Covered Bridges In The Southeastern United States - A Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog

Synopsis

Covered bridges are gaining public attention as states and individual counties are making large investments in the repair and preservation of existing covered bridges, offering tours of them, and building new ones. This work documents all extant covered bridges in the southeastern United States, including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

The book is arranged by state, then by county and bridge name, utilizing the most commonly known or locally used name. The bridges are organized into four categories: authentic historic, authentic modern, non-authentic historic, and non-authentic modern. For each bridge, the author provides a brief history and description of the bridge, the World Guide Covered Bridge identification number, and length and width dimensions.

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."