School House Covered Bridge is a photograph by Jeff Folger which was uploaded on October 8th, 2015.
Title
School House Covered Bridge
Artist
Jeff Folger
Medium
Photograph - Art Creation
Description
School House Bridge - 1879
At the jct. of U.S. Route 5 and South Wheelock Road.
A small unimpossing covered bridge and easy to miss if you are not looking for it. As it is with many covered bridges, It's easy to overlook them because today all the roads go around them leaving them behind to a slower paced time, a quieter time. The sinage inside says that the bridge probably had the trusses boarded (inside walls put up) to keep kids from climbing into the rafters for play.
In 1872 a road was built connecting the now South Wheelock Road and Chapel Street (U.S. Rt. 5) at Lyndon Corner. Records show that the covered bridge was built in 1897. John Clement laid the abutments, J.C. Jones drew the plan of the woodwork and Lee Goodell framed and supervised the building of it. The first bridge was built at this crossing to service the new Brick Lyndon Academt and graded school in 1871-72 and was uncovered. In 1927 the bridge survived the flood and settled right back on its original foundation. The doctors and staff of the medical clinic at the old school house now faithfully maintain the bridge as a community service. A photo hint is WNW - ESE in the afternoons. Off street parking and a picnic table are available.
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October 8th, 2015
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