Do you have Covered Bridges in your state or country?
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Do you have Covered Bridges in your state or country?
I just looked up online and we have 98 covered bridges in Indiana.
Also in the fall of every year in Parke County, Indiana they have 51 covered bridges and they have a big festival every fall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...overed_bridges
The picture of the covered bridge below is in my area.
Video to take a ride thru the covered bridge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZhFGuHcNQ
I just looked up online and we have 98 covered bridges in Indiana.
Also in the fall of every year in Parke County, Indiana they have 51 covered bridges and they have a big festival every fall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...overed_bridges
The picture of the covered bridge below is in my area.
Video to take a ride thru the covered bridge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZhFGuHcNQ
Covered Bridge in Indiana (close to my area)
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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There is one Kissing Bridge here in Ontario at West Montrose .... and still in use!!
http://www.woolwich.ca/en/tourism/th...ing_bridge.asp
198 feet ... built in 1881
West Montrose is near St. Jacob's, the heart of the Mennonite and Amish country of Ontario. Just down the road from the bridge are the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. Many of you may recognize Waterloo, as it's the home of RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry.
http://www.woolwich.ca/en/tourism/th...ing_bridge.asp
198 feet ... built in 1881
West Montrose is near St. Jacob's, the heart of the Mennonite and Amish country of Ontario. Just down the road from the bridge are the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. Many of you may recognize Waterloo, as it's the home of RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry.
#5
Oh my yes. My county has 8 that I know of. We also have a Covered Bridge Society in Orgeon. I'm including the link.
http://www.covered-bridges.org/bridges.htm#
I was watching the news the other day when they showed the video of the covered bridge from the 1800's that was swept away and I just wanted to cry. I had never heard of it before but the loss of the history associated with that bridge, how sad for the community.
http://www.covered-bridges.org/bridges.htm#
I was watching the news the other day when they showed the video of the covered bridge from the 1800's that was swept away and I just wanted to cry. I had never heard of it before but the loss of the history associated with that bridge, how sad for the community.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
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Covered Bridges are my favorite. Parke County is the covered bridge capitol. I love the festival every year and I hope to be able to afford to go this year. The video of the covered bridge getting washed away in Maine during Irene, broke my heart, there just aren't enough of them left.
When the movie "The Bridges of Madison County" came out on video I had to rent it just to see the bridges. LOL
When the movie "The Bridges of Madison County" came out on video I had to rent it just to see the bridges. LOL
#8
Here is a link to Rhode Island's one and only covered bridge. We love to go through it...when we can remember how to get there lol
http://riroads.com/ri/covered_bridge.htm
http://riroads.com/ri/covered_bridge.htm
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