I absolutely love covered bridges. I love to walk inside and feel and hear each creak the floor makes with each step, and it is really nice to hear the water running underneath. This is a covered bridge near me so I get to visit it whenever I feel like it. I can only remember the childhood nursery rhyme, Three Billy Goats Gruff, (yes, I know, they weren't crossing a covered bridge), but it doesn't stop me from looking under neath for the troll. *smile* I think the reason they made covered bridges was years ago when there were only horses and carriages used for transportation, this helped so the horses would not be frightened to cross over the rivers and creeks. If I am wrong then I stand corrected but sounds logical to me.