Okay, make that bridge, singular. Ozaukee County, Wisconsin is home to exactly one covered bridge -- the last one still standing in Wisconsin. So, in one fell swoop, I managed to photograph every covered bridge in the state. Whew.
The bridge is a neat piece of engineering, it is held together with wooden pins -- no nails.
So why did they cover bridges? Local folklore holds that teams of oxen got skitt
ish when crossing a bridge with a view of the flowing waters in the creek below. This bridge is situated on Cedar Creek near the town of Cedarburg, itself a place filled with the history of the German immigrants who settled there in the early 1800s.UPDATE: A little Googling has revealed that there are in fact more than 40 covered bridges in the state. What the heck? Even though the majority of the bridges are less than 30 years old, this discovery makes me suspicious of the Wisconsin towns that claim the invention of the ice cream sundae, Flag Day and the Republican party.
Photographs © 2009 James Jordan.
2 comments:
There is another covered bridge in Wisconsin that I know of. It is located in northern Wisconsin between the towns of Park Falls and Minaqua. It was constructed in 1991 by the Us Forestry Department. So you have another trip to make! Great photos love your stuff.
Kevin Boehm
Photokenosha.com
Nice shot..... I couldn't help thinking of the Movie "Bridges of Madison County"
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