Covered Bridges Tour

Once the only way to get there from here, covered bridges offer visitors a glimpse into our past. Between the mid-1800s and early 1900s, covered bridges appeared over Maine's mighty rivers, allowing travelers in horse-drawn carriages to forge rivers without getting swept downstream. These wooden structures had roofs added to protect them from the elements, and had it not been for the "covers" over these bridges, the wood would have rotted and slowly disintegrated. Once, there were 120 covered bridges in Maine, but fire, flood, ice, progress, and the Great Freshet of 1896 have removed all but nine, six of which are located in Maine's Lakes and Mountains.

Did you know? With six total, the Maine's Lakes and Mountains region is home to more covered bridges than any other part of the state.