Covered Bridges...Got any?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

[Ptah]

1. sorta

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. that is cool looking ...

thanks for sharing it :hi:

[hellbound-liberal]

3. How about this one?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. That is a beautifully surreal picture.

Really nice, thanks :)

[RT Atlanta]

4. Where's the bridge located Tuesday?

That's a beautiful shot and quite impressive with how high the bridge is above the ravine. Cheers!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. Hello and Welcome

check your PM in a minute, thanks :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. Is that all the covered bridges?

sad.

[taterguy]

8. I got lots of bridge pics but this is the only covered one

Technically it's more of an overpass though

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. that is gorgeous...

:hi: what kind of wood is it, cedar? :shrug:

[taterguy]

12. I have no idea what kind of wood it is

If you really wanted to know I could research it

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. awww,,,don't go to any trouble --

just wondered a loud in passing is all. It is beautiful. :)

[taterguy]

16. It's Southern Yellow Pine

Took a few minutes with Google

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. ok ...

the stain is what threw me. I see the yellow pine, now. Thanks:)

Interesting, huh.

[YankeyMCC]

10. Here's one that I think is close by the one you posted:

Is your photo of the Sentinel Pine Covered bridge along the Flume Gorge hiking trail?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. That is a nice covered bridge. I don't think it is close to where

the one I posted is, though. I have never heard of the Flume Gorge. Beautiful country, from the picture and it does look like the same area.

[YankeyMCC]

13. Ok I'm not sure what I was thinking

the style of yours is similar to Sentinel but it is clearly much larger. I found a pic of Sentinel here: http://www.pbase.com/ejohnw/sentinal_pine_bridge

On the same page are more images of the one I posted too: http://www.pbase.com/ejohnw/flume_bridge

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. really nice website. Thanks for the links.

I can see why you were curious about the one I posted.

[AwakeAtLast]

17. Here's a good story about rebuilding one

http://bridgetonindiana.com/attractions/new_coveredbridge.htm

I walked the old one many times at the Covered Bridge Festival before it was burned.

Here's one near Mansfield, IN:



And one in Rush County, IN destroyed by a tornado:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=%3Fv%3D1213365008&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/monroedb/2574429310/&h=310&w=466&sz=88&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=7SV7Go36AyAZ9M:&tbnh=85&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRush%2Bcounty%2Bcovered%2Bbridge%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

Indiana's full of 'em!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. Hey! Thanks for the links.

That last pic is sad:( The story and pics in the other link...cool!!:hi:

[AwakeAtLast]

28. There is talk of rebuilding the last one

Since it was done so successfully in Bridgeton, I think it might happen.

You are welcome! :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. good to hear ...I wonder if they will be able to salvage that

original head piece. That would be cool. :)

[some guy]

18. sort of

It's ivy-covered. Does that count? :D

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. that is beautiful!!

what a great place to spend the day :D :hi:

[Orrex]

22. Here's an uncovered Bridges

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. Dude,

I need a white russian and a joint :D

[Heidi]

23. Here is Pavia's Ponte Coperto, about a hour from us, in Italy.

The Ponte Coperto spans the Ticino River at Pavia, about 20 miles south of Milan. :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

26. That is beautiful ...

really lovely. Thanks :hi:

[leeroysphitz]

43. The second image is a most excellent photograph. Thank you for posting it. n/t

[rucky]

24. Here's our hometown bridge...

and another at a park next county up that I like to ride my bike under...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. Notice how many have Indian names, interesting.

Thanks for the pics :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. what about the Ultimate Covered Bridge:

The Bridge of Sighs

[tigereye]

32. someone was talking about visiting Venice and I kept thinking about that one

gorgeous...

:hi:

[tigereye]

31. not any in my yard

but not too far away...

http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=aba09dfd-32c5-41e4-abcc-9b6f13f15351

and another one or two







thanks for this post! Inspired me to look at all the ones we have here in Pennsylvania...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. so serene and peaceful looking, thanks for the link

and you are very welcome about the thread. I am glad I thought of it, too :D :hi:

[tigereye]

41. we had fun looking for bridges near where we grew up

I had no idea there were so many near here!

[Chan790]

33. I live in CT...

it's the land of the covered bridge.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

38. and yet ...

you post no pics x( :D :hi:

[Chan790]

42. I don't have any pictures of bridges...

it's not exactly a photographic subject which interests me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. okie dokie

Artie Chokie ;)

[auntAgonist]

34. The only covered bridge left in Ontario Canada is at

West Montrose near Elmira, Ontario. (my home town)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

36. That red bridge is beautiful against the green grass and the blue sky.

gorgeous !! thanks :D :hi:

[auntAgonist]

40. The Village of West Montrose is very quaint. The bridge

is used a lot by Old Order Mennonites in their horse driven buggies.

It's known as the 'kissing bridge'

A roof over the bridge served to protect the large timbers and trusses from the elements; and this is the reason the bridge is still standing after more than 100 years. Uncovered wooden bridges have a life span of only 10 to 15 years because exposure to rain causes unprotected joints to rot in summer and freeze in the winter; the hot sun causes the wooden planks to dry and curl. Applying oil and tar to preserve the floor made the surface slippery when wet. Horses fear rushing water and would often become spooked as they approached bridges. A horse will trot up to the opening of a covered bridge and clip-clop through, reassured by the side walls and the light at the end of the tunnel.

[azmouse]

35. This bridge is located about one mile from where I grew up in PA.

Griesemer's Mill Bridge in Berks Co, PA

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. Lovely...nice to see one in the snow. very patriotic....

the red, white and blue :D :hi:

[AwakeAtLast]

45. Hey! Mr. WMU grew up there!

When we go back to visit I will have to look that up!

:hi:

[azmouse]

46. Such a small world!

:)
My brother and I used to go fishing by that bridge when we were kids.

[PVnRT]

47. There are a couple of dozen in Parke County, Indiana

I live one county south of there.