covered bridge
Sheltered river crossing
A covered bridge is a bridge with a roof and enclosed sides, typically built of wood.
The covering protects the structural timbers from weather, extending the bridge's lifespan.
Most surviving examples date from the 19th century and are now preserved as historic landmarks: We drove through a covered bridge in Vermont.
Load-bearing beam arrangement
- timberWood for construction
- beamStructural support member
- spanDistance between endpoints
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
roofing · lattice · kingpost · portal · siding · foundation · weatherproofing · trestle
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
stream · river · valley · Vermont · Pennsylvania · Ohio · Indiana · village
Mailable picture souvenir
- photographyCreating images from light
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
quaint · charming · destination · attraction · guidebook · Americana · roadside · iconic
Walkable river crossing
- spanDistance between endpoints
- passageSegment of text
- traverseMove across an area
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
roadway · creek · river · stream · throughway · connector · passageway · wagon
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
- VictorianOf a prim era
19th-century · antique · registry · landmark · nostalgia · pioneer · conservation · chronicle
truss
Load-bearing beam arrangement
abutment · roofing · lattice · kingpost · portal · siding · foundation · weatherproofing · trestle · framework
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- bucolicIdyllically rural
creek · stream · river · valley · Vermont · Pennsylvania · Ohio · Indiana · village · hamlet
postcard
Mailable picture souvenir
- photographyCreating images from light
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- scenicOffering beautiful views
picturesque · quaint · charming · destination · attraction · guidebook · Americana · roadside · iconic · festival
ford
Walkable river crossing
footpath · roadway · creek · river · stream · throughway · connector · passageway · wagon · horse-and-buggy
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
Victorian · 19th-century · antique · registry · landmark · nostalgia · pioneer · conservation · chronicle · relic
- AppalachiaAppalachian culture, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Trail, Cumberland, Great Smoky Mountains
- attractionszoo, museum, theme park, amusement park, water park
- bridgesPonte Vecchio, Golden Gate, footbridge, viaduct, skybridge
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Folk Americanared barn, quilt, weathervane, log cabin, rocking chair
- heritage park.historic buildings, visitor center, monuments, plaques, old schoolhouse
covered bridgeoverpass
Bridge spanning a road
trestle · viaduct · suspension bridge · footbridge · causeway
covered bridgeconcrete bridge
Poured-stone span over gap
steel bridge · highway overpass · suspension bridge · freeway interchange
cover, bridge, uncover, covering, covered, discovery, recovery, covers, coverage