ðə wˈaɪldwʊd kˈʌvɚd bɹˈɪdʒ wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst wɪð ɐ stˈiːl ɡˈɜːdɚ spˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː kˈʌvɚd bɹˈɪdʒᵻz wɜː sˈɪmɪlɚli ɹᵻplˈeɪst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, æz bˈuːθkˈɛli lˈʌmbɚ kˈʌmpəni bˈɪlt ɐ lˈɔɡɪŋ bɹˈæntʃ ˌʌp mˈɑːsbi kɹˈiːk ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈɜːtʃɪst ˌoʊpˈiː ænd ˈiː.
The Wildwood covered bridge was replaced with a steel girder span in 1948, and the other two covered bridges were similarly replaced in 1950, as Booth-Kelly Lumber Company built a  logging branch up Mosby Creek and also purchased OP&E.