Longest Covered Bridge

stamptrol · 2012-07-04 06:50

Hi folks,

Today only!! The Google homepage has the world's longest covered bridge featured, and its a short drive away from my home and the northern end of I-95.

Cheers,

Tom

Publison · 2012-07-04 15:57

Tom, may be a Canadian thing, because this is what we see south of your border:

W9GFO · 2012-07-04 16:02

Just go to google.ca to see it.

Publison · 2012-07-04 16:58

W9GFO wrote: »

Just go to google.ca to see it.

Very COOL! An above ground tunnel!

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) · 2012-07-04 17:30

They were designed that way to keep from spooking the horses that crossed it.

-Phil

W9GFO · 2012-07-04 17:49

I would have guessed it was to keep the bridges from icing over.

stamptrol · 2012-07-05 06:11

Hi guys,

The covered bridge was popular in eastern North America. The chief advantage was to reduce maintenance due to bad weather. (that's why this one is still going strong at 111 years)Ironically, it was often necessary to spread snow on the inside of the bridge in winter to allow the big horse-drawn sleds to get through.

Our small province used have the highest concentration of covered bridges anywhere. They have gradually been replaced so there's less than 100 left now.

A famiy friend documented each one back in the 1950's and 60's and her collection is in our provincial museum archives.

Cheers,
Tom Sisk

ctwardell · 2012-07-05 06:31

For those late to the game:

http://www.canada.com/technology/all/Worlds+longest+covered+bridge+gets+Google+doodle+111th/6882800/story.html

C.W.

Longest Covered Bridge

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