June 2002

Covered Bridge Abutment

Face-on photo of the abutment. The opposite abutment was right on the bank of the Little Doe in the corner where it emptied into the Doe. It was built similar to this at one time, but was dismantled and most of the stones hauled off when the bridge was taken out. This one doesn't look 9 feet tall, does it? Nicely built and over 110 years old. Also the wing walls are not symmetrical. The one on the left, the upstream side is very long. The one on the right, obviously the downstream side is only about 15 feet long. The Doe River runs parallel with the track and is only about 40 feet away and maybe 20 feet wide and 10 inches deep. I started to wade across it to get to this abutment a few days earlier, but noticed there was an electric fence on this bank. Discretion won out that day.