The Covered Bridge

[Bob Denman]

:clap: :2thumbs:
The stone support structures look to be in pretty good shape! :thumbup:
Thanks!

 

[3 Wheel Addict]

We had that happen to one of the last remaining "double barrel" bridges left in Ohio. When the money was raised to restore it they moved it into town, not the same but it is still with us.

 

[Bob Denman]

I like the "Two-Holer" design... :2thumbs:

 

[PaSpyderRyder]

As it was burning

Here is a picture of the bridge as it was burning.... sure hope they get the sob that did it.

 

[bronzeflex42]

poor bridge

Whoa that's bad. People don't care about sentimental valued things anymore....ray:

 

[Highwayman2013]

Love the covered bridges

Our double bridge in Forks,Pa. The east and west Paddens

 

[flamingobabe]

very sad day ...hope they catch the lowlife
burn his..........

 

[Bob Denman]

View attachment 98421 Our double bridge in Forks,Pa. The east and west Paddens

:clap: :2thumbs: Those two beauties sure appear to be well-maintained, and in GREAT shape! :thumbup:

 

[robmorg]

TOO FEW OF THESE LEFT IN AMERICA.......
i hope that whomever did this is caught, and made to pay to have a new one built... then spend 10 years in prison... :gaah:
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R

According to Wikipedia there only a little more than 1500 covered bridges left in the world. I don't know how many of them are in the US, but Pennsylvania and Ohio lead the count with almost 200 in PA, and about 170 in Ohio. Unfortunately there is one less today. :sour:

The bridge I show in my signature is about 10 miles from my house near Boyertown, PA. Actually there are two there, about a quarter mile apart.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Only 29 left here in New York... :shocked:

 

[LEEB]

We have a beautiful covered bridge on the Quebec/NY border just north of the Trout River border crossing. It had become a bit unsafe. Those in power found that it had been built using American plans (& timbers, I think).

They dug out the old plans & rebuilt it bringing the timbers up from the US. The bridge has a name: "Percy" & I try to go over it several times on rides each summer. Part of our history.

Darn shame someone destroyed yours LEEB.

Thanks Oldgoat! Get a chance, put a photo of your bridge on SpyderloversQQ

 

[LEEB]

Thanks Oldgoat! Get a chance, put a photo of your bridge on SpyderloversQQ

Sorry I just saw the photo of 'Percy'. Thanks 'Oldgoat'!

 

[easysuper]

Covered Bridge

We have a number of original and rebuilt bridges here in Oregon , My wife and I rode several this summer .

 

[missouriboy]

:shocked: Only 29 left here in New York... :shocked:

Only FOUR in Missouri now.

For 44 years I lived just 18 miles from the Union bridge. missourigirl and I would drive there often just to sit by the rushing water downstream, and relieve the tensions of workaday life and the city noises. We miss that now.

 

[MikeinGA]

that I have behind me in the picture on my posts, was destroyed today by fire. The bridge was built in 1889 and known in Pennsylvania as the Delville Bridge. The fire was arson!!!! Some lowlife just had to destroy a piece of history for no reason at all. Sorry, but I feel down today!

I lived in SE Pa. most of my life. I left Wernersvile, Pa. about 10 years ago and the people from below our southern border had destroyed a lot of the historic land marks. I moved at the time the seller set the price of a his house due to the good people where moving out of the city. That's IMHO.


Mike