How to Use covered bridge in a Sentence

covered bridge

noun
  • Volcano views and ocean beaches are great, but this time of year there’s just something special about a covered bridge.
    — oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
  • In fact, Arnold said, the private, opening night party will be held in the covered bridge that spans the tracks.
    — John Wenzel, The Know, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The covered bridge caught fire Monday and was left structurally unsound.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
  • Leafy trees line the straight-from-a-Hallmark-show village as well as the winding country roads and covered bridges around it.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The church will raise awareness for the homeless by bringing the Homeless Jesus Statue near its front doors and the covered bridge.
    — cleveland, 4 July 2021
  • Hidden in the framework of a classic New England covered bridge in Pittsford, Vt.
    — Glenn Derene, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2011
  • Originally held in the downtown area around Mill Street, the event was relocated last year to the covered bridge, allowing for crowds to spread out in the beautiful park setting.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The only covered bridge in Cobb County still open to automobile traffic, its traffic count is higher than all the covered bridges in Georgia combined.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2018
  • Damage to the Long Grove covered bridge became a focal point of town’s three-day Oktoberfest event, with brewery that hosted the event crafting a beer that pays homage to the storied bridge.
    — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Visitors can explore cheese-making at Grafton Village Cheese, dine at cozy taverns and a beloved general store, and enjoy museums, trails, and covered bridges.
    — Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The historic 120-year old covered bridge in Long Grove reached another milestone of sorts earlier this month when a U-Haul truck slammed into its wooden canopy.
    — Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The driver, who was not injured, was cited for disobeying a traffic control device, a state citation, and for a truck exceeding a maximum height of 8-foot-6 on a covered bridge, a Long Grove ordinance.
    — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • In 2021, officials passed an ordinance amending the village code regarding local traffic restrictions, hoping the move would alert internet search engine map providers to update their software to not offer driving routes across the covered bridge.
    — Yadira Sanchez Olson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021

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