The second covered bridge built in America was designed by Theodore Burr. Built by the privately owned Trenton Delaware Bridge Company, the Lower Trenton or Decatur Street Bridge opened on January 30, 1806. The original bridge had five spans of wood…

The Taylorsville Delaware Bridge Company built an 875 foot-long covered bridge at McConkey's Ferry in 1834 at the site where George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River in December 1776. The first bridge was destroyed in an…

Another early wooden covered toll bridge over the Delaware River was the New Hope Delaware Bridge Company's link between New Hope and Lambertville. Designed by architect Lewis Wernwag using his own construction design, the bridge opened for business…