Pennsylvania once boasted over 1,500 covered bridges, earning it the nickname “The Covered Bridge State.” Today, with fewer than 200 remaining, each surviving structure like Lower Humbert Bridge ...

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The aim for production is to use low-value wood chips to manufacture structural-grade beams of any dimension that will not require finishing. Update 05/20/25, 04:52 a.m. ET.