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.

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 ...

Education Committee delivered a hands-on learning experience for students in northern Vermont, successfully launching a new ...

JEFFERSON — The Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival will not have a centralized location this year, but will feature the county’s 19 covered bridges, as people come from all over the country to ...

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 ...

BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Covered Bridge Society has declared Covered Bridge Week, August 2-9. In our area the Creamery Bridge and West Dummerston Bridge are two prominent examples of existing wooden ...

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 ...