Covered Bridges in the New England States

A Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog

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About the Book

Covered bridges are gaining attention as states and counties are making large investments in the repair and preservation of existing covered bridges, offering tours and building new ones. This work documents all extant covered bridges—vehicle, railroad and pedestrian—in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The book is arranged by state, then by county and bridge name, using the most commonly known or locally used name. All other known names will be included for each bridge, cross-referenced in the index. Each state is prefaced with a brief synopsis of its bridges, past and present, including bridge types, truss types and geographic location.
To be included, a bridge must have been originally built as, or intended to be, a true covered bridge, meaning that it is used as a means of traveling over an obstacle, usually water, not attached to buildings solely for access to the building or between buildings, and has a covered portion at least ten feet in length. Richly illustrated.

About the Author(s)

Nature photographer Warren H. White lives in Longwood, Florida.

Bibliographic Details

Warren H. White
Format: softcover (8.5 x 11)
Pages: 434
Bibliographic Info: 127 photos (56 glossy photos), glossary, appendix, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012 [2006]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7176-8
eISBN: 978-0-7864-9340-1
Imprint: McFarland

Table of Contents

Preface      1
Introduction      3

Connecticut      5
Maine      47
Massachusetts      73

Between pages 126 and 127 are 32 color plates containing 56 photographs

New Hampshire      127
Rhode Island      229
Vermont      237

Glossary      373
Appendix: World Guide Covered Bridge Numbers (WGCB)      375
Bibliography      379
Index      381