Covered Bridges by

Truss Types

As the FAQ points out, covered bridges are roofed and covered mainly to protect the superstructure, the truss, from rot. The main structural types of covered bridges are those with different truss types. In many cases, all bridges in a particular county use the same truss -- having been built by the same builders, or, at least, approved by the same county services.

Most sources classify the bridge trusses from the simplest to more complex ones more or less as follows:

• Kingpost
• ...........Roddy Creek Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)

The Kingpost Truss is Just Visible -- Look Carefully -- Roddy Creek Bridge, Maryland.

• Multiple Kingpost
  • ...........Landis Mill Bridge (Lancaster County)
  • ...........Loy's Station Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)

  

  A Multiple Kingpost -- Landis Mill Bridge, Lancaster County

• Queenpost
  • ............Green Sergeant's Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
  • ............Hayes Clark Covered Bridge
  • ............Speakman Covered Bridge #2

  

  A Queenpost Truss -- Speakman Bridge #2

• Burr

  

  A Two-Span Burr Arch Bridge -- Pine Grove Bridge

  • Berks County Bridges:
    • ............Dreibelbis Station Bridge
    • ............Griesemer's Mill Bridge
    • ............Kutz's Mill Bridge
    • ............Pleasantville Bridge
    • ............Wertz's Bridge

  • Chester County Bridges:
    • ............Bartram's Bridge
    • ............Glen Hope Bridge
    • ............Hall's Sheeder Bridge
    • ............Harmony Hill Bridge
    • ............Kennedy Bridge
    • ............Knox Bridge
    • ............Larkin Bridge
    • ............Linton Stevens Bridge
    • ............Rapp's Dam Bridge
    • ............Rudolph and Arthur Bridge
    • ............Speakman Bridge No. 1

  • Lancaster County Bridges:
    • ............Baumgartner's Mill Bridge
    • ............Bitzer's Mill Bridge
    • ............Buck Hill Bridge
    • ............Butcher's Mill Bridge
    • ............Colemanville Bridge
    • ............Erb's Bridge
    • ............Forry's Mill Bridge
    • ............Guy Bard or Keller's Bridge
    • ............Herr's Bridge
    • ............Hunsecker's Mill Bridge
    • ............Jackson's Mill Bridge
    • ............Kurz's Mill Bridge
    • ............Leaman Place Bridge
    • ............Lime Valley Bridge
    • ............Mercer's Mill Bridge**
    • ............Neff's Mill Bridge
    • ............Pinetown Bridge
    • ............Pine Grove Bridge**
    • ............Pool Forge Bridge
    • ............Red Run or Oberholzer's Bridge
    • ............Risser's Mill Bridge
    • ............Schenk's Mill Bridge
    • ............Shearer's Bridge
    • ............Siegrist's Mill Bridge
    • ............Sporting Hill Bridge
    • ............Weaver's Mill Bridge
    • ............White Forge Bridge
    • ............Willow Hill Bridge
    • ............Zook's Mill Bridge
  • Andersons Mill Bridge(Franklin County, PA)
  • Bowmansdale Stoner Bridge (Cumberland/York Counties)
  • Gilpin's Bridge (Cecil County, Maryland)
  • Heike's Bridge (Adams County)
  • Jack's Mountain Bridge (Adams County)
  • Jericho Bridge (Baltimore/Harford Counties, Maryland)
  • Utica Mills Bridge (Frederick County, Maryland)
• Town
  • Bucks County Bridges:

    

    A Town or Lattice Truss -- Cabin Run Bridge in Bucks County

    • ............Cabin Run Bridge
    • ............Erwinna Bridge
    • ............Frankenfield Bridge
    • ............Knecht's Bridge
    • ............Loux Bridge
    • ............Mood's Bridge
    • ............Pine Valley Bridge
    • ............Schofield Ford Bridge
    • ............Sheard's Mill Bridge
    • ............South Perkasie Bridge
    • ............Uhlerstown Bridge
    • ............Van Sant Bridge
  • Ashland Bridge (Delaware State)
  • Martin's Mill Bridge (Franklin County, PA)
  • Sach's Bridge (Adams County, PA)
  • Scarborough Bridge (New Jersey)
  • Wooddale Covered Bridge (Delaware State)
• Howe

  

  The Howe Truss of Thomas Mill Bridge

  • Thomas Mill Bridge (Philadelphia County)