I have seen many covered bridges like these in Pennsylvania and in movies, but not elsewhere. This bridge lies close to the house where I'm staying near Columbia in Missouri - my friend Brian Dabson is host.
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Apparently the tops and side covers were used to guard people on horseback or in horse-drawn carriages from attack by robbers when crossing creeks like the one here. I don't know if the system worked, and there's certainly no need for such contrivances today. However, they are very picturesque and, in a way, romantic!
I have been entertained royally here, with a succession of lovely meals, great talks with a host of colleagues interested in the same themes as me - literally hours of contact, and a successful bankers' lecture today covering among other things the global financial crisis - its impact on regional Australia, and how to fix it.
AS
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Apparently the tops and side covers were used to guard people on horseback or in horse-drawn carriages from attack by robbers when crossing creeks like the one here. I don't know if the system worked, and there's certainly no need for such contrivances today. However, they are very picturesque and, in a way, romantic!
I have been entertained royally here, with a succession of lovely meals, great talks with a host of colleagues interested in the same themes as me - literally hours of contact, and a successful bankers' lecture today covering among other things the global financial crisis - its impact on regional Australia, and how to fix it.
AS
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