Tuesday, July 21, 2009
THE TEN LONGEST COVERED BRIDGES IN THE WORLD
Left, the Hartland bridge, photo by the late Rose-Mary Whitters.
- Hartland, New-Brunswick, Canada, St-John River 1282 feet/390.7m built 1899, covered 1921, longest in the World
- Laoche, Liangjiazhai, Rebala, Longshan Co. Hunan Province, China, Y-Shape bridge, 947 feet/288.8m, rebuilt in 2008, replacing much older bridge destroyed by floods, longest in Asia
- Longjin, Flower or Luck bridge, Hunan Province China, 811 feet/246.7m built circa 1511, completely restored in 1999
- Bad Sackingen-Stein, Germany-Switzerland, Rhine River, 673 feet/205m, built in 1803, longest in Europe
- Luzern, Switzerland, Reuss River, 656 feet/199m, Kapellbrücke, built in 1333
- Ashtabula, Ohio, United-States, Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge, Ashtabula River, 613 feet/186.8m,built in 2008, longest in the USA
- Longyan, Fujian Province, China, Tingjiang River, Dragon Bridge, 600 feet/182m
- Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Pont Perreault, Beauce-Sud Co. Province of Quebec, Canada, Chaudière River, 495 feel/150.8m built in 1928, longest in Quebec
- Fort-Coulonge, Pontiac Co. Province of Quebec, Canada Coulonge River, 487 feet.148m, built in 1898
- Cornish-Windsor, Vermont/New-Hampshire, United States, Connecticut River, 460 feet/140m, built in 1866, longest 2-span covered bridge in the world.
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