Bridge News
Last updated September 14, 2011
This page lists news of covered bridges. Please help us keep this information current and accurate. Any pictures of the bridges described would be greatly appreciated.
September 9, 2011
Updates
to the damage caused by Hurricane
Lee are on a separate page that will be updated once every day or two as
new reports come in. (Last updated October 5, 6:00am)
Thanks to Trish Kane for compiling this information.
August 31, 2011
Updates
to the damage caused by Hurricane
Irene are on a separate page that will be updated once every day or two as
new reports come in. (Last updated October 5, 6:00am)
Thanks to Trish Kane for compiling this information.
August 29, 2011
Blount County, AL
The Blount County Commission has secured federal grant
money to repair the Swann, Horton Mill, and Easley covered bridges. Bids for the
work will be opened on September 22nd.
August 18, 2011
Carrier Bridge - QC/61-01-28
This bridge, built in 1955 was in a remote
section of Val-Senneville. It burned on August 18.
August 13, 2011
Stormdale Bridge - NB/55-02-10
Mounties said that a suspect parked a stolen half-ton pickup truck inside the Stormdale covered bridge in Coldstream, N.B., and set fire to the vehicle. The blaze then engulfed the 29-metre-long wooden
bridge built in 1909.
May 7, 2011
Pont de Saint-Edgar - QC/61-10-05
Heavy rains on the Gaspé Peninsula have caused flooding along the Little Cascapedia closing a section of chemin Saint-Edgar. Trees torn from the banks have damaged pont de Saint-Edgar.
April 30, 2011
Covered Bridge Funding Threatened
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for 2012 would eliminate 55 Department of Transportation programs, including the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program.
The program provides about $8 million a year in grants to repair or rehabilitate a dozen or so covered bridges — an infinitesimal portion of the $3.8 trillion federal budget. Transportation Department officials said communities would still be able to apply for grants for covered bridge projects, but they would have to compete with other highway and bridge projects for funds.
April 26, 2011
Lairdsville Bridge - PA/38-41-03
Thanks to a secured PennDOT Act 26 grant, the Lairdsville Covered Bridge will receive much needed funding for repairs. The bridges in Buttonwood and White Pine have already been restored, and the Lairdsville Bridge, the smallest of the 3 bridges, has now acquired the funding to begin its extensive restoration process.
The Lairdsville Covered Bridge was originally built in 1888 to compete with ferry operators who were charging excessive fees. The County relocated the Township Road (that this bridge once served) and constructed a new county concrete bridge upstream to serve the thru traffic in 1985. The last restoration to the bridge was done in 1940. This time many of the original pieces cannot be salvaged, and most of the covered bridge has to be rebuilt. Restoration work started April 11 by Lycoming Supply, and it will be completed by October, 2011. The bridge will get new abutments, siding, roof, and select truss supports.
Jericho Bridge - MD/20-03-02
The Baltimore Sun reports that the 90-foot-long Jericho Road bridge, which crosses Little Gunpowder Falls between Baltimore and Harford counties, will undergo nearly $2 million in repairs next year. [Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2011]