Record #:

14580

Author(s):

Griffin, Clarence W.

Abstract:

The author comments on disappearing covered bridges, once a prominent architectural feature across the state and especially in Rutherford County. Construction method, stability, and strength characteristic of covered bridges made these the primary means for river crossing. These structures were also popular in folklore and art, commenting on the number of portraits capturing these structures.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p13, 26, il

Subject(s):

Covered bridges--Rutherford County