covered bridge

noun

: a bridge that has its roadway protected by a roof and enclosing sides

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This adorable getaway in the northern corner of the Green Mountain State turns on the charm with New England architecture, covered bridges, and storybook ambience. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023 Vermont Gravel cycling is a natural fit with Vermont, with its countless unpaved roads and pastoral scenery — red silos, covered bridges, cows — and hardwood trees that put on one of the finest fall displays. Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023 The Nine Mile Bridge, or Salmon River Bridge, north of Hyder, was the first covered bridge in Alaska. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2022 For almost 200 years, Long Grove’s residents have been like the village’s infamous covered bridge — charming with an unexpected steely foundation hidden beneath the surface. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for covered bridge

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of covered bridge was in 1809

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“Covered bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covered%20bridge. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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