Covered bridge is gradually disappearing and experts
Ten agrees not to be destroyed or destroyed by
There is a flood every year in Santa Cruz County, here
Most numbers of covered bridges are still standing
It is part of the landscape and there is a lot of effort
Taken to maintain them.
The exact number is actually only three),
Because they are considered very important
They all date back to the 1800s. According to the record,
There was more than a thousand covered at one time
All bridges in the western countries of the United States, and
With rapid commercialization
Development of new construction materials covered
The bridge is slowly disappearing.
The three remaining in Santa Cruz are gaining
Considerable popularity and historical significance
Therefore it can not be easily abandoned. They are
Come under the protection of the law is:
Considered to be a historical place to meet
The county's effort to preserve
To enjoy covered bridges for future generations
Starting to pay off as more has been added
Every year to the registry of historical places. The
Maintain its historical integrity. , With renovation
Renovation projects are done using the same
Materials and techniques used between them
Built the.
The covered bridge still has a very practical purpose
These days. Those walls and roofs can still be
Provide protection from extreme weather conditions
During winter and summer. In the early years of the back
Covered bridges, they are usually used for many
Reasons, why stuck up tired travelers
To look like a barn to make a bad weather
Deliver livestock more comfortably. These days
The same roof and walls serve more aesthetic purposes. ,
By adding more personality to the covered bridge
Make you look romantic
In the last decade, most covered bridges
America moved to private estates and gardens
I was creating a more romantic atmosphere
Things are left because they are standing where they are
Move to block more historic relocations
thing. Bridge covered with private property and
College ironically has more chances of survival
For the protection provided by local security.
The older ones of more rural products are more sensitive
Protected by vandalism and arson
The government has several historic covered bridges
So far from the town watching over them
Really difficult.
The covered bridge also represents a rustic attraction
Small town america. It triggers in most people
A romantic picture full of sentimentality. I was there
Even time they were called "Kiss Bridge"
Because it was a place where a secret lover could meet
To steal a kiss from each other.
they again,
Photographer to take the effort to search them all
More than America. The covered bridge also looks really good
When the pictures during the fall. With colored leaves
The wooden bridge is reminiscent of a cover of
Love Story is a book back in the 80's. They are really
Early American special relics to be
They are preserved and maintained for a rich history
Represent.
Thanks to the awareness brought about by the hobbies
Historic preservation activists, people are now more aware
The beauty of possession of these bridges. They are
Life is simple and advanced America
I took a slow but steady pace. They are also symbols
Ingenuity of the American carpenter
Engineer thinking to cover the bridge first
Extend its life. They are really part of America
Need to save for history and future of America
To enjoy the generation.
History of covered bridge
The covered bridge is a big historical part
Recently protected by law. in America,
Over 200 covered bridges have been registered
Under the National Registry of Historic Places because
Their important role of town or county
It is history
Most of the covered bridges still used today
Can not be under government protection
Easily destroyed or rebuilt without prior
Set up local board permission to oversee
Maintenance and conservation of these historic lands
Marks Most of them were built in the early nineteenth
A century of huge movement of people from
Coastal city towards the interior of the country
Where there are lots of brooks, streams, and raging
As the river town developed, there was a clear need
Because it is a bridge where people are connected and thus covered
It was built.
Historical day of the target bridge
Back at least two thousand years? There was ancient
Bridge covered by Babylon 780 years in China
Before the birth of Christ. These ancient covered
The bridge seemed more, according to the written history
Used to highlight architectural masterpieces
Landscape of the Imperial Palace and Gardens. But they
Also served a more practical purpose: covered bridge
Complete and important for the protection palace
A place from being attacked by rebels and aggression
There are some ancient covered bridges that are military
For the stone and its walls and ceilings,
Perfect spot to hide for a while from arrows and whistles
Fighting
In America, covered bridges first appear
Early part of the 1800s. The first was built by
Theodore Barr in New York-His name is also used
These days as a commonly used truss name
Building Covered Bridge: Bar Truss. bridge
The Hudson River spanned and was named Waterford
bridge
Waterford has continued for over a hundred years, but
Then the idea of covered bridge became popular
And began to gain popularity of the western part
Country. First and second covered bridge
Historic Oregon State of the United States of America
Where they become important infrastructures
Join the development community on both sides of the
River They were finally destroyed by heavy
Flood in 1853.
Apart from the beauty and practicality of the covered
The bridge was also the move they needed to secure
Economic development of towns and villages
Early America. The day before them
Construction, the ferry was the only way to go around
The town of development on the other side of the river. Because
Importance of connecting townspeople to
Important places are schools, government offices,
Churches and ferries had a monopoly on transportation
Especially business people
Absurdence, necessary to move heavy loads of goods
The amount they want.
It in turn created a demand from the townspeople
The local government seeks them to build a bridge. Since
A lot of construction costs, people financing
Concerned with the idea of protecting these bridges
Roof and wall. Dew wood deterioration quickly
When exposed to harsh weather conditions,
Become a bridge for the taxpayers
To be protected. And it is a precursor to the era of
American covered bridge.
Also provided a job for the people of the city
Where they were built. And soon with the architect
Carpenters were competing for innovative ideas. One
The idea was to make the covered bridge look like a barn
Avoid livestock that makes it more comfortable crossing
Common dangerous stampedes when forcing animals into
Cross river. From the early 19th century
The bridge slowly made its mark in the town's history
And although it decreased rapidly and slowly
Commercialization and introduction of cement
There are other modern building materials, covered bridges
It is now considered historical.
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