a roofed wooden bridge, long a characteristic of the eastern provinces.
- 1895  Brydon's eyes were now on the covered bridge.
- 1955  The covered bridges of Nova Scotia are fast disappearing. Only two are left, which reminds me that these covered bridges . . . were considered swell spots for spooning.
- 1961  [The] Covered bridge at Fort Coulonge [Ottawa Valley] . . . was built in 1885