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Links to Covered Bridge Web Sites

Covered Bridge Societies

Covered Bridge Festivals

 

 


 

Covered Bridge Web Sites

ATAWALK - Simply the best! Great graphics, news, listings, directions, descriptions, everything you need.
PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA - The Covered Bridge Capital of the World with more than 30 bridges.
GEORGIA COVERED BRIDGES - Very nice photographs, detailed maps.
COVERED BRIDGES OF QUEBEC - Excellent site and you can brush up on your French.
PENNSYLVANIA COVERED BRIDGES - The first bridge site I visited on the Web and still one of the best.
COLUMBIA/MONTOUR COUNTIES, PA - Nice photos with brief histories from a bridge-rich area.
SEYMOUR, INDIANA - Short but sweet.
THE KENTUCKY ATLAS - State map with bridge locations, black & white photos and brief histories.
IOWA COVERED BRIDGES - Excellent photographs and directions.
NEW HAMPSHIRE BRIDGES - Covered bridges in the White Mountain area.
THE UNOFFICIAL NEW HAMPSHIRE TRAVEL GUIDE - One of PC Computings "Best 1001 Internet Sites"
MAINE COVERED BRIDGES - Not too many bridge photos. Lots of other Maine tourist attractions.
VIRGINIA COVERED BRIDGES - A great web site with tons of photos and lots of information.
WEST VIRGINIA COVERED BRIDGES - This site gives a good overview of the State's remaining bridges.
TIMBER FRAMERS GUILD OF NORTH AMERICA - Learn timber framing and build a bridge of your own.
OREGON COVERED BRIDGES - A very nice site with photos, info and directions to all bridges in the State.
COVERED BRIDGE FUN, FACTS, AND RESEARCH - Excellent source for covered bridge book titles.
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Covered Bridge Societies

NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF COVERED BRIDGES

c/o Davis Topham, Treasurer,
(November to April)
1611 Sandcastle Road
Sanibel Island, FL 33957

(May to October)
50 Samoset Village Way
Rockport, ME 04856-9501

Publication: Covered Bridge Topics, quarterly newsletter.
Membership Rates: Students $5.00, Individual $15.00.


OHIO HISTORIC BRIDGE ASSOCIATION INC. (OHBA)

c/o Mariam Wood
3155 Whitehead Road
Columbus, Ohio, 43204-1855

Publication: Bridges & Byways, quarterly newsletter spotlighting the historic bridges of Ohio.
Membership Rates: Students $8.00, Individual $15.00.


THE COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY OF OREGON

c/o Bill Cockrell
3940 Courtney Lane South East
Salem, Oregon, 97302

Publication: The Bridge Tender, quarterly newsletter on west-coast covered bridges.
Membership Rates: $10.00.


BEDFORD COUNTY COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY (Pennsylvania)

c/o Walter Cox
Bedford Shopper's Guide
100 Masters Ave.
Everett, PA, 15537


INDIANA COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

c/o John Sechrist, Treasurer
725 Sanders Street
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46203

Offers a great newsletter.
Membership rates are from $10.00 for families up to a life-long membership of $250.00.


COVERED BRIDGE COMMITTEE OF PARKE COUNTY (Indiana)

P.O. Box 165
Rockville, Indiana, 47872

The covered bridge capital of the world! To receive a copy of the next Parke County Guide to the Covered Bridge Festival, write to PARKE COUNTY GUIDE, 20 South Jackson Street, Greencastle, Indiana 46135 or call (317)-653-4026


RUSH COUNTY HERITAGE, INC.
Larry L. Stout, President
R. 4, Box 121 (Gowdy)
Rushville, Indiana 46173
(317) 629-2892


KENTUCKY COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

62 Miami Parkway
Fort Thomas, KY 41075

Publication: Timber Tunnel Talk, an award winning newsletter covering all aspects of covered bridges both in Kentucky and elsewhere.
Membership from $9.00 annually. Also available is an Atlas of historic bridges of the Commonwealth.


THE NORTHERN OHIO COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

c/o Pat Eierman
6622 Balsam Drive
Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146

Membership is $6.00 a year and includes the "BUCKEYE BRIDGE BRIEFS".
Founded in 1958, this society has been actively saving many of Ohio's historic bridges.


ASHTABULA COUNTY COVERED BRIDGE COMMITTEE

c/o Betty Morrisson
Ashtabula County Building
25 West-Jefferson St.
Jefferson, Ohio, 44047

For more information on the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival, call (216) 576-3769.


NEW YORK STATE COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

c/o Henry Messing, Treasurer
958 Grove Street
Elmira, NY, 14901

Publication: The Empire State Courier, a newsletter detailing covered bridge news in New York State.


THE THEODORE BURR COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

P.O. Box 2383
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17603-2383
or Russel J. Holmes, Treasurer
Box 95
Seven Valleys, PA, 17360-0095.
or Thomas E. Walczak, President
3012 Old Pittsburg Road
New-Castle, PA, 16101-6085

Publications: Pennsylvania Crossing, An informative newsletter with many photos giving a complete report on activities and events related to covered bridges in the state. Also, Wooden Covered Spans, a complete look at covered bridge affairs throughout the USA. Membership rates are from $7.00 for individuals to $15. for businesses.


THE KEYSTONE GRANGE COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY

P.O. Box 311
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 19426.

Memberships $5.00 to help the restoration of the Willhour Covered Bridge destroyed in 1972 by hurricane Agnes.


ZUMBROTA COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA

c/o Alma Swanson
7124 River Shore Lane
Champlin, MN, 55316


LE SOCIETE QUEBECOISE DES PONTS COUVERTS

2126 De Lorimier
Longueuil, Qc
J4K 3N9
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Covered Bridge Festivals

Moscow, Rush County, Indiana
For information contact:
Jolene Icenogle 765-629-2468
Janice Hoban 765-629-2427
Washington County, PA
Washington County Tourism
P.O. Box 877
Washington, PA 15301
Ashtabula Covered Bridge Festival
Ashtabula County Ohio
25 W. Jefferson St.
Jefferson, OH 44047
For information call 216-576-3769
Parke County, IN
Tourist Information Center
P.O. Box 165
Rockville, IN 47872-0165
Columbia-Montour County Covered Bridge Festival
RD 2
Box 109
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Madison County Covered Bridge Festival
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
73 Jefferson Street
Winterset, Iowa 50273
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