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What is the relationship between covered bridges and old mills?

I need to know why covered bridges were built near mills back in "the days".

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1. Both are on the water. Their proximity is no accident. Mills, in the old days were important social centers. In Holland the miller was the most important man in town. Watch "A Dog of Flanders," to see the millers impact. Also, an amusing movie on other levels. The bridges in America were covered, I think to keep ice from forming on the bridge. Some say it is to calm the horses as they trot over fast moving streams.