DCHP-3

covered bridge†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a roofed wooden bridge, long a characteristic of the eastern provinces.

Quotations

1895
Brydon's eyes were now on the covered bridge.
1955
The covered bridges of Nova Scotia are fast disappearing. Only two are left, which reminds me that these covered bridges . . . were considered swell spots for spooning.
1961
[The] Covered bridge at Fort Coulonge [Ottawa Valley] . . . was built in 1885