--- title: "35 Quaint and Lovely Covered Bridges around the USA ..." description: "Mary's Creek, Benton County, Oregon; Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Missouri; Zumbrota Bridge, Minnesota; Wilkinson Pioneer Park, Rock Falls, Iowa; Campbell’s Covered Bridge, Landrum, South Carolina; More ..." url: "https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/quaint-and-lovely-covered-bridges-around-the-usa/" category: "travel" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # 35 Quaint and Lovely Covered Bridges around the USA ... Although other countries have some covered bridges, nowhere else are they a real feature of the rural landscape like in the USA. Covered bridges in other countries are made of stone, brick, bamboo and tropical grasses, but in the US, the material of choice is wood. That's what makes them so appealing and so fitting in their lovely settings over rivers, ponds, streams and creeks. ## 1. Mary's Creek, Benton County, Oregon ![Mary's Creek, Benton County, Oregon](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zt/oh/oy9bwu2d_426x640.jpg) Via [Harris Covered Bridge- Oregon](https://www.flickr.com/photos/caretta71/181907943/) Such a pretty setting. Because by definition covered bridges are over water, it's rare to find one that couldn't be described as scenic. ## 2. Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Missouri ![Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Missouri](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dr/ie/i2eewv99_360x469.jpg) Via [The Magic of Midwest Covered ...](http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/around-the-region/the-magic-of-midwest-covered-bridges/) The skill of Amish craftsman made this bridge. ## 3. Zumbrota Bridge, Minnesota ![Zumbrota Bridge, Minnesota](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r1/pb/f6mdffl7_363x500.jpg) Via [Zumbrota Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/waynephotoguy/3974226617/) The last covered bridge in Minnesota. I wonder who sticks around to see if anyone disobeys the speed limit. ## 4. Wilkinson Pioneer Park, Rock Falls, Iowa _ Via Auroral lights_ As if a red wooden bridge isn't pretty enough, you get a view of the Northern Lights too. ## 5. Campbell’s Covered Bridge, Landrum, South Carolina _ Via travelandleisure.com_ South Carolina's only remaining covered bridge stands over Beaverdam Creek. ## 6. Wawona Bridge, Yosemite National Park, California _ Via travelandleisure.com_ When you walk this bridge you follow in the footsteps of Ralph Waldo Emerson. ## 7. Sach's Bridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ![Sach's Bridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/db/ks/lgj5top1_550x414.jpg) Via [HEALTHY CHOICES 3/1/12](https://www.tasteofhome.com/) Now pedestrian only, Sachs Bridge was useful during the Civil War. Union Army soldiers crossed it to the field hospital set up at Black Horse Tavern and the Confederate Army under General Robert E. Lee retreated across Sach's bridge after a Union victory in the Battle of Gettysburg. ## 8. A. M. Foster Covered Bridge, Cabot, Vermont _ Via travelandleisure.com_ Sitting in beautiful rural farmland, the A. M. Foster bridge was built in 1988 by resident Richard Spaulding to replicate the 19th-century Orton Bridge. ## 9. Stark Bridge, Stark, New Hampshire ![Stark Bridge, Stark, New Hampshire](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/j4/oh/vmci7g5o_600x900.jpg) Via [New England covered bridges - ...](http://jeff-foliage.com/fall-foliage-photography/new-england-covered-bridges/stark-covered-bridge-nh-3/) Stark Bridge has fallen foul to the flow of the Ammonoosuc River a few times but it is always restored and still stands tall. ## 10. Humpback Bridge, Covington, Virginia ![Humpback Bridge, Covington, Virginia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/iz/kb/kw6k2sj8_357x500.jpg) Via [Humpback Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/skynoir/6972339396/) Standing in Shenandoah County and built in 1857, Virginia’s oldest still-standing covered bridge has become a popular photo-op for tourists and wedding parties alike. ## 11. Artist’s Bridge, Newry, Maine _ Via travelandleisure.com_ Before fire, flood, and ice took their toll, the state counted 120 of these historic structures; only nine still stand. This one is no longer open to traffic but it makes a great photo. ## 12. The Flume Covered Bridge, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire ![The Flume Covered Bridge, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gy/ln/p5li9dn0_480x720.jpg) Via [It's a beautiful world](https://visitheworld.tumblr.com/post/31504248721/the-flume-covered-bridge-in-franconia-notch-state) Built in 1886, the Flume Bridge sits over the Pemigewasset River in a gorge with walls of granite rising up to 90 feet high. ## 13. Sleeping Bear Bridge, Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, Michigan ![Sleeping Bear Bridge, Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, Michigan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hc/d3/akrr2h1m_409x640.jpg) Via [Sleeping Bear Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/yooper1949/6311955916/) This will be your first stop if you take the Pierce Stocking drive. ## 14. Mull Covered Bridge, Burgoon, Ohio _ Via I'm Back!!! Vacation Pictures:) | ..._ No longer used for transportation but remains a historic site ## 15. Watson Mill Bridge, Corner, Georgia ![Watson Mill Bridge, Corner, Georgia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/f5/ni/r5plcu8o_600x600.jpg) Via [Watson Mill Bridge](https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/comer-ga/attractions/watson-mill-bridge-state-park-comer-ga--2) This is the longest covered bridge in Georgia and crosses the Broad River. ## 16. Cataract Falls Bridge, Mill Creek, Indiana _ Via Covered Bridge and Waterfall_ One of the most famous and photographed covered bridges in the United States. It is only open to pedestrians. ## 17. Cambron Covered Bridge, Huntsville, Alabama ![Cambron Covered Bridge, Huntsville, Alabama](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zx/cw/bdn5ntwv_600x440.jpg) Via [Fishing on Green Mt.](https://www.flickr.com/photos/therusticvictorian/4665504999/in/photostream) You can enjoy a stroll across this bridge when walking the Green Mountain Nature Trail in Madison County. ## 18. Covered Bridge, Saco, Maine _ Via Alternative foliage route roads North ..._ The bridge stands near a spot on the river popular with tourists. There's a great view across to the mill. ## 19. Cox Ford Bridge, Parke County, Indiana ![Cox Ford Bridge, Parke County, Indiana](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sa/d5/q29m7t5b_375x500.jpg) Via [Cox Ford Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/edpost/4247141451/) Cox Ford Covered Bridge was built to replace a steel bridge lost to floods in 1913. The arches used to construct the bridge were from the Armiesburg Covered Bridge, built 60 years earlier and also washed away during the 1913 flood. ## 20. Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, East Providence Township, Pennsylvania ![Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, East Providence Township, Pennsylvania](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zd/l5/q5yj4xmb_439x640.jpg) Via [Inspiration](https://perpetual-inspiration.tumblr.com/page/51) Constructed in 1889 to cross Brush Creek. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County ## 21. Covered Bridge, Albany, New Hampshire, _ Via vantagepointimages.com: 3 Ways to Extend ..._ The bridge's original timber floor was replaced with steel in 1981-2. It stands over the Swift River. ## 22. Middle Bridge Woodstock, Vermont ![Middle Bridge Woodstock, Vermont](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/s3/ws/xgthma47_600x451.jpg) Via [Christmas Traditions From Coast to ...](https://www.hgtv.com/shows/top-10-christmas-towns/top-christmas-towns-pictures) Destroyed and rebuilt in 1972 after a fire. It is of a very uncommon layout, having a sidewalk as part of the original design. It is also a rare example of where a wooden bridge was built (in 1969) to replace a steel one. ## 23. Everett Road Covered Bridge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio ![Everett Road Covered Bridge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qp/tk/a6f1ucup_427x640.jpg) Via [The Covered Bridge](http://www.flickr.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Everett Covered Bridge, which crosses Furnace Run, is the only remaining covered bridge in Summit County. In the 19th century, it was one of over 2,000 in Ohio, the state that led the nation in covered-bridge construction. ## 24. Herns Mill Bridge, Lewisburg, West Virginia _ Via West Virginia Department of Commerce ..._ Built to provide access to the S.S. Hern Mill, it is one of two remaining covered bridges in Greenbrier County, the other being Hokes Mill. ## 25. West Arlington Covered Bridge, West Arlington Vermont ![West Arlington Covered Bridge, West Arlington Vermont](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ub/xr/zusx7u86_554x831.jpg) Via [Wistfully Country](https://wistfullycountry.tumblr.com/post/32591759315) Did you know, there are more than 100 covered bridges in Vermont? The West Arlington Bridge is one of Vermont's most photographed and painted covered bridges. Dating to 1852, it is located on the town green near the former home of painter Norman Rockwell. The bridge spans the Battenkill River, a popular spot for kayaking and fly fishing. ## 26. Dummerston Covered Bridge, Sturbridge, Massachusetts ![Dummerston Covered Bridge, Sturbridge, Massachusetts](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i9/f4/bzs5cljm_420x630.jpg) Via [Vermont Covered Bridges](https://goo.gl/URmTdx) Dummerston Bridge was built in 1872 and crosses the West River. ## 27. Corbin Covered Bridge, Corbin, New Hampshire ![Corbin Covered Bridge, Corbin, New Hampshire](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cv/z4/bgagwyhu_600x399.jpg) Via [Corbin Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcbwalsh/4261861603/in/gallery-jamesemc-72157624598167300/) Originally built in 1845, the bridge was destroyed by fire in 1993 and subsequently reconstructed. It stands over the Sugar River. ## 28. Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge, Foster, Rhode Island ![Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge, Foster, Rhode Island](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bz/o8/tlj53lva_426x640.jpg) Via [Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge \[infrared\]](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcbwalsh/5452796137/) One of Rhode Island's only two covered bridges, the other is located on Ponaganset High School's Cross Country Course in North Scituate. Built in 1994 Swamp Meadow Bridge is a reproduction of an early-19th-century construction. ## 29. Old Salem Covered Bridge, Winston-Salem, North Carolina ![Old Salem Covered Bridge, Winston-Salem, North Carolina](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wd/pf/ca8ehuif_600x436.jpg) Via [Old Salem Covered Bridge](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebailey/7425527294/in/set-72157630249594144) One of the newest of the USA's covered bridges, this one was constructed in 1998 at a cost of $1,950,910. ## 30. Kent Falls Covered Bridge, Kent, Connecticut ![Kent Falls Covered Bridge, Kent, Connecticut](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qs/w0/l28tf5mo_427x640.jpg) Via [Items similar to I'm a ...](http://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Enjoying a stunning setting, the romantic little bridge was built in 1974. ## 31. Red Loy's Station Covered Bridge, Frederick, Maryland ![Red Loy's Station Covered Bridge, Frederick, Maryland](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nc/qg/hwdi3gic_500x376.jpg) Via [Pictures of Maryland | PlanetWare](https://www.planetware.com/pictures/maryland-usmd.htm#PH_MDBT122) The bridge was burned by an arsonist in 1991 and rebuilt using surviving framing. It crosses Owen's Creek and is surrounded by a park. ## 32. Vickery Creek Covered Bridge, Roswell, Georgia _ Via roswell Archives - The F/Stop ..._ A wonderful view of the interior of the bridge that stands in Old Mill Park. ## 33. Covered Bridge, Wildwood Preserve Metro Park, Toledo, Ohio ![Covered Bridge, Wildwood Preserve Metro Park, Toledo, Ohio](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dw/zi/x7t0fd86_600x395.jpg) Via [Purchase - Janelle Lorenzen Fine ...](https://goo.gl/xFZsz6) Covered bridges in green spaces in city settings are just as beautiful as rural bridges. ## 34. Unknown ![Unknown](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cf/bf/v3eadcxg_600x904.jpg) Via [Covered Bridge](http://www.banakasdesigns.com/2012/11/15/covered-bridge/) I had to include this because it is one of the prettiest covered bridges I came across but I can't find any information about it at all. If you know where it is please do tell. ## 35. Burns Park Covered Bridge, North Little Rock, Arkansas ![Burns Park Covered Bridge, North Little Rock, Arkansas](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l4/ks/glk8thir_466x700.jpg) Via [Christmas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/64035625923409315/) I love how the inside of the bridge is decorated with holiday lights. Oh how I could go on and on with so many more lovely covered bridges. 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