1631 W. Lisle ix. 149 Both old and young O're the planke-bridge toward th'Æthiopes, In humble sort goe to renew their hopes.
1813 R. Wilson 14 July (1861) I. App. II. 475 A plank-bridge may be thrown across if necessary, but in another month the Vistula will be fordable in various places.
1989 Summer 29/1 I loved my routes—past..the plank bridges which sway like trapezes over Hell-For-Sartin or Greasy Creek.