A covered bridge for Maureen, and others

[stoneylonesome]

Maureen you mentioned in a post of mine how you loved the covered bridges in Vermont, well I just got back and here is one I took In Warren Vermont over the Mad River. still standing after many floods. :lol: :lol:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3291/40Coveredbridge67.jpg

looking into the bridge. I can't believe I took over 100 photos up there and will try to post a few.

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3291/40Coverbridge2.jpg

[mornings_glory]

Nice pictures. I went to Vermont last spring and took over 300 pics.:o :p

[sparker1]

Good shots, Sandy. The bridge is too cute.

[stoneylonesome]

Thanks all for the comments, supposedly it is one of the most photographed bridges in Vermont. It's the one most seen in articles about Vermont.

[marie]

that's gorgeous Sandy


is that the same Vermont ... the title mentioned in the beautiful tune 'Moonlight in Vermont ?
(even more beautiful played by a clarinet)http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

love the shot
the 'hose ' (water pump ? not sure what they are called. looks like a fire thing )sticking out of the ground......... must be for draining the river when it gets flooded ?

I see the signpost pointing the way to main street
does the mad river flood there ?
:rolleyes:

[stoneylonesome]

Could very well be 'Moonlight in Vermont' . I was on main street when I took the photo and yes it does flood, I should say that it does take an awful lot of rain in the spring along with a very big snow pack from the winter to get it to flood, but it does happen, they don't call it the "Mad River" for nothing. :lol:

[rssfhs]

Nice shots! I'm going to visit Maine in a few weeks and am hoping to get some shots of covered bridges and lighthouses there.

[JMAS]

Nice Sandy!
Don't have those here.

[cjm]

Thats interesting. Did you see Icabob Crane around?

[LadyHawk]

Great pictures, Sandy! Which lens did you use... they are so sharp.

[dewmuw]

Lovely Sandy. But I have always wondered - why cover bridges?

[Maureen Souza]

Oh. I am longing even more for a trip back east Sandy. I have photos of that same bridge taken on film in 1994.

These are lovely.... thanks so much for thinking about me :):):)

[stoneylonesome]

Thanks all for the wonderful comments, Karen I used my Sigma DC 18-125 lens which has become my always on the camera lens :lol:

Damian, Covered bridges where built to protect the wooden bridges from the elements especially the harsh winters, so they lasted longer

http://www.virtualvermont.com/coveredbridge/

Maureen, Never a problem I love Vermont and New England in general. So much to photograph here, that and we have a family just over the mountain from Warren, so we go there quite often, never seems enough though. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[GyRob]

lOVLY pics ,can i ask why would anyone want to cover a bridge ?
Rob.

[Belmondo]

lOVLY pics ,can i ask why would anyone want to cover a bridge ?
Rob.

So Clint Eastwood could make a movie with Meryl Streep.

[marie]

So Clint Eastwood could make a movie with Meryl Streep.


:lol: :lol:
ah
~ the bridges of madison county ~

yum yum yum

they too (clint and meryl) were covered :cool:

by blankets

;)

:lol: :lol:

[rssfhs]

lOVLY pics ,can i ask why would anyone want to cover a bridge ?
Rob.

It's to keep the wood from which they 're made from getting wet and rotting.

[stoneylonesome]

So Clint Eastwood could make a movie with Meryl Streep.

Guess that's why they also refer to them as the "kissing bridges" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: