When you drive a car over a covered bridge, it's easy to feel like you should be in a horse-drawn carriage instead. They call to mind quaint New England towns, vibrant fall leaves, and a simpler era.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since arriving in Vermont last year, Phill Gatenby has become smitten with the state’s covered bridges. He’s started a video visiting each of the state’s historic or authentic covered bridges. Photo ...

NEW LONDON — The bridge is back! Remnants of Hurricane Ida floodwaters weren’t enough to prevent a covered bridge from again spanning Big Elk Creek near Oxford. A brand new covered bridge reconnects ...