Take a Gap 12 Years Andover Gap/Memorial Bridge Andover Quick! What's the hottest, hippest, and coolest thing in all of Andover, Connecticut? You guessed it, it's the little covered bridge over Hebron Road, just off of route 6 and next to the town's history museum. Yes, Connecticut has two "really real" … [Read more...]
Hop River State Park Trail: Section 3
Another Notch in Our Belts Bolton Notch State Park to Parker Bridge Road, 8.5 Miles Bolton, Coventry, & Andover, May 2020 As Calvin and I rode the first mile or so of this section of the Hop River State Park Trail, I pondered aloud, "This may be one of the coolest stretches of Rails-to-Trails in all of … [Read more...]
Brushmill Waterfall & Covered Bridge
Brushmill Waterfall by The Brushmill by the Waterfall Brushmill Waterfall, Chester I can't be the only person that finds the fact that the restaurant here - The Brushmill by the Waterfall - is weird for naming themselves after what is clearly not a real waterfall. And since it's not a real waterfall, I want it to … [Read more...]
Countryside Park & Covered Bridge
Might as Well Cover the Whole Countryside Countryside Park Covered Bridge, Avon July 2016 Little Countryside Park, tucked away in western Avon next to the larger Huckleberry Hill property, deserves its own separate identity. This occurred to me as I was looking for information on the covered bridge here and … [Read more...]
Southford Falls Covered Bridge
In Oxford, Not Southford, Which is in Southbury Southford Falls Covered Bridge Multiple visits There’s a lot going on over at Southford Falls State Park which is almost entirely in Oxford (rather than Southbury). To wit: A waterfall! Trails! Trails again! A Watchtower! And this, a cute little … [Read more...]
Southern Star Covered Bridge
The Star of Suffield Southern Star Covered Bridge, Suffield May 2017 Every now and then I write a throwaway post on CTMQ. This is one such post. There is nothing to visit here. You really aren’t supposed to drive through this bridge (I didn’t), and really, who cares? It’s just an ornamental 42-foot long … [Read more...]
Beacon Hill Apartments Covered Bridge
Peekin' at the Beacon Beacon Hill Apartments Covered Bridge, Manchester March 2017 The reader response to my last little Manchester covered bridge post was unbelievable. I mean, my friend and coworker brushed past me between the cubicles to say, "I really enjoyed your page about the covered bridge." … [Read more...]
Oak Grove Covered Bridge
Groovin' in the Grove Oak Grove Nature Center Bridge, Manchester January 21, 2017 Our little state continues to surprise me on occasion. We all know about the “big 3” covered bridges (right?) but it’s these little ones that interest me more. Granted, you can’t drive over many of them, but I don’t care. They’re … [Read more...]
A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge
Truss Me, This Bridge is Cool A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge at the Eli Whitney Museum December 6, 2014 This bridge was my introduction to the Eli Whitney Museum and the whole surrounding area at the Hamden/New Haven border. I brought my family to the museum wholly unaware of all the “stuff” around it. Lake Whitney, … [Read more...]
Shunock River Estates Bridge
Connecticut’s Covered Bridge to Nowhere Shunock River Estates Bridge, North Stonington September 28, 2014 One would think that this page would be quickly written and then lost in the massive sprawl of CTMQ. While the first part is correct, I’m not so sure about the second. For whatever reason, covered bridges … [Read more...]