We're back in Richmond after a grueling day of driving the parking lot better known as I-95. A seven hour drive north on Wednesday took eight and a half hours today.
Needless to say, no pictures but I did promise I would share more of the covered bridges.
Clockwise from top right is the Wanich Bridge built in 1844 for $500 and named for a farmer, John Wanich. The upper right is the inside of the Twin Bridges which as you can see are no longer in active use. The tree was next to the Shoemaker Bridge, built in 1881. I did not include a picture of this bridge here.
Below on the right is the Patterson Bridge constructed in 1875 and named for a nearby sawmill.
On the center right you can see one of the sturdy bolts used to hold the trusses together. On the left center is a view of Huntington Creek, one of the many streams crossed by these bridges.
On the lower left is Kramer Bridge which crosses Mud Run, a tributary of Green and Fishing Creeks. This bridge was built in 1881 and named for a local farmer.
The window on the upper left is part of the Wanich Bridge. Not all bridges were built with windows.
The bridge in the center is the Sam Eckman Bridge located on Little Fishing Creek. It was built in 1876 for $498 by Joseph Redline and named for a prominent business man who operated a farm, shingle mill, birch oil factory and later established a creamery.
When we planned our visit with my brother and sister-in-law, we had no idea we would be exploring the history of this region through covered bridges, but what a great opportunity it was to be away from the modern world and enjoying the beautiful countryside of central Pennsylvania.
Wonderful collage, Allison - so many bridges! I know what you mean about I-95! I used to drive it between Boston and Philadelphia - oh, what a ride! I think you can actually drive it from Maine to Florida - not that I'd ever want to! Glad you're home safely!
Terrifc collage and such interesting info about the covered bridges. I am so fascinated by them, and after BOMC was released in the mid 90s I wanted to visit Madison Co., Iowa but never did. One of the bridges there is the Imes bridge. The person for whom it was named would be a very distant relative.
I remember the first time I saw a covered bridge only a few years back and I immediately fell in love with them! They're so quaint and historical and beautiful...thanks for sharing them, and welcome back home!
what a wonderful collage of these old bridges. Parke County, Indiana, has several of these. They have a Covered Bridge Festival every October. Thousands of people attend.
Nice collage! It's on the back burner for now, but at some point I hope to drive around and capture some of our PA covered bridges like Carla Smith does in Indiana.
http://www.woolwich.ca/en/tourism/thingstodo_kissing_bridge.asphttp://www.woolwich.ca/en/tourism/thingstodo_kissing_bridge.asp.