List of lists of covered bridges in North America explained

This is a list of lists of covered bridges in North America.

!Country!Link to list for province/state!Notes
CanadaNew BrunswickFifty-eight covered bridges exist; the vast majority have a single span.
CanadaQuebec, there were 82 covered bridges.
U.S.AlabamaEleven historic covered bridges remaining with six at their original locations.
U.S.CaliforniaEleven covered bridges reported .[1]
U.S.ConnecticutSix authentic covered bridges exist of which three are historic.
U.S.DelawareThree authentic covered bridges of which two are historic.
U.S.FloridaThere is a historic covered bridge in Coral Springs.
U.S.Sixteen existing covered bridges.
U.S.IllinoisNine authentic covered bridges of which five are historic.
U.S.IndianaNinety-eight historic covered bridges of which fourteen were built before 1870 and represent the most common truss style (Burr Arch) in the state.
U.S.Nineteen covered bridges were built in Iowa between 1855 and 1885; nine remain, five of which are in Madison County around Winterset.
U.S.KentuckyAs many as 700 covered bridges existed in the past, though only 12 are known to still exist. 11 are open to the public, and one exists on private property; all are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
U.S.Nine covered bridges of which seven are historic.
U.S.Six remain .[3]
U.S.MassachusettsTwelve authentic covered bridges of which seven are historic .
U.S.There is a covered bridge in Frankenmuth, Michigan. There are at least 7 others throughout the state.
U.S.Twenty-three covered bridges including one on the National Register of Historic Places.
U.S.Four historic covered bridges, all now listed as State Historic Sites.
U.S.New HampshireAt one time there were about 400 covered bridges in New Hampshire.[4] It was reported that "at the end of twentieth century there were still nearly seventy covered bridges in New Hampshire."[5] In 2006, it was reported that there are 54 surviving bridges administered by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, the most famous being the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge (1866), spanning the Connecticut River from Cornish, New Hampshire to Windsor, Vermont; this bridge was formerly the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States.
U.S.New JerseyNew Jersey had up to 35 covered bridges at its peak; many that were destroyed or damaged in various major floods are rebuilt as metal truss bridges.[6] Today, two covered bridges remain: Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge (19th century) and Scarborough Bridge (1959).
U.S.New YorkTwenty-four historic covered bridges identified by New York Society of Covered Bridges.
U.S.Two remain, the Pisgah and Bunker Hill.[7]
U.S.OhioForty-two remain, the second-highest of any state, down from over 4,000 at peak.[8]
U.S.Fifty historic covered bridges remain in the state.
U.S.PennsylvaniaAbout 219 remain, the most of any state.
U.S.Rhode IslandOnly the Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge.[9]
U.S.South CarolinaThe only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina is Campbell's Covered Bridge in Greenville County.[10]
U.S.South DakotaOnly the Edgemont City Park Covered Bridge.[11]
U.S.TennesseeFour remain .[12]
U.S.VermontNo other state has built and still possesses so many of the old timbered crossings in so small an area."[13] In 1996, 106 covered bridges were reported in Vermont.[14]
U.S.Six historic covered bridges remain, all still at their original locations.
U.S.WashingtonOnly a few traditional covered bridges remain in Washington,[15] and not all are publicly accessible.
U.S.West VirginiaSeventeen historic covered bridges; the three oldest ones are also the longest.
U.S.The only remaining historic covered bridge in Wisconsin is the covered bridge in Cedarburg.[16] [17] There are also the Smith Rapids Covered Bridge in Park Falls built in 1991,[18] and the Springwater Volunteer Covered Bridge built in 1997.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hoover. Mildred Brooke. Historic Spots in California. Rensch. Hero Eugene. Rensch. Ethel Grace. Abeloe. William N.. 2002. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-4482-9. Kyle. Douglas E.. 5th. 107.
  2. Web site: 12 Historic Covered Bridges in Kentucky. 18 May 2020. Only in Your State.
  3. Web site: Maryland's Six Existing Covered Bridges. 1 July 2014. Maryland Covered Bridges.
  4. Book: Starbuck, David R.. The Archaeology of New Hampshire: Exploring 10,000 Years in the Granite State. 2006. University Press of New Hampshire. 978-1-58465-562-6. 153.
  5. Book: The New Hampshire Century: Concord Monitor Profiles of One Hundred People Who Shaped It. 2001. University Press of New England. 978-1-58465-087-4. Belman. Felice. 209. Pride. Mike.
  6. Book: Richman, Steven M.. The Bridges of New Jersey: Portraits of Garden State Crossings. 2005. Rutgers University Press. 978-0-8135-3510-4. 92.
  7. Book: Hairr, John. North Carolina Rivers: Facts, Legends, and Lore. 2007. History Press. 978-1-59629-258-1. 119–20.
  8. Book: Moore, Elma Lee. Ohio's Covered Bridges. 2010. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-8430-0. 7.
  9. Web site: Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014354/http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-see/museums/1284/swamp-meadow-covered-bridge/. 3 December 2013. 11 July 2013. VisitRhodeIsland.com.
  10. Web site: Campbell's Covered Bridge – Gowensville, South Carolina. 23 June 2016. SCIWAY.
  11. Web site: Edgemont City Park Covered Bridge . Bridgehunter.com . Historic Bridge Foundation . 18 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Covered Bridges in Tennessee. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712202952/http://www.tn.gov/tdot/topic/covered-bridges. 12 July 2015. 28 November 2012. Tennessee Department of Transportation.
  13. Book: Allen, Richard Sanders. Covered Bridges of the Northeast. 1983. Stephen Greene Press. 978-0-8289-0439-1. 2nd. 50.
  14. Book: Barna, Ed. Covered Bridges of Vermont. 1996. Countryman Press. 978-0-88150-373-9.
  15. Web site: Washington Covered Bridge Map. 26 April 2018. www.coveredbridgemap.com.
  16. Book: McKee, Brian J.. Historic American Covered Bridges. 1997. ASCE Press. 978-0-7844-0189-7. 143.
  17. Book: Gierach, Ryan. Cedarburg: A History Set in Stone. 2003. Acadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-2431-3. 145.
  18. Web site: Smith Rapids Covered Bridge. 16 August 2015. TravelWisconsin.com.
  19. Web site: Springwater Volunteer Covered Bridge. 18 May 2020. Bridgehunter.com. James Baughn.