243:. The book is geographically focused on Krekeler's home state of Ohio and includes all 142 remaining covered bridges in the state at the time of writing. However, the book is not a complete inventory of each state's extant bridges. When it was written, 76 of an estimated 228 Pennsylvania's bridges were included, 68 of Indiana's 98 covered bridges, and 43 of Vermont's estimated 100 bridges were also featured. Krekeler's use of estimations stems from the facts that covered bridges are lost periodically and that the bridges detailed include those restored or in immediate danger of collapse. Within a year of the publication of the book, 30 bridges were lost. Known bridges in states that are not in the listing are not named or cited. For example, West Virginia had 17 remaining bridges at time of publication, but the book only covers 10 of them.
261:
complete pictorial study of covered bridges in the United States". Though Hart's review incorporates much of the book's text, Hart shares an affinity for covered bridges and relates to the destroyed
Batchellerville Bridge. Krekeler writes that she wished the Batchellerville Bridge had been preserved instead of being torched. Dr. Roger A. McCain notes that Krekeler's book "includes a number of states with pictorial coverage, including some really exquisite color photographs. It is not comprehensive in most cases but is especially strong for Ohio and Indiana. Pennsylvania bridges are pretty extensively documented in" Paul Grondahl refers to the book as an "encyclopedic, definitive work" in an article in the
247:
collection of color photographs ranging from a full page to a quarter page in size. Krekeler states that construction dates prior to 1850 are often questionable because of an absence of records and that these early sources would often contradict one another. Krekeler's bibliography cites an extensive collection of state maps, numerous local newspaper sources and works like
29:
246:
The book includes detailed information on each state's historic bridges before providing an individual listing of surveyed bridges. Each entry includes a description of the bridge, its history, a black and white photograph, and a local street map with directions. Interspersed throughout the book is a
138:
is a frequently cited source on the topic of covered bridges and serves as a record of numerous covered bridges that have since been dismantled or demolished since the book's publication. Krekeler's text includes 412 covered bridges in fourteen states with a complete record of all 142 covered bridges
167:
with a roof and siding which, in most covered bridges, create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to keep snow from accumulating‍—‌winter snow accumulation could easily collapse a bridge, and the steep roof would tend to shed snow to either side. As of 2014, the United
251:
by
Richard Donovan. The information and sources used are cited at the end of each entry listing in the book, directly following the directions to the bridge. The book does not contain a typical index and instead favors a listing of bridges after the introduction of the state. The book was published
260:
Larry Hart's review of the work focused on
Krekeler's basic explanation of the various types of covered bridges from the early 1800s to the 1920s and the historical facts and trivia contained within about the distribution and surviving covered bridges. Hart recounts the claim that it is the "only
169:
172:. Krekeler became interested in studying covered bridges, their lore and their history, while in college. Krekeler obtained her master's degree in Historical Geography from the
269:
surveys have cited
Krekeler's work numerous times, ranging from the estimations of the surviving truss types of covered bridges to more general and unspecific references.
358:
509:
477:
429:
601:
139:
in Ohio during its writing in 1986 and 1987. The work has been utilized in numerous citations by later publications including
266:
140:
326:
168:
States has more than 800 extant covered bridges with more than 10,000 lost and historical bridges recorded by the
591:
409:
105:
433:
516:
484:
596:
456:
173:
301:
8:
405:
398:
100:
220:
47:
134:. The book was written by Brenda Krekeler and published by Daring Books in 1989.
28:
127:
57:
585:
240:
216:
208:
131:
330:
228:
164:
123:
67:
273:
has been cited by later books on the subject of covered bridges including
188:
119:
329:. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures. Archived from
236:
212:
204:
196:
232:
192:
540:
200:
224:
170:
National
Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
555:
187:
provides information on 412 bridges in the states of
397:
583:
570:
432:. Times Union (Albany, New York). Archived from
395:
543:New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide
275:New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide
145:New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide
427:
457:"Resources for the Study of Covered Bridges"
454:
541:Evans, Benjamin D.; June R. Evans. (2004).
356:
27:
359:"Covered Bridges Are Inclusively Studied"
515:. National Park Service. Archived from
483:. National Park Service. Archived from
584:
423:
421:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
381:
379:
352:
350:
348:
602:Covered bridges in the United States
319:
267:Historic American Engineering Record
141:Historic American Engineering Record
549:
534:
502:
470:
418:
376:
345:
13:
564:
428:Grondahl, Paul (October 7, 1990).
14:
613:
430:"Devotee's Uncover Bridges' Past"
556:Mohr, Marsha Williamson (2012).
327:"World Guide to Covered Bridges"
478:"White's Creek Covered Bridge"
448:
357:Hart, Larry (August 4, 1989).
294:
249:World Guide to Covered Bridges
1:
288:
158:
7:
573:Covered Bridges in Virginia
560:. Indiana University Press.
283:Covered Bridges in Virginia
179:
163:Covered bridges are timber-
153:Covered Bridges in Virginia
10:
618:
571:Pierce, Leola B. (2002).
510:"Humpback Covered Bridge"
396:Krekeler, Brenda (1989).
255:
252:in 1989 by Daring Books.
99:
91:
81:
73:
63:
53:
43:
35:
26:
174:University of Cincinnati
558:Indiana Covered Bridges
306:Encyclopædia Britannica
279:Indiana Covered Bridges
149:Indiana Covered Bridges
16:Book by Brenda Krekeler
592:1989 non-fiction books
22:Covered Bridges Today
575:. Upstream Press Inc.
400:Covered Bridges Today
271:Covered Bridges Today
185:Covered Bridges Today
136:Covered Bridges Today
115:Covered Bridges Today
436:on 11 December 2014
363:Schenectady Gazette
23:
597:Architecture books
21:
455:McCain, Roger A.
111:
110:
92:Publication place
609:
577:
576:
568:
562:
561:
553:
547:
546:
538:
532:
531:
529:
527:
522:on 8 August 2014
521:
514:
506:
500:
499:
497:
495:
490:on 8 August 2014
489:
482:
474:
468:
467:
465:
463:
452:
446:
445:
443:
441:
425:
416:
415:
404:. Daring Books.
403:
393:
374:
373:
371:
369:
354:
343:
342:
340:
338:
333:on 27 March 2012
323:
317:
316:
314:
312:
302:"Covered bridge"
298:
83:Publication date
31:
24:
20:
617:
616:
612:
611:
610:
608:
607:
606:
582:
581:
580:
569:
565:
554:
550:
539:
535:
525:
523:
519:
512:
508:
507:
503:
493:
491:
487:
480:
476:
475:
471:
461:
459:
453:
449:
439:
437:
426:
419:
412:
394:
377:
367:
365:
355:
346:
336:
334:
325:
324:
320:
310:
308:
300:
299:
295:
291:
258:
182:
161:
128:covered bridges
84:
58:Covered bridges
39:Brenda Krekeler
17:
12:
11:
5:
615:
605:
604:
599:
594:
579:
578:
563:
548:
533:
501:
469:
447:
417:
410:
375:
344:
318:
292:
290:
287:
257:
254:
181:
178:
160:
157:
109:
108:
103:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
82:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
614:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
589:
587:
574:
567:
559:
552:
544:
537:
518:
511:
505:
486:
479:
473:
458:
451:
435:
431:
424:
422:
413:
407:
402:
401:
392:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
364:
360:
353:
351:
349:
332:
328:
322:
307:
303:
297:
293:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
253:
250:
244:
242:
241:West Virginia
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
217:New Hampshire
214:
210:
209:Massachusetts
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
177:
175:
171:
166:
165:truss bridges
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
137:
133:
132:United States
129:
125:
121:
117:
116:
107:
104:
102:
98:
95:United States
94:
90:
86:
80:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
19:
572:
566:
557:
551:
542:
536:
524:. Retrieved
517:the original
504:
492:. Retrieved
485:the original
472:
460:. Retrieved
450:
438:. Retrieved
434:the original
399:
366:. Retrieved
362:
335:. Retrieved
331:the original
321:
309:. Retrieved
305:
296:
282:
278:
274:
270:
262:
259:
248:
245:
229:Pennsylvania
184:
183:
162:
152:
148:
144:
143:surveys and
135:
124:architecture
122:book on the
114:
113:
112:
77:Daring Books
68:Architecture
18:
440:11 December
263:Times Union
189:Connecticut
120:non-fiction
586:Categories
411:0938936727
289:References
159:Background
106:0938936727
311:8 October
74:Publisher
237:Virginia
221:New York
213:Michigan
205:Maryland
197:Kentucky
180:Contents
44:Language
545:. UPNE.
526:25 July
494:25 July
462:25 July
368:25 July
337:25 July
233:Vermont
193:Indiana
130:in the
54:Subject
48:English
408:
256:Impact
36:Author
520:(PDF)
513:(PDF)
488:(PDF)
481:(PDF)
201:Maine
118:is a
64:Genre
528:2014
496:2014
464:2014
442:2014
406:ISBN
370:2014
339:2014
313:2012
281:and
239:and
225:Ohio
151:and
101:ISBN
87:1989
126:of
588::
420:^
378:^
361:.
347:^
304:.
285:.
277:,
265:.
235:,
231:,
227:,
223:,
219:,
215:,
211:,
207:,
203:,
199:,
195:,
191:,
176:.
155:.
147:,
530:.
498:.
466:.
444:.
414:.
372:.
341:.
315:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)