Come on Jim! I answered that in my first introduction!Why did they feel the need to cover bridges? Shelter for horse drawn buggies in bad weather back in the day. maybe?
Sorry for missing that point. I don't forensically pore over every one of your videos. I try to catch up on them when I get the time.Come on Jim! I answered that in my first introduction!
Being exposed to the mad snow and rain in winter (followed by a strong sun in the summer) had most trusses on wooden uncovered bridges lasting around 10 to 15 years.
Covering them could see a bridge last as long as 100 years
You’d be no good on Mastermind then, with your specialist subject “Covered bridges in Vermont”!Sorry for missing that point. I don't forensically pore over every one of your videos. I try to catch up on them when I get the time.
What about e**h***s?You’d be no good on Mastermind then, with your specialist subject “Covered bridges in Vermont”!
You have to be extra clever to make that show ;)What about e**h***s?
Does that include being coached on how to perform certain things?You have to be extra clever to make that show ;)
Episode 35
The QR codes are about 3 years old though not many had them put on. Prior to these last 9 all in the same area, only 2 others had them, again next to each other. It was a case of volunteers putting them up so some did and many didn’t.That bridge looks solid and not as many gaps in the sides.
Are these QR codes a new thing they're appearing on a lot of bridges now. Technical difficulties you should get a test card sorted with some elevator music and a "We will be back shortly " message on the background :)
Whilst you are boy scouting under that bridge to get a better shot I googled the wildlife that you have there in Vermont, I stopped at Bears and Rattlesnakes, this isn't bloody Moston you need a gun or some Bear rape spray FFS.
That being said an excellent view of the underside of the bridge and its supports.
Been here a year now and haven’t seen a bear or a snake of any kind.
A further 4 trips in September and October takes me to 75 - and then I’m stopping until early April as I’ll have enough episodes to carry me over throughout Winter. Not going out in the cold and snow again - and travelling 2 hours each way to do so!
Then 2 separate over night trips up near the Canadian border in April takes me to 100.
including one bridge that wasn’t there more than a few weeks 30 years ago - yet hundreds of folk go to see it every year not knowing it isn’t there……
Well they built this bridge in 1988 but there was a tragic accident on it a few weeks later, 2 people went through the side of the bridge and into the river and died. The bridge was taken down, but thousands of folk flock there all the time not knowing it has been taken down.If they are on youtube they'll know you're fucking there now, it's like ringing a dinner bell mate.
Yeah, some of those videos could send a chill through your bones, big country big weather it's best to do it more comfortably. (And it'll confuse the fuck out of the Snakes and Bears who expect you and you don't turn up too BONUS!!)
Now I am intrigued, would this be one of those times a bridge gets fixed and put back or is it a new bridge entirely?
Rudyard Kipling was a one time resident of Williamsville and lived near to the bridge!A 5 bridge special? Looking forward to a bit of creative editing.
Fined for going faster than a walk, how fast is a walk? :) Isn't it incredible just how many of these bridges are Victorian?
I like the idea of a pedestrian walkway that's got to be handy as are the sprinklers. What a great still of the old creamery and a very apt name for the bridge.
Jesus that little trickle turned into a monster in 2011, looks an excellent place for metal detecting with all that gravel.
the Williamsville bridge may have been constructed in the reign of King William just before the reign of Queen Victoria? Another Triggers new broom bridge which has been done over time.
A bit of research dragged this little factoid up about Williamsville the town.
Williamsville derived its name from one of the first settlers, Jonas Williams, who came in 1805 and who owned two mills on opposite banks of Ellicott Creek.
Are the king truss bridges heavier than the queen truss bridges in general?
Some cracking still photos and pictures describing the area and its history. The Kissing Bridge gives a shout to Vicky which is a nice touch.
What a great name he had.Rudyard Kipling was a one time resident of Williamsville and lived near to the bridge!
He wrote The Jungle Book there!
What a great name he had.
I believe he refused a knighthood.
and he made exceedingly good cakesWhat a great name he had.
I believe he refused a knighthood.