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 ...

In 1983, the covered bridge that was on Diley Road was taken apart piece by piece in order to be moved to Texas. But the story didn't end there. The bridge had been built in 1871 over Walnut Creek. It ...

Since arriving in Vermont last year, Phill Gatenby has become smitten with the state’s covered bridges. He’s started a video visiting each of the state’s historic or authentic covered bridges. Photo ...

MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott has officially proclaimed August 2–9 as Covered Bridge Week, honoring the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society (VCBS) and celebrating the legacy and ...

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 ...