Why are wooden bridges covered? by soboy5

Why are wooden bridges covered?

Thanks for putting yesterday's image on PP. Wooden bridges are covered to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges have a life span of only 10 to 15 years because of the effects of rain and sun. Their cover extends their life ten-fold.

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Must be an American thing. We don't cover Aussie wooden bridges and some of them seem to last forever! lovely shot.
June 23rd, 2015  
Nicely Captured
June 23rd, 2015  
Great perspective and textures. FAV!
June 23rd, 2015  
Great pic showing the covered bridge!
June 23rd, 2015  
Wonderful capture. Love the close up view.
June 23rd, 2015  
Love the old covered bridges. Nearest ones to us, I think, are in Oregon. There is an area there that has several. Great capture of the old historic structure.
June 23rd, 2015  
Great frame. I so love these kinds of bridges.
June 23rd, 2015  
Excellent capture. I like your explanation on why they are covered, too.
June 23rd, 2015  
Great shot, textures, lines
June 23rd, 2015  
Great capture.
June 23rd, 2015  
Interesting
June 23rd, 2015  
I like your composition... how you have lined up the bridge to create a clear line of sight to the end of the tunnel. A wonderful old structure, to be sure. Thanks for the explanation.
June 23rd, 2015  
Well, I have seen a few covered bridges but never gave any thought as to why! Thanks for that piece of trivia... some great textures in this weathered wood!
June 23rd, 2015  
Learned something new today -- and it's an interesting capture of one of these wonderful bridges.
June 23rd, 2015  
Wow, I didn't know that - now it all makes sense. Plus, they make wonderful photo subjects with all this light and shadows - as the current picture shows. :)
June 23rd, 2015  
Great view thro' - super POV, edit, Danny. Nice info too, thank you. fav.
June 23rd, 2015  
Well done on PP!
June 23rd, 2015  
Lovely bridge. I like the weathered wood.
June 24th, 2015  
I really like these old bridges, they have loads of character,very nice.
June 24th, 2015  
Lovely old bridge, full of character… are they found all over the US or just in this area?
June 24th, 2015  
Thank you for the explanation, Danny. One possibility I was thinking of was so that farm animals do not get frightened while crossing the stream or river. Beautiful close up and love to see what's beyond. Congrats for the pp.
June 24th, 2015  
@rosiekerr Thanks, that was exactly my compositional intent!
@yrhenwr Thanks, David. Covered bridges are located all over the U.S.
June 24th, 2015  
Love it Danny, Great textures and lines...Fav
June 24th, 2015  
Love the light leading you through the bridge!
June 26th, 2015  
Thanks for the explanation on covered bridges.Great shot too!
June 30th, 2015  
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