In New Hampshire.
Dating from 1864, this bridge in rural New Hampshire remains in use today for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
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The extended roof allows the trusses – usually covered in these wooden bridges – to remain bare as they are thus effectively protected from rain water:
The truss construction is very simple, with wooden pegs at the intersections and the whole thing bolted to the roadway with simple iron rods:
This is covered bridge #1 in New Hampshire, contemplated here by my son who just completed his freshman year at nearby Northfield Mount Hermon school.
