Interesting Covered Bridges from Around the World

Here are some favorites of mine.


Covered bridges Chinese style!  By far, the most detailed and exquisite wooden covered bridges I have seen are in China.  In translation, they are called "wind and rain bridges", or if arched, "rainbow bridges".  I refer you to this document if you would like to learn more:  http://www.woodcenter.org/docs/dayton-conference/liu_ancientchinesetimberarchbridges.pdf


Xijin Bridge, Yongkang, China

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xijin_Bridge_(Yongkang),_China.jpg#/media/File:Xijin_Bridge_(Yongkang),_China.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dong-minority-bridge-1.jpg#/media/File:Dong-minority-bridge-1.jpg

Smolen-Gulf Bridge, Ashtabula, Ohio.  This was opened in 2008, it is now the longest covered bridge in the United States.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolen%E2%80%93Gulf_Bridge#/media/File:Smolen-Gulf_Bridge.jpg

Cornish-Windsor Bridge, New Hampshire/Vermont border.  This is the longest wooden covered bridge in the U.S.A., finished in 1866.

 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornish-Windsor_Covered_Bridge_-_HAER_NH-8_-_104661pu.jpg#/media/File:Cornish-Windsor_Covered_Bridge_-_HAER_NH-8_-_104661pu.jpg

Covered bridge Hogwarts style!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/elsa11/15117669351/in/photostream/

I include this photo of Fallasburg Bridge in Michigan, as it has a "faster than a walk" sign on it as well - though it was only a $5 fine here, not the $20 of Nelson Hollow.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FallasburgBridge_VehicleCrossingDSCN0016.JPG#/media/File:FallasburgBridge_VehicleCrossingDSCN0016.JPG

Honey Run Covered Bridge, Butte Creek, California

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/549720698243420222/

Bath Covered Bridge, Bath, New Hampshire

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bath_Covered_Bridge_01.JPG#/media/File:Bath_Covered_Bridge_01.JPG



Ponte Vecchio, Florence

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_the_Ponte_Vecchio_in_Florence,_Italy.jpg#/media/File:Panorama_of_the_Ponte_Vecchio_in_Florence,_Italy.jpg

Humpback Bridge, Alleghany County, Virginia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Humpback_Bridge.jpg#/media/File:The_Humpback_Bridge.jpg

Lovech Bridge Klearchos, Bulgaria

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lovech_Bridge_Klearchos.jpg#/media/File:Lovech_Bridge_Klearchos.jpg

Bridge of Sighs, St.John's College, Cambridge

 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_of_Sighs,_St_John%27s_College,_Cambridge,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg#/media/File:Bridge_of_Sighs,_St_John%27s_College,_Cambridge,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg

Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen Bridge over the Rhine on the Swiss-German border

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzbr%C3%BCcke_Bad_S%C3%A4ckingen#/media/File:Holzbr%C3%BCcke_Bad_S%C3%A4ckingen_%E2%86%94_Stein_AG,_Schweizer_Seite_2012.JPG

West Montrose Bridge, Waterloo region, Ontario

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2007.05.24_17_Covered_bridge_West_Montrose_Ontario.jpg#/media/File:2007.05.24_17_Covered_bridge_West_Montrose_Ontario.jpg