There are five authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Washington, though none of them are historic. A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Extant NameImage County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Cedar Creek Covered Bridge Clark Woodland 1995 Cedar Creek Howe Also called Lynch or Grist Mill Covered Bridge Grays River Covered Bridge Wahkiakum Grays River 1905, 1908, 1989 Grays River County of Wahkiakum Howe Johnson Covered Bridge Pierce Gig Harbor 2005 Whiskey Creek Howe Little Mountain Covered Bridge Klickitat Trout Lake 1987 White Salmon River Howe Also called Farmgate Homestead and Trout Lake Farm Covered Bridge Schafer Farm Bridge Grays Harbor Montesano 1966 Lagoon Private Howe
Former
NameImage County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Doty Bridge Lewis Doty 1926 Chehalis River Weyerhaeuser Company Howe Added to the NRHP in 1982 after attempts to dismantle the bridge, was reported by the state as destroyed in 1990. Manning-Rye Covered Bridge Whitman Colfax Palouse River Private Howe Also called Colfax and Road Covered Bridge; burned on September 8, 2020 Weyerhaeuser Pe Ell Bridge Lewis Pe Ell 1934 Chehalis River Weyerhaeuser Company Howe; pony truss Added to the NRHP in 1982, was reported by the state as destroyed in 1990. Completely lost during a 2007 flood, a replacement, known as the Tin Bridge, occupies the site.
See also
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) World Guide to Covered Bridges
References
External links
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges Only in Your State article about the state's covered bridges