Missed Bridge Found

Today we were on a mission to find the bridge we missed last week.  See what I meant about the signs!

Hill West

West Hill

Between Hill West and West Hill on Creamery Road we found this much abused bridge.  It has been restored and you can drive over it but it looks like a local party place.

Creamery Road

Creamery Bridge in Montgomery

It has a pretty deep ravine under it.

 Next on our list was the River Road Bridge in Troy.  This bridge is over the Missisquoi River.

River Road Bridge in Troy.

I thought it would be fun to include the Google Maps version of this bridge.

The map we were using had this bridge mislocated.  The Roy Ingalls Bridge is located just south east of Coventry on the Covered Bridge Road.

Roy Ingalls Or Orne Bridge

We were followed on this bridge by a sweet older gentleman who thought we stopped in the middle of the bridge for a kiss.  We really stopped so I could get a photo of this sign that said this bridge was rebuilt in 1999 by Blow & Cote out of Morrisville.  The gentleman was there because he is planning on building a scale model of the bridge.  He also told us it had to be rebuilt because it had been burned down by some kids.

To bad we weren't here two weeks ago at the Lord's Creek Bridge in Irasburg, we could have crashed the  wedding reception they held on this old bridge.  It does need some tender loving care!

Lord's Creek Bridge

Side trip: This is an interesting covered bridge in Island Pond.  

To the New Hampshire border next  Over and hour and a half and one Subway stop later in Orleans, we arrived at the Columbia Bridge which spans the White River between Lemington, VT and Columbia, New Hampshire.  Since most of this bridge is considered to be in New Hampshire they pay to maintain it. It was last restored in 1981. It is 145.8 feet long.

Columbia Bridge viewed from New Hampshire.

We headed south to Lunenburg were we checked out the Mount Orne Bridge.  We had to wait for another car to cross the bridge toward us.  They were bridge hunters too!  This massive bridge which also spans the White River is 266.3 feet long. It connects Lunenburg, Vermont with Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Mount Orne Bridge, Lunenburg, Vermont

As we headed west we decided to forgo a trip to Lyndonville where 5 more bridges are located.  The skies were lowering and we didn't want to press our luck with the rain.  Our final stop of the day was the Fisher Railroad Bridge in Wolcott.

I literally have driven by this bridge a hundred times and never have stopped before. The Fisher Bridge is enormous!!!  The cupola provided a way to vent the train engine smoke.  The bridge is no longer in use.  Most of the timbers on the floor of the bridge look rotten.

The Fisher Railroad Bridge

Dan doesn't look very tall compared to this bridge.

We did pretty well today. No rain when we were viewing the bridges and only two kick butt down pours to deal with.  It was raining like crazy when we came through Johnson so we will get those two bridges another day!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and let's all pray for a few DRY days in a row!