Comstock Bridge [WGN 45-06- 04]

Longley Bridge. [WGN 45-06- 08]

Creamery Bridge [WGN 45-06-09]

Hi Folks
       After checking in at the St. Johnsbury Comfort Inn, we drove to two more bridges--Greenbanks Hollow and Martin. I liked Greenbanks Hollow's open white latticework. Martin is a private bridge.
       According to a Northeast Kingdom tourist brochure, the Northeast Kingdom name comes from then Vermont State Senator George Aiken, who said in 1949, "This is such beautiful country up here-it should be called the Northeast Kingdom." It consists of three counties: Caledonia, Essex and Orleans.
       On September 20 we visited Fisher RR, Red, Scribner, Hutchins, Fuller, Comstock, Longley, Creamery (Montgomery), Hopkins, River Rd.,and Orne bridges.
       We started with Fisher RR bridge, located next to Rt. 15, the "Grand Army of The Republic Highway." The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), was a social organization of Union army veterans from the US Civil War--similar to today's American Legion. There are two pictures of the Fisher RR bridge, one of which gives a better view of it's long cupola--which provided ventilation for smoke from coal fired railroad engines.
       If you look carefully, you can see one of two steel beams inside the Hutchins bridge, evidently added for stabilization purposes. The beam was tied to the supports with steel cables. We noticed several bridges with these steel beams.
       The Creamery bridge in Montgomery is closed to cars and the road leading to it is not maintained, so we parked and walked the last part of the road, as recommended by Ed Barna. If you look carefully, you can see the fire hydrant next to Hopkins.
       At the River Rd. bridge, Liz took off her socks and shoes and waded out to a gravel bar to get her picture. She asked me if I was going to follow. I said "No thanks."
       The Orne bridge, rebuilt after the previous one was destroyed by arson, has open latticework on one side.
Tom

Hopkins Bridge. [WGN 45-06-01]	Fisher RR Bridge. [WGN 45-08-16]

Fisher RR Bridge.	Hutchins Bridge. [WGN 45-06-07]

Fuller Bridge.[WGN 45-06- 05]	Martin Bridge [WGN 45-12-06]

Greenbanks Hollow Bridge [WGN 45-03- 01]	Red Bridge. [WGN 45-08-12]

Scribner Bridge [WGN 45-08-09]	River Road Bridge. [WGN 45-10-03]

Orne Bridge [WGN 45-10-01]