Covered bridges were a regular sight in Indiana since the 19th century. Many still remain and a few are still in service! The change from the typical bright red wooden bridge to the bridges of today is a decline stylistically but, I suppose, an improvement in strength and capacity. It is still a shame to lose the looks and sounds of the old covered bridges!
(Click on any picture to open either gallery!)
The Mecca Covered Bridge opened in 1873 (you can see the replacement bridge at its side):
For more on the history of the Mecca Bridge and other Parke County covered bridges, see my Covered Bridge Festival post! That post also includes facts about the Bridgeton Bridge – the feature picture.
The Medora Covered Bridge, open in 1875, is the longest original covered bridge in the United States:
I have a separate post with more pictures and some historical data on the Medora Covered Bridge!
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Excellent choices–times have certainly changed on these! Lovely captures.
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It seems we all reminisce about the old days! My Dad, who is 91, was just telling me about how he and his Dad would sit at the radio and listen to the World Series!
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Covered bridges are so nostalgic! I’ve seen a few where I live in NJ, but there aren’t too many. Fun fact– so many bridges/farms are painted red because a lot of farmers added an ingredient to the paint that would seal the wood… as a result, it turned red! Then it became the fashionable color. 🙂
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I had not heard that story before! It just wouldn’t seem to be farm without red barns. The bridges really stand out in the trees, too, when you drive up to them. Thank you!
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They are really beautiful structures. It is nice when a particular area has some speciality all of its own. Thank you for haring them with us.
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I think there are 100 – 150 covered bridges still standing in Indiana alone, and 31 of those are in Parke County – that county is about 15 miles by 15 miles square.
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