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New historical markers have been placed at the Hassenplug Covered Bridge in Mifflinburg. The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania and the borough of Mifflinburg recently installed the ...

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“The most significant ones are in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana,” Knapp said. “Those are the major covered bridge preservation societies.” ...

A covered bridge in Lancaster County is currently closed because it was damaged when a vehicle hit it.Repairing these structures can pose some challenges."Due to the age of historic bridges ...

Moll says structures like the Kutz Mill Bridge are treasures from the past. "Pennsylvania has over 200 covered bridges. Most people don't know that," said Moll.

While so many more covered bridges have been lost, Pennsylvania still has the most covered bridges in the nation, 204, according to a recent inventory by the Pennsylvania Department of ...

While so many more covered bridges have been lost, Pennsylvania still has the most covered bridges in the nation, 204, according to a recent inventory by the Pennsylvania Department of ...

The bridges were built in the mid- to late 19th century and were covered to keep rain and snow from rotting the deck timbers. Local builders also constructed open wooden bridges and iron bridges.

Of tourists surveyed at the county's welcome centers, 62% list the covered bridges as their primary reason for visiting. They come from as far away as California, Arizona and even Brazil.

While Indiana does not lead the nation in historic covered bridges -- that's Pennsylvania with 213 -- the state has nearly half that number to explore.