Artist’s Bridge, Newry, ME
Maine’s covered bridges first appeared sometime in the mid-1800s due to horse-drawn caravans popping up in the area. Over time, before fires, floods, and ice could take their toll, the state counted 120 of these historic structures, but only nine are still standing today.
While Artist’s Bridge, constructed in 1872 above the Sunday River near the town of North Bethel, is no longer open to traffic, it remains one of the most photographed-covered bridges in Maine.
It’s also known as the Sunday River Covered Bridge and definitely deserves a viewing if you’re in the area. It’s the perfect stop for a picnic or hike.
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Thank you. Excellent photography!
Absolutely awesome. I don’t live very far from the covered bridge in Newfield, NY. I have been through often.
A beautiful covered bridge with old mill next to it in Bridgeton, Ind. This is in Parke County Indiana.
Wow so many covered bridges in West Virginia such as Staats Mill in Ripley or the historical Phillipi covered bridge the first land bsttle of the Civil War etc put some of these to shame what a one person view of beautiful covered bridges
You totally left out all of the beautiful covered bridges of Parke County in Indiana. They are the home of the Covered Bridge Festival held every year in October over a 10 day period.