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Ackley Covered Bridge is span currently located in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. This span was originally located on Wheeling Creek near West Finnley, Pennsylvania. Ackley Covered Bridge was constructed in 1832 and is thought to be the oldest remaining multiple kingpost bridge in the United States. The structure was donated to Henry Ford in 1937 when it was in the process of being replaced. The structure was rebuilt at Greenfield Village and dedicated during July 1938. Part 1; the history of Ackley Covered Bridge Ackley Covered Bridge is thought to be the oldest surviving example of a multiple kingpost bridge in the United States. The bridge consists of a series of upright wooden posts with inclined braces at either end and which lean towards the center "kingpost." Ackley Covered Bridge was constructed near West Finley, Pennsylvania at Wheeling Creek along what is now Finley Road. Said creek serves as the Washington/Green County line. Th

Yountville is a city located in Napa Valley along California State Route 29.  When the highway was commissioned in 1934 it originally passed through the community via Washington Street.  Yountville would be bypassed during 1959 when the first two lanes of the St. Helena Highway were completed.  The current freeway grade of California State Route 29 in Yountville was built over the original alignment of the Napa Valley Railroad.  Pictured as the blog cover is the 1888 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot which can be found on Washington Street.  California State Route 29 can be seen passing through Yountville via Washington Street below on the 1942 United States Geological Survey map of Sonoma. Part 1; the history of California State Route 29 in Yountville During the Mexican period of Alta California, the land which Yountville in Napa Valley now occupies was granted to George C. Yount in 1836.  Yount called his holdings Caymus Rancho which was named after a local tribe.  Following the Mexica