We love finding covered bridges. We've traveled all over the Northeast searching for covered bridges and believe me, there are plenty to be found there. Here in East Tennessee, we have found three covered bridges that are worth checking out. The Harrisburg Covered Bridge, built in 1875, and located in Sevierville, Tn. was completely renovated in 2004. http//www.tdot.state.tn.us/bridges/existing/Harrisburgbridge.htm. This bridge crosses over a portion of the Little Pigeon River and has a beautiful setting as you can see in the pictures. We actually bought a lot adjacent to this bridge several years ago but turned around and sold it a couple of years ago. The bridge and the stream obviously was the main attraction for the lot. After doing a lot of clearing of the lot and dreaming about what to build there, we decided to move on to yet another project. Sometimes, we just don't know where we're going the next day.
The 2nd one is in Elizabethton, TN http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/bridges/existing/Elizabethtonbridge.htm. This bridge was built in 1882 over the Doe River. There is a picnic/park built around the bridge which makes for a great place to slow down and be at peace for a few minutes. There are some gorgeous old homes near this bridge that's worth checking out.
The 3rd covered bridge is in an area near Gatlinburg, TN called Pittman Center. This one is called Emerts Cove Bridge (pictured below) and is located approx. 1/2 mile off of 321N on Hills Creek Rd. This bridge, built in 2000, is fairly new and was built by the community and certainly made a nice addition to the neighborhood.
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