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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[Wylie]

Must be an American thing. We don't cover Aussie wooden bridges and some of them seem to last forever! lovely shot.

[Sunkist]

Nicely Captured

[Carole Imes]

Great perspective and textures. FAV!

[Robbie]

Great pic showing the covered bridge!

[Judy Starrett]

Wonderful capture. Love the close up view.

[Anita Campbell]

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.

[Simply Amanda]

Great frame. I so love these kinds of bridges.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture. I like your explanation on why they are covered, too.

[gloria jones]

Great shot, textures, lines

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture.

[Colin Fawsett]

Interesting

[Rosie Kerr]

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.

[Cathy]

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!

[Taffy]

Learned something new today -- and it's an interesting capture of one of these wonderful bridges.

[Vera]

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. :)

[Ivan]

Great view thro' - super POV, edit, Danny. Nice info too, thank you. fav.

[Ivan]

Well done on PP!

[KWind]

Lovely bridge. I like the weathered wood.

[Susan.T.]

I really like these old bridges, they have loads of character,very nice.

[David]

Lovely old bridge, full of character… are they found all over the US or just in this area?

[Dione Giorgio]

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.

[Danny G.]

@rosiekerr Thanks, that was exactly my compositional intent!
@yrhenwr Thanks, David. Covered bridges are located all over the U.S.

[tony gig]

Love it Danny, Great textures and lines...Fav

[Islandgirl]

Love the light leading you through the bridge!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the explanation on covered bridges.Great shot too!