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justaprogressive

(2,192 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:32 AM Mar 4

A Bridge in Rusty Armor

Longest (classic) covered bridge in the world...walk your horse...

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A Bridge in Rusty Armor (Original Post) justaprogressive Mar 4 OP

Wonderful covered bridge, my dear justaprogressive! I love them. Thank you! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 4 #1

Thanks, Peggy. Just wait 'til Spring justaprogressive Mar 4 #4

Cornish NH to Windsor Vt. across the CT. River. yorkster Mar 4 #2

Haha justaprogressive Mar 4 #3

Used to live not too far from there. yorkster Mar 4 #6

Can you still drive over it? Diamond_Dog Mar 4 #5

Oh Yes1 justaprogressive Mar 4 #7

CaliforniaPeggy

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1. Wonderful covered bridge, my dear justaprogressive! I love them. Thank you! ♥ nt

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Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:35 AM

Mar 4

justaprogressive

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4. Thanks, Peggy. Just wait 'til Spring

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:45 AM

Mar 4

yorkster

(1,497 posts)

2. Cornish NH to Windsor Vt. across the CT. River.

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:41 AM

Mar 4

Great shot. Thx.

justaprogressive

(2,192 posts)

3. Haha

Reply to yorkster (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:44 AM

Mar 4

did you know, or did you?

yorkster

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6. Used to live not too far from there.

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:49 AM

Mar 4

The Upper Valley. Nice neck of the woods..

Diamond_Dog

(32,005 posts)

5. Can you still drive over it?

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Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:45 AM

Mar 4

Neat historical photo. There’s one in the county north of me being totally re-built.

justaprogressive

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7. Oh Yes1

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:52 AM

Mar 4

Scares the pee out of out-of-state drivers , but

Correction: In 1988, following sophisticated engineering work by David C. Fischetti, the lower
chords of the bridge were removed and replaced with glue-laminated members, and the bridge now
works well.

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