The bridge is 53.2 feet long and 14.5 feet wide.
The patchwork woodwork, made us a little nervous as we timidly walked across. (Although, we didn't worry too much because we did drive across the bridge prior to walking it.)
Notice the Kingpost truss system on the Salmond.
This is an auction notice that hangs in the bridge. It advertises that the belongings of Margaret Salmond will be auctioned off on July 15, 1938. Too bad we missed it! Fun NH connection, Ashland, NH resident, Milton Stanley Graton, helped to relocate the bridge to the town storage shed before it was moved to its present location.
The New York Covered Bridge Association strikes again!
Here is an uncovered bridge that is most likely used for farm equipment and elephant transportation.
One of the few labels of the bridges that we have seen, thus far.
The Salmond "upstream" of the Sherman Brook.
Weathersfield Parks and Recreation provides a nice picnic area to enjoy the bridge. An older gentleman and his dog were also enjoying the bridge while we were there.
The next bridge of the day is located across from the former Weathersfield school. This bridge is located on a local farm property.
This adorable bridge is the Titcomb (a.k.a. the Stoughton).
It was a loooong walk across the field to the bridge.
A very long walk. Those who choose to walk it in April, may want to wear closed toe shoes.
It is definitely worth the wait.
The Titcomb was built in 1880 and is located in Perkinsville.
Next we continued on to Downers.
There we found the originally named Downers Bridge (a.k.a. the Upper Falls).
This bridge also has a NH connection with builder, James Frederick Tasker of Cornish, NH at the tender age of 14.
The Downers is all about location. It is situated on a lovely seat along the Black River.
It's hard to be "down" when you see a view like this.
Or this.
Postcard perfect!
Natalie LOVES this VT bridge the best (so far...)! Also postcard perfect!
Next stop, Bennington County!
The Chiselville was built in 1870. It spans the Roaring Branch Batten Kill.
This bridge meant business with TWO posted warnings about the dollar fine.
It is one of 44 town lattice trusses in VT. The bridge is 116.7 feet long and is 11 feet tall.
This bridge is perched 40 feet above the water.
Notice the Roaring Branch Batten Kill. In the lower right corner, you can also observe the blogger in her natural habitat.
We continued our trek through Bennington County.
Next stop...the West Arlington.
This would be the view from covered bridge jail.
Such a sad bridge with a chain link fence on the inside.
It is important to care for your bridge, but this blogger feels Arlington might be trying too hard to protect their bridge and their residents. No sitting and/or standing anywhere on the bridge?!? Really!?!
The Batten Kill continues to be a beautiful scene.
A very pretty, well protected bridge!
In West Arlington, born and raised
At a covered bridge is where I spent most of my days...
We continued through Arlington to Kreffer's Crossing.
This lucky family has a covered bridge across their driveway! Imagine driving through a bridge to get to and from your house. "Yeah, when you see the covered bridge, you know you found our house..."
This is the Green River that is spanned by the Kreffer's Crossing Bridge.
This bridge was a gift to Anner Kreffer from the town when she retired from being town clerk. She always dreamed of living on a road with a covered bridge. Wishes do come true!
No trespassers here!
Next stop, Bennington. Onto the Paper Mill Covered Bridge!
It is a Town lattice truss bridge.
It is 11 feet tall and 19.1 feet long.
The beautiful, red bridge, is located atop a waterfall of the Walloomsac River. If you look carefully, you can actually see a corner of the infamous paper mill. (Just like Where's Waldo)
Next it was onto the Silk Road Covered Bridge with a brief drive through part of the Hudson River Valley. At this bridge, hunger set in. When hunger sets in, few pictures are taken.
The Silk Road Bridge is red bridge that appears to be an identical triplet with the Paper Mill and the Henry Bridges.
The Silk Road Bridge is 88.3 feet long and is 11.9 feet tall.
We had a delicious lunch at Chili's. We would highly recommend their express lunch, it is perfect for bloggers on the go. No pictures, we were really hungry and we were all business at lunch...
We took another quick break from bridge hunting to investigate what I decided was the Joseph Smith Birthplace Monument. Natalie used her smart phone to compare the structure we saw with the Birthplace Monument, turns out I was wrong and we were looking at the Battle of Bennington Monument. The Smith Monument is in another part of the state. Tricky Vermont geography!
The Battle of Bennington Monument was located at the top of a hill 306 feet above Bennington. It was a spectacular view of the Vermont landscape.
The Bennington Monument marking the pivotal Revolutionary War battle.
The plaque outside the monument.
Here is one of our favorite serendipitous moments of the day. This is the Covered Bridge Moose.
Natalie happily greets her new friend.
Here is the Silk Road Bridge that is painted on the chest of the moose.
Such a beautiful landscape.
This plaque commemorates Gen. John Stark and the 1,400 people involved in the battle.
One more step along the way. We were very excited to stop and visit the Covered Bridge Museum.
There is even a practice bridge to inspect.
This moose is wearing a covered bridge saddle. VT gets us!
This is an elegant stained glass lupine covered moose. After we saw this, we went to enter the museum. Sadly, the museum is still on their winter hours. They were closed.
No more funny business. Back to the task at hand.
We thought we had stumbled upon the Paper Mill Bridge, again. Then we realized, this was a new one, the Henry Bridge!
Another well marked bridge!
Natalie and I both enjoyed the bridge's warning.
Here is the deck of the bridge. You decide!
A reminder of the artists behind this bridge.
A view of the rapid Walloomsac River.
A picturesque view of the Henry!
While enjoying the view, a woman from NY tried asking us for directions. Unfortunately, she wasn't looking for a bridge, so we weren't very helpful.
There were several signs warning us of the dangerous undertoe. Given the chill in the air and the warnings we had no urge to go wading.
Next was our last official bridge in Windsor County, the Baltimore.
The Baltimore was one of the best landscaped bridges we have seen.
Here is a view of the Baltimore from the Eureka School House.
The Baltimore was built in 1870.
Natalie excited we found the Baltimore after accidentally visiting a pig and miniature horse farm.
The bridge currently overlooks the Black River and Route 11.
Please note the lack of water, under this bridge.
Eureka! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!
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