Historical Timber Bridges in Transylvania

In the Transylvanian old border region or the Năsăud Land existed numerous covered timber bridges, built during the operation of the Second Wallachian Border Infantry Regiment. Of these, only three remain in operation today. In this article, we propose to use the story of the origin of these structures located in the middle of Transylvania as a base for the discussion of the importance of the local integration of bridges and the mechanisms of their adoption by the local community. We will highlight connections between structures build in places as distant as Ancient China and their relation with timber bridges of the Renaissance period, but most importantly the appropriation processes that allowed for these structures to be integrated in the local social and technical environment.