Few symbols of America's transportation past are as popular or evoke as much nostalgia as covered bridges. While several regional histories and guidebooks exist, no general history of the subject in America has been written in the past 20 years. This engaging historical chronology of covered bridges past and present and located across the United States celebrates a quickly vanishing touchstone of rural Americana. The author explains the origin of covered bridges beginning in 1805 before continuing through the "classic era" (1830-1920) and the structure's gradual downfall from 1950 to 1980. Along the way, readers learn of architectural styles and structural types, and discussions of their cultural significance in rural communities. The text is accompanied by color photography of centuries-old structures culled from the author's 35-year-old collection, as well as by photos from state and regional archives.
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Joseph Conwill is the editor of Covered Bridge Topics, the quarterly magazine of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges and has been photographing the subject for more than 35 years. He has also worked as a consultant for the American Engineering Record, a division of the National Park Service. Conwill lives in Rangeley, Maine.
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We are in the process of constructing a covered bridge on our rural property and one of our contractors suggested this book to gain ideas.
We were disappointed and didn't find many of the pictures very useful. Instead, we'll probably use it as a coffee table book in our lake cabin.
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Philadelphia was America's leading city in 1800, but it was hemmed in on a peninsula between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multiple kingpost truss, many covered bridges, pony trusses, lattice truss, laminated arches, side boarding, turnpike bridges, wooden trusses, classic era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New England, New York, United States, British Columbia, Civil War, Lane County, Parke County, Theodore Burr, Ithiel Town, North America, Perry County, New Jersey, Raymond Brainerd, Smith Bridge Company, William Howe, World War, Berks County, Delaware River, Eastern Townships, Kings County, Linn County, Noble County, Pittsford Mills New!
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Philadelphia was America's leading city in 1800, but it was hemmed in on a peninsula between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
multiple kingpost truss, many covered bridges, pony trusses, lattice truss, laminated arches, side boarding, turnpike bridges, wooden trusses, classic era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New England, New York, United States, British Columbia, Civil War, Lane County, Parke County, Theodore Burr, Ithiel Town, North America, Perry County, New Jersey, Raymond Brainerd, Smith Bridge Company, William Howe, World War, Berks County, Delaware River, Eastern Townships, Kings County, Linn County, Noble County, Pittsford Mills New!
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- New Hampshire (13 Colonies) by Roberta Wiener on page 110, and page 112
- The Last of the Covered Bridge Builders by Milton S. Graton on page 113
- History of Britain 03 Middle by Tim Wood in Front Matter
- The North Pole by Kathan Brown on page 45
- Covered Bridges by Miriam Wood in Front Matter
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