Mowgli

I know it's alot of work to comment but no matter.
I'm basically making a page to archive my covered bridge hunts so I can refer back to my notes here and so my friends can see.
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Last Tuesday I decided to drive to some wooden covered bridges for a change.
These are all in Vermont, starting near Rutland and ending in Northfield.
There are 5 in Northfield but I ran out of space on the card and my other cards were in my backpack so I only got 1 of them. D'OH!
I'll have to stop there for the others on my next CBH. Oh well...

I had to stop to pee and where I pulled in was shot with wildflowers.
It's hard to capture the scope of the beauty but here's a taste.
The Brown bridge is down a steep dirt road in Cuttingsville



My book shows me that I missed Kingsley bridge near Cuttingsville and it's a sweetheart but I'll get that eventually.

Next up are Gorham, Cooley, Hammond & Depot bridges, all in Pittsford



The bridge is 10' 6" - The truck looks like 10' 4" - He didn't even slow down

9 miles up to Sanderson bridge in Brandon then ~20 miles to Pulp Mill bridge in Middlebury



Also in Middlebury is Halpin Bridge.
It's over a deep gorge and had no traffic in the 1/2 hour I was there.
It's next to a nice house with beautiful landscaping and ~1,000,000 hours into the flower beds.

Mowgli

25 miles Northwest is Holmes Creek bridge in Charlotte right next to Lake Champlain



Also in Charlotte are Quinlan bridge and Sequin bridge.
I'll be back to Sequin.
The couple I met there said the pools above and below the ~10 falls are deep enough to swim in.
The swimming area is directly in front of a 40-50 foot sheer cliff.
I think it's the most awesome covered bridge setting I've been to yet.



I traveled over Lincoln Gap Mountain Road to get to Warren Bridge, about 29 miles and over 1 hour away.



I saw Bambi sneaking around next to the river on the way to Battleground bridge 10 miles away in Irasville near Mad River Glen



Great Eddy bridge and Pine Brook bridge are both in the cute village of Waitsfield about 5 miles from Irasville



Then up & over rough, steep, twisty and dangerous Morehouse Mountain Road to Northfield (12.5 miles) & the way back home (180 miles).
I only had enough space on the card for Upper Cox bridge but Northfield has 5 wooden covered bridges.
2 of them are 364 feet from each other and are very well maintained.
A local told me it's the only spot where you can get 2 of them in 1 shot.

Greybeard999

I'm following along....... not much to say because these bridges and your time involved photographing them kinda leaves me speechless....... I wish I had the chance to do this.

Mowgli

I'm blessed to have the time.
Now if I had the money...
If I didn't get 31-33 MPG on these trips I'd never be able to do this.

I'd rather be hiking but since I re-trashed my ankle from a 15 year old injury I can't.

OTOH - I'm getting into, thoroughly into parts of New England I've never seen.

I'd only been to Brattleboro a few times and Dorset twice.
I've been to Queechee Gorge many times but that's just over the line from NH.
I drove up to Lake Champlain once about 25 years ago drinking Wine Coolers (Yuck!) and cranking 70's Stones in my buddies van.

I still have a trip to far northern Vermont planned out.
That 1 trip has 28 (new to me) bridges in NH and Vermont.
I'm going to have to leave 3 hours before dawn or stay up there and take 2 days.
I think the latter sounds more reasonable but reasonable's never been my strong suit

There's a few covered bridges in Connecticut & Rhode Island but I've never been fond of either state with a few exceptions.
No offense intended to anyone, I love people but hate traffic.
The farther I get from NYC & Boston the better.

"I'm a country boy I'm as happy as I can be" - Skynyrd

Mowgli

3 books for your neck of the woods

http://www.amazon.com/Covered-Bridge.../dp/1590980352

http://www.amazon.com/Covered-Bridge.../dp/1882376994

http://www.amazon.com/Ride-Guide-Cov.../dp/0933855168

BlackknighT

I've been watching your post always waiting for more. I wish my childhood memories of these same bridges could be transferred to film.

My Grandfather used to take us as kids to the Cornwall Bridge in CT and get home made Ice Cream in the only place for miles. Ever get there? (By the way-not a lot of traffic near these) Went to others with Grandparants but digital cameras weren't around in the 70's.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_miGBtNTDMT...eral+Store.jpg

http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/ct/w_cornwall.html

http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/ct/bulls.html

Kent Falls is beautiful. To my wife there ages ago. You can walk up to the top of the Falls right along side them. Not a bad hike (if my wife could do it...)

http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/ct/kent.html

I also remember a covered bridge near a small dam/power station but can't picture the town. Towns like Great Barrington, Waterton, come to mind but I don't think its them. Any thoughts?

Mowgli

Thanks for the heads-up.

I'm mostly attracted to wooden covered bridges in use carrying vehicular traffic.

The 2 foot bridges I've been to were seen from the road so why not stop?

I'll probably make it to Bulls and West Cornwall eventually.
I hate paying for parking especially if I'm only staying for a few minutes so Kent is out but it does look like a sweetheart of a bridge.

I'll keep Litchfield County in mind so next time I'm headed out to NY or South Western Mass I'll detour to the bridges

BlackknighT

If you go to Kent Falls during the week-there are no parking fees. Just Memorial Day to Oct 31 on weekends ($9.00)

Mowgli

Somehow I missed uploading the pix from Durgin Covered Bridge in Wonalancet, NH from last year.
I've been to this bridge a number of times over the years.
I love the location, history, seclusion, accessibility (within 10 miles of Rt. 25) and it's a pretty cool bridge too!

I included a couple of shots showing the structure because it's built to the hilt so to speak.



A local dog peer pressured us into throwing a stick for him.
He was persistent. We're the ones with opposing thumbs so it's our duty :twothumbs



Mike got beamed up by Star Trek



Here's a couple of shots from 5 years ago with the wife
They were baffled when I disappeared into the rafters and there's attractive wildlife there sometimes

Mowgli

Less traffic during the week so that's usually when I travel