by Christine Lorraine Morgan, March 28, 2025

In the early days of our country’s transportation development, bridges were often covered to be kept safe from nature’s brutal elements.

Erie County possessed a number of covered bridges, most of which are long gone and mostly forgotten. When my husband Michael was alive, we sought out the sites of the covered bridges presented in this collection. Although there were very few remnants to be seen, it sure was fun looking for them. All of the bridges shown here were in Conneaut Township in western Erie County.

All images presented here are courtesy of the Albion Library

Here is the front view of the Carmen/Perry/Van Camp covered bridge. Back then, there was no TV or radio or internet for advertising, so covered bridges were sometimes used for local businesses to place ads. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library.

Here is the Carmen/Perry/Van Camp covered bridge side view. Sometimes old bridges have more than one name, and this one had three. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library. 

Presenting the Cherry Hill covered bridge. Just wish I could have seen this bridge ~ never saw one like it before with its checkered design. The road sure looks muddy in this photo. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library.

The Keepville Covered Bridge was located near Albion, PA. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library.

This haunting photo shows the remains of the Salisbury Road covered bridge. Very little information is known about this bridge. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library.

Here is a side view of The Law Road Covered Bridge. This is one of the bridge sites we came close to, but couldn’t reach as there was a gate blocking the way with thick growth behind the gate. Image is courtesy of the Albion Public Library. 

This gate was what we found when searching for the Law Road covered bridge. Pretty sure the bridge site is located somewhere behind it.