Pisgah Covered Bridge in southern Randolph County, North Carolina. It was washed away by a flood in 2003, but rebuilt with 90% of the original wood. It’s now one of two historic covered bridges left in the state. Photo: jimmywayne22 [Flickr]

Thomas Malone Covered Bridge in Beaver Creek State Park, Ohio.
Photo: c0reyann [Flickr]

Covered Bridge just that: bridges that the parties have been closed, and the roof. Although technically Most Sigh, Ponte Vecchio, and the wind and rain bridges on the list are under bridges, the term usually means a simple one lane bridges in rural areas.

Before that was made famous in the 1995 Clint Istvud film bridges in Madison County “, KISSING bridges” or “Tunnel of Love” is the pride and joy of many small towns throughout Europe and North America, where over ten thousand of these bridges were built .

In the 19 century, wood was plentiful and cheap (or, in many cases free of charge). It is therefore natural that these bridges are made of wood. But why do they cover? Well, except for fans, the real reason was more practical: a wooden beam bridge lasted longer if the elements.

Unfortunately, because of neglect, timber theft, vandalism and fire, mainly bridges, covered in the United States and Canada, have disappeared.