Editing Covered bridge (section)

== In fiction ==
In addition to being practical, covered bridges were popular venues for a variety of social activities<ref name="fhwa-ohio" /> and are an enduring cultural icon;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iub.edu/~wer/visit/bridges.shtml |title=Covered Bridges |work=The Warren E. Roberts Museum of Early Indiana Life |publisher=Indiana University Bloomington |date=2007 |access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> for example:

* The 1992 novel, ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]'', featured the [[Cedar Covered Bridge]], which has since been burnt by arson in 2002, replaced with a replica, and burnt by arson again in 2017.
* The [[Edgar Allan Poe]] story "[[Never Bet the Devil Your Head]]"
* Plot points in the 1988 comedy films ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' and ''[[Funny Farm (film)|Funny Farm]]'' refer to them.
* The [[Diehls Covered Bridge]] in Pennsylvania is featured in the opening scenes of the 1980s anthology horror television series ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'', created by [[George A. Romero]].
*The [[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]] novel ''[[NOS4A2]]'' features a character who uses a covered bridge called the "Shorter Way" as a portal to travel instantly across vast distances.
* A covered bridge is also used as a portal between two worlds in [[John Carpenter]]'s horror film ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]'' (1994).
* A covered bridge is the focus of two mystery stories in the collection ''All But Impossible'' by [[Edward D. Hoch]].