Sunday, December 8, 2019

PORTER/PARSONSFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - PORTER, MAINE












                                                                                                       RIVER - OSSIPEE RIVER
                                                                                                            OXFORD COUNTY
                                                                                                                  BUILT - 1859

Length - 152'.... SW of Porter, Porter Township. Maine Rt-160 S. .03 miles from jct with Maine Rt-25 on the W. edge of Porter to the bridge on the E. side of the road. Closed to motor traffic in 1960. Restored 1999. Placed on the the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970. Truss Type - Paddleford with two spans which are strengthened by a 20th century laminated arches.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 19-09-05

HEMLOCK COVERED BRIDGE - FRYEBURG, MAINE



















                                                                                       OLD COURSE SACO RIVER
                                                                                               OXFORD COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1857

Length - 116'.... NE of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Township. US Rt,-302 ENE 5.5 miles from jct with ME SR-5 in Fryeburg, N. on Hemlock Bridge Rd. 3.0 miles to the bridge.  It was rehabilitated in 1988 and reinforced to carry modern traffic. Open to through traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16,  1970. Truss Type - Covered Paddleford  Through Truss with Arch.   
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 19-09-02

Saturday, December 7, 2019

TEEGARDEN/CENTENNIAL COVERED BRIDGE - LISBON, OHIO










                                                                                      LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
                                                                                      COLUMBIANA COUNTY
                                                                                                  BUILT 1876

Length - 66.9'....NW of Lisbon, Salem Township. OH.St. Rt.-45 NW 2.4 miles from jct with US Rt-30 in Lisbon, W. on Eagleton Rd. 2.7 miles to bridge. Built/Designed by Jeremiah Mountz & David Reese. Named after U. Teegarden who owned land near the bridge. Also known as Centennial Bridge, it was built in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Bridge was in use in 1992 until being bypassed. Restored in 2003. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered  Multiple King Post Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-15-05

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

PINE BLUFF COVERED BRIDGE - BAINBRIDGE, INDIANA














                                                                                            RIVER - BIG WALNUT CREEK
                                                                                                     PUTNAM COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1915

Length - 211'.... Approx. 4 miles NE of Bainbridge, North 3 miles on N. County Rd. 200E, right on E. County Rd. 990N 1.5 miles to bridge. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Span Howe Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-03