Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Covered Bridges (part 1)

 

A Red Wooden Bridge near Milton Janesville Wisconsin in Rock County -Photo by Matt Anderson via Flickr


This bridge had the same caption as the first, but they are obviously different bridges. So which one is where, I wonder.


Albany Covered Bridge- Manish Mamtani Photography.


Albany Covered Bridge, New Hampshire Thos Schoeller Photo


Unlabeled photo of probably the same bridge.




Amnicon Falls Bridge Missouri


Artist-'s Covered Bridge Nick Lambert Bethel, Maine


Autumn at the Bob White Covered Bridge - Adam Jewell


These are just the tip of the iceberg, as they say. The ones with A as their first letter in the labels I gave them. Unfortunately I've at least as many without any names at all...and I'm trying to see if they are photos of the other named photos. So this is all for now.

Sharing with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures. 

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This advice is quite similar to the pursuit of the arts.

21 comments:

  1. ...I have photographed a number of covered bridge and I wish that the results were like these!

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    1. That's great to hear...I hope you'll share your photos (though I think you did a few years back.)

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  2. Hello barb,
    The covered bridges are treasures. I always love to find them in my travels.
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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    1. They are often off the beaten path...so real treasures to find!

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  3. It has been said that no one can make a living as a full-time writer in Canada except for Margaret Atwood.

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    1. Maybe she thinks so, but I'm a big Louise Penny fan...Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is one of my heroes.

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    2. Yes, she probably makes a full income too!

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  4. Like lighthouses, covered bridges always seem to appeal to us.

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    1. Very important functions, and interesting engineering and building...at least in my appreciation of them.

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  5. We have or had a single covered bridge in NJ which we made a special trip to see. I'm not sure it survived heavier traffic and being hit by trucks, sigh. It was designed for horse drawn carriages.

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    1. Those which survive (or are rebuilt) have to be removed from use of traffic.

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  6. We have one near me that is still used by traffic, however, it was rebuilt some years ago after a fire. At that time, the highway department went ahead and reinforced it. So I guess the disaster (possibly vandalism) saved it in the long run.

    I’ve posted it before. I might go back to Mount Jackson and photograph it again.

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    1. I'm quite envious. The closest covered bridge I've found in NC is about a hundred miles (maybe exaggerated) away in Uwharrie National Forest sort of north of Charlotte. It's in the middle of nowhere, and I did take photos, but don't know where they are in all my files. It will be a nice surprise to find them someday!

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  7. Reminds me of the movie The Bridges of Madison County... We don't have covered bridges like that here (or at least I've never seen or heard of one).

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    1. It's nice to gather up other's good photography for sharing here!

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    1. They are really beautiful. I think of calendar pictures, which I used to hang on a wall.

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  10. I found a list of all the covered bridges left in my state in a book for bicyclers when I worked at our local libary. We spent a summer (long ago) visting them all. I think just a few were still driveable. I do NOT like driving on them - they are very bumpy and make noises like they are collapsing. I don't do roller coasters either. #sissy

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    1. What an interesting pursuit! Sorry driving a bike on one is not pleasant though. I've walked across at least the one I found in NC, for which the photo are missing now.

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