A short history of Covered Bridges
List of Covered Bridges
Ionia County
Kent County
Saginaw County
St. Joseph County
Wayne County
The Photographer's and Explorer's Series
A Guide for Photographers and Explorers
Published by Harold Stiver
Copyright 2012 Harold Stiver
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How to use this Book
For each of the xx historical or Traditional Covered Bridges remaining in xxzx, we have included photographs as well as descriptive and statistical data. Traditional Covered Bridges are those that follow the building practices of the Nineteenth Century and the early part of the Twentieth Century or those built later that follow those methods. All of these bridges have had repairs done as portions wear out, and some may have been almost entirely replaced through the years. I have used "The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc." list of what they consider as Traditional Bridges.
Following is data included for each bridge
Name: This is listed in bold type, and where there are other names, it is the common name or the name listed on an accompanying plaque.
Other Names: Underneath the Common Name in brackets, you will find other names that the bridge has been known by.
Nearest Town and County are listed.
It is frustrating to go on an excursion to see something and not be able to find it. This book offers you multiple ways to ensure that doesn't happen.
GPS Position: This is our recommended method. Enter the coordinates in a good GPS unit and it should take you right there. You, of course, must use care that you are not led off road or on a dangerous route.
Detailed Driving Directions: Directions from a town near to the bridge.
Builder: If known, the name of the original builder(s) is listed.
Year Built: As well as the year built, if it has been moved it will shown with the year preceded by the letter M and, if a major repair has been done, the year will be shown preceded by the letter R.
Truss Type: The type for the particular bridge will be listed. If you are interested in more information on the various types of trusses, access "Truss Types" from the Table of Contents.
Dimensions: The length and number of spans (All New York Covered bridges except Shushan are a single span)
Photo Tips: The compass orientation is given which gives the user some indication of the sun position. if there are superior setup positions or other compositional elements, they may be noted. You may also find some useful ideas from reading "Photographing Covered Bridges" from the Table of Contents.
Notes: A place where you can find additional items of interest about the bridge.
World Index Number:
Covered bridges are assigned a number to keep track of them which consists of three numbers separated by hyphens.
The first number represents the number of the U.S. State in alphabetical order. Following number 50 for the 50th state are additional numbers for Canadian provinces. Thus the numbers 05 represents California.
The second set of numbers represents the county of that state, again based on alphabetical order. Humboldt is the 12th county alphabetically in California, and it is designated as 05-12.
Each bridge in that county is given a number as it was discovered or built. Zane's Ranch was the fifth bridge discovered or built in the County of Humboldt, California and it therefore has the designation of 05-12-05. Sometimes you will see the first set of numbers replaced by the abbreviation for the state, thus CA-12-05.
A bridge is sometimes substantially rebuilt or replaced and it then has the suffix #2 added to it.