46 this morning, cloudy, windy and showers off and on all day. Not a good day for gardening, so why not take a little road trip?
I had a doc appointment in Parkersburg, about 50 miles north of here, so we decided to combine that with a drive to see more of our neighboring state's covered bridges. Ohio has over 120 of these historic structures! We chose to seek out three in Wayne National Forest, just over the river from West Virginia.
The first was the Hune Bridge, built in 1891.
All three bridges we visited were closed to traffic. Probably a good thing, to preserve them. But I do wonder if this disuse is allowing the state to allow the bridges to deteriorate since they are no longer vital to traffic flow? At this bridge, we could see that the issue was that the foundations were washing out. Not a cheap fix, but definitely repairable.
There was a sweet little camping park by this location, and here I found a literal plethora of wildflowers.
Wild phlox
Another antique spotted in the area!
We had packed a picnic lunch but the weather wasn't fittin', as the oldtimers used to say. So we ate in the car before venturing on.
More next time!
You seem to know your flowers, and how nice to have those covered bridges fairly close to you.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see so many Dutchman's Breeches...I've only ever seen one or two at a time! It would be a shame to lose the covered bridge for lack of maintenance.
ReplyDeleteI have been to Parkersburg many years ago. We used to travel through to Pittsburgh way back when.. I love the wildflowers, everyone we have seen has been purple or yellow so far. I old the old bridges. They should restore them all. Money is at the heart of everything now days. It is a shame. Annie
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