When you drive a car over a covered bridge, it's easy to feel like you should be in a horse-drawn carriage instead. They call to mind quaint New England towns, vibrant fall leaves, and a simpler era.

“I don’t think this is going to look like a covered bridge,” developer Anthony Lucera said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Covered bridges are part of the central fabric of Ashtabula County, starting in 1867 with the building of bridges in Windsor Mills ...

If you think about rural America, one image that may crop up no matter where you are in the country is that of a covered bridge. Usually built from the very timber that surrounded them, covered ...

In the 1800s, builders in the United States began putting roofs on bridges to protect the wooden floors and trusses from the elements. It was easier and less expensive to maintain the covers than the ...