Though just six covered bridges survive from the original 19 in Madison County, Iowa, they remain the largest group of covered bridges in the western half of the Mississippi Valley. The bridges were ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Covered bridges have long been a staple throughout the Northeast. According to the New York State Covered Bridge Society, New York was once home to over 300 covered bridges.

QUESTION: Why do some bridges in the U.S. have open-ended barn structures on them, such as depicted in the film Beetlejuice? The open-ended barn-like structures on some bridges, often called covered ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Gulou in China's Jiangmen City was built on tidal flats ...

The iconic and often-crashed-into Long Grove covered bridge, shown Oct. 21, 2022, is also called the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge. The bridge in downtown suburban Long Grove is on the National Register ...

Some of Bucks County’s most recognizable landmarks are getting much needed fixes. County commissioners will spend roughly $2.5 million to refurbish seven covered bridges throughout Bucks. The project ...

The covered bridge, a staple of any Vermont road trip, is also an architectural icon in its own right, being featured in movies like “Beetlejuice” − although that bridge was a standard uncovered one ...

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 ...

Covered bridges capture the national imagination like few other historical artifacts. Perhaps it’s due to there being fewer than 1,000 left in the country, according to the U.S. Department of ...

An attempt to visit 56 of New Hampshire’s historic covered bridges in a 3-day weekend. SIDETREK is travel-adventure documentary series exploring places of interest throughout New Hampshire and New ...