Covered Bridges in the Southeastern United States

Covered Bridges in the Southeastern United States
Author: Warren H. White
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 919
Release: 2017-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786491604

Covered bridges are gaining public attention as states and counties make investments in their repair and preservation, offer tours of them, and build new ones. This work documents all extant covered bridges in the southeastern United States: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. (Mississippi has none.) The book is arranged by state, then by county and bridge name. The bridges are in four categories: authentic historic, authentic modern, non-authentic historic, and non-authentic modern. For each, a history and description, the World Guide Covered Bridge identification number, and length and width dimensions are given. To be included, a bridge must have been originally built as a true covered bridge, used as a means of traveling over an obstacle, usually water, not for access to a building or between buildings, and have a covered portion at least ten feet in length. There are 65 black & white and 55 color photographs.

Ohio's Covered Bridges

Ohio's Covered Bridges
Author: Elma Lee Moore
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738584300

More than 200 of Ohio's historic covered bridges, some of which have survived and many that have not, are once again captured in Dr. Elma Lee Moore's Ohio's Covered Bridges. Classic images of these treasured bridges that have spanned Ohio's rivers, creeks, streams, and gorges are presented in vintage postcards of the past. The GPS location is listed for each existing bridge.

America's Covered Bridges

America's Covered Bridges
Author: Terry E. Miller
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1462914209

As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time--not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.

Covered Bridges of the South

Covered Bridges of the South
Author: Harold Stiver
Publisher: Harold Stiver
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781927835166

A Source book for Photographers and Explorers. Descriptions to all of the Southern States 66 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, including optimized Black and White Photographs. GPS Positions and written directions. Photo tips for each bridge. A short history of Covered Bridges in North America and a review of the various Truss Types. Includes the Covered Bridges of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. An added feature are recommended tours of each state to provide you with an easy and efficient guide to visiting these wonderful old structures.

Covered Bridges

Covered Bridges
Author: Joseph D Conwill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2014-09-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1784420115

Covered Bridges are historic pieces of American and Canadian rural history, gracing the countryside from Oregon to Tennessee and from California to New Brunswick and across Canada. In this lavishly illustrated volume Joseph D. Conwill recounts the rich, romantic history of covered bridges as they developed from early timber bridges, born out of the traditions of Medieval times, into modernized structures designed for the motorized traffic of the early twentieth century. Reflecting on the efforts to keep covered bridges in service as the face of the rural landscape is transformed, and the challenge of preserving their historic character while making them safe for modern traffic, Conwill guides the reader across the diverse range of covered bridges to be found throughout the North America.

Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio

Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230762807

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Adams Covered Bridge, Ashtabula lift bridge, Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge, Blaine Hill "S" Bridge, Brubaker Covered Bridge, B & O Railroad Viaduct, Detroit-Superior Bridge, Eakin Mill Covered Bridge, Foreaker Covered Bridge, Harpersfield Covered Bridge, Harra Covered Bridge, Hildreth Covered Bridge, Hope Memorial Bridge, Huffman Covered Bridge, Hune Covered Bridge, Ida Street Viaduct, Interurban Bridge, Jediah Hill Covered Bridge, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio, Lockington Covered Bridge, Lynchburg Covered Bridge, McColly Covered Bridge, Mill Creek Park Suspension Bridge, Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge, Newport Southbank Bridge, Old Enon Road Stone Arch Culvert, Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge, Root Covered Bridge, Sixth Street Railroad Bridge, South Salem Covered Bridge, Stonelick Covered Bridge, S Bridge, National Road, S Bridge II, Tinkers Creek Aqueduct, U.S. Grant Bridge, West Orange Road-Thomas Bridge, Windsor Mills Covered Bridge, Y-Bridge (Zanesville, Ohio). Excerpt: This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Ohio. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span. Today, many pedestrians use the bridge to get between the arenas in Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium, Great American Ball Park, and U.S. Bank Arena) and the hotels, bars, restaurants, and parking lots in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point. Ramps were constructed leading directly from the bridge to the Dixie Terminal building used for...

Historic American Covered Bridges

Historic American Covered Bridges
Author: Brian J. McKee
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1997
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Among the featured bridges are two of the longest covered bridges left in the United States, the Medora and Williams bridges; Kentucky's Bennett Mill Bridge, the only surviving Wheeler truss bridge; and the Stark Bridge in New Hampshire, which provides one of the most picturesque scenes in America.