Darn ... we missed one!

Sunday drive.  Headed out toward Waterville.  Overcast but not raining yet.

There were plenty of bridges to see!  There were two kinds of bridges.  The first several we saw were Queenpost bridges.  

Village/Church Bridge
Waterville

Front view of Village/Church bridge over the North Branch of the Lamoille River.

Just a couple of miles up 109 we passed the Montgomery bridge on the right. Quick back track for the photo opp!

Montgomery Bridge

This bridge is in the Queenpost truss style.
Notice the two beams on the diagonal bracing the main cross beam and posts.

About a mile from the Montgomery Bridge was Jaynes Bridge.  According to Ed Barna in his book, Covered Bridges of Vermont, the Kissing Bridge sign was attached by a visitor in the 1950's. 

The Kissing Bridge or Jaynes Bridge

Leaving Waterville we headed into the little town of Belvidere.  Just off route 109 on Back Road we found this cute little bridge. Just over 12 feet wide.

Mill Bridge in Belvidere

 A couple of miles after the Mill Bridge is the Morgan bridge. Also just over 12 feet wide.  Both of these Queenpost style bridges were built by Lewis Robinson.  (I would guess although can't prove that all of the bridges we saw earlier were also designed by Lewis Robinson or a relative of his. All the same style very close together.)

Morgan Bridge in Belvidere

 Next we found several bridges built by the Jewett Brothers. The following bridges are all lattice style.

Lattice style Hutchins Bridge

The Hutchins bridge has recently had some recent restoration.

The white paint on the Hutchins lattice bridge made it stand out.

As it turns out all of the  lattice bridges we saw today built by the Jewett brothers had white paint on the entrances.  Some of the maps show a bridge in Hectorsville.  But I read that was disassembled and stored in 2002.  

The Fuller Bridge in Montgomery.

Comstock Bridge in Montgomery

Side view of the Comstock.  I found it interesting that some of the bridges also had side openings.
This one shows off the latticework.

And now for the one we missed.  We laughed when we went by the single entrance for two roads, Hill West Road and West Hill Road.  Instead of laughing I should have been paying better attention to my map. Alas, we missed the West Hill Bridge on the Creamery Bridge road which connects West Hill with Hill West.  (Wouldn't want to drive for UPS up here!)  Road trip for another day, Cheryl!

 Just north of Montgomery on route 109 we stopped at the poor Longley Bridge.  It has issues...

Can you see why the Longley Bridge is currently closed?  Yes, we have a leaner!

Poor bridge.

 One more bridge in this area located right on the Richford, Montgomery, Enosburg line is the Hopkins Bridge.  Very pretty from a distance as well as up close.

Hopkins Bridge

Love the sign.

Hopkins Bridge in Montgomery

Maybe I missed the West Hill Bridge because I was hungry.  Since we were near Berkshire we made a quick pit stop at the following local landmark.

The Pine Cone for burgers and fries on route 105.

Saw these beauties on Grange Road in Enosburg Falls.

We had to stop at this historic landmark in Fairfield.  The birthplace of Chester A. Arthur, our 21st President.

Chester A. Arthur birthplace in Fairfield.

Are we lost?

Nope, almost to East Fairfield for our final bridge of the day.  The East Fairfield Bridge is located on Bridge Street just off of Mill Street. We ended the day crossing one more Queenspost.

This picture was on the bridge.  Been there a while.

Well that's it for today's ride. 11 bridges.  Way to go Montgomery, you have a lot of covered bridges!  We'll be back to finish our tour some day.  Can't wait to check out West Hill and Hill West!!!!