matter where you are in the country is that of a covered bridge. Usually built from the very timber that surrounded them, covered ...

In the 1800s, builders in the United States began putting roofs on bridges to protect the wooden floors and trusses from the elements. It was easier and less expensive to maintain the covers than the ...

OF ALL THINGS NEW ENGLAND AND THE CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE AREA REMAINS SOMETHING OF A MOTHER LODE. THERE WERE SEVEN COVERED BRIDGES, AT LEAST THAT THAT WE KNOW OF HERE. I MEAN, IT HELPS TO HAVE TWO MAIN ...

HARDENBURGH, N.Y. — Marks Buerge grew up walking alongside the trusses of the Millbrook Bridge, built across a stream in the town by his grandfather in 1902. The 66-foot-long bridge, formerly known as ...