Someone burnt one of the local covered bridges near my home last night. Circa 1889 and was rebuilt in 1972. PA has the largest number of existing covered bridges in the nation. It was 197, now it's 196. Here's a before picture:[sharedmedia=gallery:images:151129] And now: [sharedmedia=gallery:images:151130]
there are people who will destroy anything nice, that someone else might enjoy, just because someone else, might enjoy it. they have only one thing in common, that they hate anyone who doesn't tell themselves the same lies as they tell themselves.
You’re right, while covered bridges are synonymous with New England - you have more than we do Hotwater
drought conditions dont help much either. I dont know what the rain has been like there. however I know there hasnt been much saturation rain here. im not saying it wasnt arson, but I am saying the conditions are perfect for a accidental fire . a lot of leafs blow up into the tunnel creating pockets of kindle. only takes a careless cigarette to ignite..
same with forest fires ...youd be surprised how many can be sourced back to a discarded glass soda bottle i think ive seen that bridge before..it looks exactly like a 1000 piece jigsaw i put together years ago
I think I can top your burnt bridge - Image of Jesus captured last week during fire in Fresno California..... ha, ha... Hotwater
Unfortunately this has happened before in PA. I really like covered bridges and have visited almost all of PA's Here is a picture of "Old Camel Back" at Harrisburg. This was the Confederate objective when they were stopped at Gettysburg. You are looking at half of the bridge. If you look closely you can see the other half on the other side of the island. It was taken out by a flood in 1902. Note the two lanes. The span lengths for the eastern section (Harrisburg side) were 225´, 248´, 250´, 240´, and 202´. The road over the island was 771´ long and the western or Camelback section had span lengths of 212´, 245´, 258´, 247´, and 222´ for a total length of 3,631´.
Isn't it awful?? I live in PA also and hear about many fires that some young hoodlums started because they were bored. PA has such history, it's a damn shame that people dont care anymore. Well I care at least....if it matters.....
have you crossed over into northeast ohio? we have a bunch of them here too. i've been to all but a couple. a lot of them look about the same, but half the fun is just in going out on the back roads and finding them. and then a few of them are also really unique on their own.
No haven't hit NE Ohio, Youngstown is about 4 - 5 hours from where I am. Yes finding them is half the fun!
