America's covered bridges were built with a handful of distinct wooden truss designs, the engineering skeleton hidden inside each bridge. Below, 446 bridges in our directory are organized by their primary truss type. (Bridges whose truss type isn't documented aren't listed here; find them on the full A-Z index.)

Burr Arch Truss (181 bridges)

The most common design in the directory: an arch layered over multiple kingpost trusses, patented by Theodore Burr.

• Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge
• Adairs Covered Bridge
• Anderson Farm Covered Bridge
• Baker's Camp Covered Bridge
• Banks Covered Bridge
• Barronvale Covered Bridge
• Bartrams Covered Bridge
• Bath Covered Bridge
• Baumgardeners Covered Bridge
• Beeson Covered Bridge
• Bells Mills Covered Bridge
• Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge
• Billie Creek Covered Bridge
• Bistline Covered Bridge
• Bitzers Mill Covered Bridge
• Bogerts Covered Bridge
• Books Covered Bridge
• Bowser Covered Bridge
• Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
• Bridgeton Covered Bridge
• Buchers Mill Covered Bridge
• Burkholder Covered Bridge
• Buttonwood Covered Bridge
• Cabin Run Covered Bridge
• Catlin Covered Bridge
• Cedar Ford Covered Bridge
• Claycomb Covered Bridge
• Clays Covered Bridge
• Cogan House Covered Bridge
• Colemanville Covered Bridge
• Colvin Covered Bridge
• Conley's Ford Covered Bridge
• Cornstalk Covered Bridge
• Cox Ford Covered Bridge
• Crooks Covered Bridge
• Crown Point Bridge
• Cuppetts Covered Bridge
• Davis Covered Bridge
• Deer's Mills Bridge
• Dellville Covered Bridge
• Dr. Kniseley Covered Bridge
• Dreibelbis Station Covered Bridge
• Dunbar Covered Bridge
• East Oriental Covered Bridge
• Edna Collins Covered Bridge
• Enslow Covered Bridge
• Erbs Covered Bridge
• Erwinna Covered Bridge
• Eugene Covered Bridge
• Feltons Mill Covered Bridge
• Fischtner Covered Bridge
• Fleishers Covered Bridge
• Forrys Mill Covered Bridge
• Forsythe Mill Covered Bridge
• Frankenfield Covered Bridge
• Geigers Covered Bridge
• Gibsons Covered Bridge
• Glen Hope Covered Bridge
• Greisemers Mill Covered Bridge
• Grist Mill Covered Bridge
• Guilford Covered Bridge
• Halls Mill Covered Bridge
• Harry Evans Covered Bridge
• Hassenplug Covered Bridge
• Hayes Clark Covered Bridge
• Heikes Covered Bridge
• Herline Covered Bridge
• Herrs Mill Covered Bridge
• Hewitt Covered Bridge
• Hollingshead Covered Bridge
• Hueston Woods Covered Bridge
• Huffman's Mill Bridge
• Hunseckers Mill Covered Bridge
• Indiana State Fair Bridge
• Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
• Jackson Covered Bridge
• Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge
• Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge
• John Bright #2 Covered Bridge
• Josiah Hess Covered Bridge
• Kauffmans Distillery Covered Bridge
• Keefer Mills Covered Bridge
• Keefer Station Covered Bridge
• Kellers Mill Covered Bridge
• Kennedy Covered Bridge
• Kings Covered Bridge
• Knapps Covered Bridge
• Knechts Covered Bridge
• Knox Covered Bridge
• Kramer Covered Bridge
• Kreidersville Covered Bridge
• Kurtzs Mill Covered Bridge
• Kutzs Mill Covered Bridge
• Lairdsville Covered Bridge
• Leaman Place Covered Bridge
• Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
• Lime Valley Covered Bridge
• Linton Stevens Covered Bridge
• Longwood Bridge
• Loux Covered Bridge
• Lower Humbert Covered Bridge
• Manasses Guth Covered Bridge
• Mansfield Covered Bridge
• Marshall Covered Bridge
• Mary Ann Pyle Covered Bridge
• McAllister Covered Bridge
• McGees Mills Covered Bridge
• Mecca Covered Bridge
• Medora Bridge
• Melcher Covered Bridge
• Mercers Mill Covered Bridge
• Mill Creek Covered Bridge
• Millmont Red Covered Bridge
• Moods Covered Bridge
• Moscow Covered Bridge
• Narrows Covered Bridge
• Neet Covered Bridge
• Neffs Mill Covered Bridge
• Nevins Covered Bridge
• Newport Covered Bridge
• Norris Ford Covered Bridge
• Oakalla Covered Bridge
• Parrs Mill Covered Bridge
• Phillips Covered Bridge
• Pine Grove Covered Bridge
• Pine Grove Covered Bridge Chester
• Pine Valley Covered Bridge
• Pinetown Covered Bridge
• Pleasantville Covered Bridge
• Pool Forge Covered Bridge
• Port Royal Covered Bridge
• Portland Mills Covered Bridge
• Possum Bottom Covered Bridge
• Pulp Mill Covered Bridge
• Ramp Creek Covered Bridge
• Randallburrington Covered Bridge
• Rexs Covered Bridge
• Rice Covered Bridge
• Richland Creek Bridge
• Rishel Covered Bridge
• Roberts Covered Bridge
• Rock Covered Bridge
• Rolling Stone Covered Bridge
• Roseville Covered Bridge
• Rudolph Arthur Covered Bridge
• Rupert Covered Bridge
• Rush Creek Covered Bridge
• Ryot Covered Bridge
• Sam Wagner Covered Bridge
• Saville Covered Bridge
• Schlichers Covered Bridge
• Shaffers Covered Bridge
• Sheards Mill Covered Bridge
• Sheeder Hall Covered Bridge
• Shieldstown Bridge
• Shinn Covered Bridge
• Sim Smith Covered Bridge
• Smith Covered Bridge
• Snooks Covered Bridge
• South Perkasie Covered Bridge
• Speakman No. 2 Covered Bridge
• State Sanitorium Covered Bridge
• Stillwater Covered Bridge
• Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
• Trostletown Covered Bridge
• Turners Covered Bridge
• Uhlerstown Covered Bridge
• Ushers Mill Covered Bridge
• Van Sant Covered Bridge
• Waitsfield Covered Bridge
• Walters Mill Covered Bridge
• Wehrs Covered Bridge
• Wengers Mill Covered Bridge
• Wertzs Covered Bridge
• West Paden Covered Bridge
• West Union Covered Bridge
• Westport Bridge
• Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge
• Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
• Zimmerman Covered Bridge
• Zooks Mill Covered Bridge

Town Lattice Truss (53 bridges)

A web of criss-crossed planks pinned with wooden pegs, patented by Ithiel Town.

• Alamuchee Bellamy Covered Bridge
• Ashuelot Covered Bridge
• Baltimore Covered Bridge
• Bartonsville Covered Bridge
• Benetka Road Covered Bridge
• Bog (Cilleyville) Covered Bridge
• Clarkson Legg Covered Bridge
• Cold River (McDermott) Covered Bridge
• Contoocook Railroad Covered Bridge
• Coombs Covered Bridge
• Corbin Covered Bridge
• Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
• Creamery Covered Bridge
• Creek Road Covered Bridge
• Dalton Covered Bridge
• Doyle Road Covered Bridge
• Easley Covered Bridge
• Edgell Covered Bridge
• Gilliland Reese Covered Bridge
• Graham Road Covered Bridge
• Green River Covered Bridge
• Hall Covered Bridge
• Halpin Covered Bridge
• Harmon Covered Bridge
• Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge
• Horton Mill Covered Bridge
• Keniston Covered Bridge
• Kingsley Covered Bridge
• Olin Covered Bridge
• Pier Railroad Covered Bridge
• Prentiss Covered Bridge
• Rapps Dam Covered Bridge
• Riverdale Road Covered Bridge
• Root Road Covered Bridge
• Sachs Covered Bridge
• Salem Shotwell Covered Bridge
• Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridge
• Schofield Ford Covered Bridge
• Scott Covered Bridge
• Slate Covered Bridge
• South Denmark Road Covered Bridge
• Spade Farm Covered Bridge
• State Road Covered Bridge
• Swann Covered Bridge
• Thomas Ford Covered Bridge
• Trusal Covered Bridge
• Waterford Covered Bridge
• Waterloo Covered Bridge
• West Swanzey (Thompson) Covered Bridge
• Williamsville Covered Bridge
• Windsor Mills Covered Bridge
• Worrall Covered Bridge
• Wright's Railroad Covered Bridge

Paddleford Truss (14 bridges)

A New England specialty and the signature form of northern New Hampshire, an unpatented interlocking truss developed by Peter Paddleford of Littleton.

• Albany Covered Bridge
• Bartlett Covered Bridge
• Durgin Covered Bridge
• Flume Covered Bridge
• Groveton Covered Bridge
• Happy Corner Covered Bridge
• Jackson (Honeymoon) Covered Bridge
• Mechanic Street Covered Bridge
• Pittsburg-Clarksville (Bacon) Covered Bridge
• Saco River Covered Bridge
• Stark Covered Bridge
• Swift River Covered Bridge
• Swiftwater Covered Bridge
• Whittier Covered Bridge

Howe Truss (83 bridges)

An iron-and-wood truss with vertical iron rods, the workhorse of Oregon and the West.

• Bean Blossom Covered Bridge
• Belknap Covered Bridge
• Bertas Ranch Covered Bridge
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge
• Busching Bridge
• Cades Mill Covered Bridge
• Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge
• Centennial Covered Bridge
• Ceylon Covered Bridge
• Chambers Railroad Covered Bridge
• Chitwood Bridge
• Clark's Covered Bridge
• Columbia Covered Bridge
• Coyote Creek Covered Bridge
• Crawfordsville Covered Bridge
• Cumberland Covered Bridge
• Currin Covered Bridge
• Darlington Bridge
• Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge
• Dick Huffman Covered Bridge
• Dorena Covered Bridge
• Drift Creek Bridge
• Ernest Bridge
• Fisher School Bridge
• Gallon House Bridge
• Gilkey Covered Bridge
• Goodpasture Covered Bridge
• Grave Creek Bridge
• Hannah Bridge
• Harpersfield Covered Bridge
• Harris Bridge
• Hayden Bridge
• Hildreth Covered Bridge
• Hoffman Covered Bridge
• Holton Bridge
• Horse Creek Covered Bridge
• Houck Covered Bridge
• Irish Bend Bridge
• James Bridge
• Johnston Covered Bridge
• Jordan Bridge
• Kintersburg Covered Bridge
• Knights Ferry Covered Bridge
• Lake Creek Bridge
• Lancaster Covered Bridge
• Larwood Covered Bridge
• Lowell Covered Bridge
• McCafferty Road Covered Bridge
• McConnells Mill Covered Bridge
• McKee Bridge
• Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge
• Middle Road Covered Bridge
• Mosby Creek Bridge
• Mount Orne Covered Bridge
• New Hope Covered Bridge
• Office Covered Bridge
• Oregon Creek Covered Bridge
• Parvin Covered Bridge
• Pass Creek Bridge
• Pengra Covered Bridge
• Pine Bluff Covered Bridge
• Potter's Covered Bridge
• Ritner Creek Bridge
• Roann Bridge
• Rob Roy Covered Bridge
• Rochester Covered Bridge
• Rutland Railroad Covered Bridge
• Salem Crossing Bridge
• Sandy Creek Bridge
• Scipio Bridge
• Shimanek Bridge
• Short Covered Bridge
• Stewart Covered Bridge
• Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
• Traders Point Bridge
• Unity Covered Bridge
• Waldo Covered Bridge
• Wallace Covered Bridge
• Weddle Bridge
• Wendling Covered Bridge
• Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge
• Williams Bridge
• Zanes Ranch Covered Bridge

Multiple King Post Truss (32 bridges)

A series of triangles: simple, strong, and common in Ohio.

• Bay Covered Bridge
• Bell Covered Bridge
• Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge
• Bowman Mill Covered Bridge
• Charles Holliday Covered Bridge
• Eakin Mill Covered Bridge
• George Hutchins Covered Bridge
• Hanaway Covered Bridge
• Harrington Covered Bridge
• Himmels Church Covered Bridge
• Hizey Covered Bridge
• Hopewell Church Covered Bridge
• Hubler Covered Bridge
• Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge
• Jon Raab Covered Bridge
• Kenyon (Blacksmith Shop) Covered Bridge
• McCleery Covered Bridge
• McClellan Covered Bridge
• Meriden (Mill) Covered Bridge
• Mill Branch Covered Bridge
• Mink Hollow Covered Bridge
• New Baltimore Covered Bridge
• North Oriental Covered Bridge
• Parks Covered Bridge
• R.F. Baker Covered Bridge
• Red Covered Bridge
• Roley School Covered Bridge
• Sells Covered Bridge
• Shreyer Covered Bridge
• Teegarden Centennial Covered Bridge
• Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge
• Zeller Smith Covered Bridge

Queen Post Truss (34 bridges)

A king post stretched with a horizontal top, spanning slightly longer gaps.

• Antelope Creek Bridge
• Carlton Covered Bridge
• Carmichaels Covered Bridge
• Cox Covered Bridge
• Creasyville Covered Bridge
• East Paden Covered Bridge
• Esther Furnace Covered Bridge
• Factory Covered Bridge
• Hartman #2 Covered Bridge
• Henry Covered Bridge
• Irishman Bridge
• Jud Christian Covered Bridge
• King Covered Bridge
• Kochenderfer Covered Bridge
• Krickbaum Covered Bridge
• Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge
• Lippincott Covered Bridge
• Logan Mills Covered Bridge
• Lost Creek Bridge
• Martin Covered Bridge
• Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge
• Neddie Woods Covered Bridge
• North Fork Yachats Bridge
• River Road Covered Bridge
• Rock Mill Covered Bridge
• Sam Eckman Covered Bridge
• Scott Covered Bridge
• Shoemaker Covered Bridge
• Shriver Covered Bridge
• Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge
• Warren Covered Bridge
• Wawona Covered Bridge
• White Covered Bridge
• Wimer Bridge

King Post Truss (17 bridges)

The simplest truss, a single central triangle.

• Church Hill Road Covered Bridge
• Coldwater Covered Bridge
• Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge
• Glessner Covered Bridge
• Hayes Covered Bridge
• Howe Covered Bridge
• Hyde Kingsbury Covered Bridge
• Kidder Covered Bridge
• Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge
• Neal Lane Covered Bridge
• New Germantown Covered Bridge
• Oregon City Covered Bridge
• Packsaddle Covered Bridge
• Richards Covered Bridge
• Rock O' the Range Bridge
• Taftsville Covered Bridge
• West Liberty Street Covered Bridge

Smith Truss (9 bridges)

A patented diagonal truss by the Smith Bridge Company of Ohio.

• Brown Covered Bridge
• Cataract Falls Covered Bridge
• George Miller Covered Bridge
• North Manchester Bridge
• North Pole Road Covered Bridge
• Old Red Bridge
• Rinard Covered Bridge
• Spencerville Covered Bridge
• Wheeling Bridge

Childs Truss (6 bridges)

A rare Ohio design with iron diagonals, patented by Horace Childs.

• Brubaker Covered Bridge
• Christman Covered Bridge
• Dixon Branch Covered Bridge
• Geeting Covered Bridge
• Harshman Covered Bridge
• Warnke Covered Bridge

Long Truss (6 bridges)

An all-timber panel truss patented by Stephen H. Long.

• Blair Covered Bridge
• Harra Covered Bridge
• Hune Covered Bridge
• New Brownsville Bridge
• Root Covered Bridge
• Rowell Covered Bridge

Pratt Truss (7 bridges)

A truss with diagonals in tension, more common in metal bridges than in covered wood.

• Caine Road Covered Bridge
• Giddings Road Covered Bridge
• Hancock-Greenfield (County) Covered Bridge
• Honey Run Covered Bridge
• Riverview Covered Bridge
• Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge
• Sulphite Railroad Covered Bridge

Stringer (2 bridges)

Simple beam construction, typically on shorter or rebuilt spans.

• Askew Covered Bridge
• Old Union Crossing Covered Bridge

Brown Truss (1 bridges)

A lightweight diagonal truss patented by Josiah Brown.

• Felton Covered Bridge

Other / Unusual Designs (1 bridges)

Unusual or one-off engineering, such as inverted Haupt designs.

• Netcher Road Covered Bridge