Emily's Bridge - Really Haunted?

Sunday drive --- just a short one.  Fairfax to Johnson, Johnson to Hydepark and Morristown, Morristown to Stowe. We made a quick stop at the visitor's center by Madonna Mobile to pick up the latest Vermont Official Road Map and Guide to Vermont Attractions.  Finally, one printed this year!

Two bridges in Johnson.  The Powerhouse Bridge is easy to find just left off 100C onto School Street.

Powerhouse Bridge, Johnson

 The Scribner Bridge is also just off 100C a short drive down Rocky Road.  This queenpost bridge is almost 48 feet long.

Scribner Bridge

A roundabout drive through Hydepark brought us to the Red Bridge. (And I don't mean we went around the pain-in-the-butt traffic circle at Route 15 and 100.) I mean we almost got lost in Hydepark and Morristown. What we should have done was head down Stagecoach Road with a right onto Sterling Valley Road.

Sterling Brook

 The Red Bridge is unique because it uses both a kingpost and queenpost.

Red Bridge, Morristown

I like the red.

 Just after I told Dan to slow down on the very twisty Sterling Valley Road we saw this sign!  Haha.

After a quick pit stop at a very clean port-a-potty near the Stowe bike path we headed up School Street to find the reportedly haunted Emily's Bridge.  Not much action at high noon on a Sunday.  Some tourists were swimming in the freezing water under the bridge, but no sign of Emily.  Emily gets blamed for hurting animals on the bridge and causing flashing light, and warm or cool spots depending on the season.  This bridge is over Gold Brook where you might just be lucky enough to find tiny gold nuggets if you don't mind the very cold water coming off the mountain.

Emily's Bridge

Emily's Bridge is a Howe bridge.

A Howe truss bridge is a bridge that uses iron rods instead of vertical timbers to make the bridge stronger.  The rods can be tightened as the bridge ages.

Stowe Walkway Bridge

 The Brookdale Bridge is located at the northern most Stowe bike path parking lot.  This covered bridge is just a youngster.  It was built in 1964. It doesn't look nearly as sturdy as most of the other bridges we have seen.

Sometimes labeled White Capp Bridge

A nice sunny day ... so far!

The Notch

A quick trip through Smuggler's Notch, beautiful as usual, and we were on our way home.  We might have stopped for a quick look around but parking on a warm, summer was at a premium.

Total number of Vermont covered bridges seen so far: 34.

Happy 4th of July everyone.  Dan has a couple of days off this week perhaps we will head south on our next adventure!