Day 14 - Visiting a Historic Covered Bridge

Lunch on the Patio

After we left the mine we went back to John and Margaret's and had lunch and then a rest. And then we took off again for the afternoon!

Margaret took us to see a very long covered bridge.

The Bridge

Unfortunately I do not have my papers with me that tell how long this bridge was, but I believe it was the longest covered bridge at something like 600' long. The bridges were covered to protect the surface of the bridge from the weather.

This bridge used to charge people a tool to pass through.

Toll Prices

On New Year's Day, 1997, there was a huge flood that did a lot of damage to this bridge. The river rose up to and over the floor boards in this bridge! If you were to see this is about 30+' down to the creek bed, plus the river bed up to the roads is very wide, so that was a lot of water!

Walking Near the Bridge

The Inside of the Bridge

After we went for a walk through the bridge we checked out the Visitor's Centre. Here the boys were able to see a real stuffed Kodiak Grizzley Bear!! It was huge!

Margaret and Bear and the Boys

There were other animals in the centre that were stuffed. It gave the boys an idea of the size or look of the animals, better than a story book could.