If this old wooden bridge could talk I am betting it would bemoan the feeling that it is past its usefully prime. I can sense it would lament that fact and say “Time passed me by”. Yet I would argue with this fine old bridge and say it is still very useful.
For one I would point out that it is a reminder of a simpler time, when things were not hurried and rushed. Next I would attest to the fact it was fortunate that the builders built it well, as it has stood the test of time. It is, I must reminded it, a place where other have left their mark, not as vandals, but as people needing to make their mark in time for future reference. And finally I would confirm that it brings joy to many of us who have had the pleasure of its very presence.
Below is my tribute to this very cool and wonderfully bridge, rendered in HDR, from photos I took with my Powershot SX10is.
Daffodil Hill Photography 
An interesting bit of industrial history, I often wondered why many of these old bridges in the USA are covered.
Mike
My best logical guess is the bridges were covered to protect the heavy beams under the bridge from the elements. In my day job I cover a lot of old back roads around our state. I have seen the remains of old uncovered wooden bridges that have fallen and are just skeletons sitting by newer concrete ones. Yet there are several covered bridges that are a hundred plus years old here. In other parts of the world I would suspect there are covered wooden bridges several centuries old.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I love the rawness of your stuff by the way!