Covered bridge
id:
covered-bridge-178-13039919
title:
Covered bridge
text:
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges typically have a lifespan of only 20 years because of the effects of rain and sun, but a covered bridge can last over 100 years. In the United States, only about 1 in 10 survived the 20th century. The relatively small number of surviving brid
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Wooden bridge with protective cover
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covered_bridge
date created:
2002-09-13T19:44:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T18:18:45Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Larrys_Creek_Covered_Bridge.JPG","width":2048,"height":1536}
fields total:
13
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