Delaware's Covered Bridges

I have written before about my love of covered bridges. I admit that I was not aware that northern Delaware had some covered bridges until I stumbled across one of the three one day while I was driving somewhere else.

A bit of research showed that only three "authentic" covered bridges exist in Delaware, all in New Castle county. While some covered bridges exist in Kent and Sussex counties, they are not deemed authentic. To be so, the bridge must be constructed with tresses, not other methods. Who knew?

Maryland's Covered Bridges

"We build too many walls and not enough bridges."

-- Isaac Newton

I have a recurring nightmare. I am standing at the top of a very tall bridge and I have to get down to the other side. As I have a crippling fear of heights and as we all know what bridges represent in dreams, it does not take Freud to understand what I am going through when I have this dream. I always wake up crying and sweating.

Why is it, then, that I simply love bridges? I love to drive across them; I love to walk across them. I love to listen to the water flow beneath them. I especially love covered bridges because they always seem to be the perfect combination of function and beauty.