38 this morning. Brrr. But clear and bright, looking to be a gorgeous day.
We continued on Ohio Route 26 through Wayne National Forest to the next covered bridge along the route, the Rinard Bridge. I wonder how that is pronounced? I give the accent on the second syllable, which sounds a bit French. But local pronunciations tend to simplify, so likely it is pronounced RYE nard. Like the town of Rio Grand is RYE o grand.
This bridge, come to think of it, is actually quite grand. I have not found information on its length, but it was quite a bit longer than the first bridge, and both wider and taller.
The bridge spans the Little Muskingum River, which has a history of flooding. The bridge was destroyed by flood not long after it was built, and again a few years later. Then stood until 2004 when another flood took it out. The bridge was intact however, and plans were being made to re-install it when a second, larger flood occurred just a few months later, destroying the bridge that time. Not to be deterred, the local population and the State of Ohio immediately set about rebuilding it, using many of the original timbers, as well as tbe original design. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1991 and a replacement modern bridge was built beside it.I am not sure if the reconstructed bridge was ever used for traffic. So this covered bridge has quite a history.
We noticed two interesting features. First, the flooring is installed on the diagonal, which would add to the strength of the structure.
Second, it had window openings! And the view from them was just beautiful.
I think this looks like framed art.
Until next time!
We have a similar pronunciation situation nearby. The originally French ‘Bonnechere’ becomes something like BAWNCH-er.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing these covered bridges. I don't think there are any such structures in the UK. When I was a child I remember that Caldecote was usually pronounced COW-dee-cott, now it's much posher and the people there say CALL-dee-coat.
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