Island Pond Foot Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

2003) A four-span Howe truss footbridge 242' 1" over railroad tracks. Located in Brighton Township, Island Pond, Vermont at the railroad depot off Main Street (SR 114). Directions: From southwest of Island Pond, Vermont at the south jct. of SR 105 and SR 114, go northeast 2.1 miles on SR 105/SR 114 to Island Pond, Vermont to the north jct. of SR 105 and SR 114 (Main Street). The bridge is directly across from the junction. Construction of the bridge was started in October 2002 and was completed in September 2003. It replaced an earlier uncovered footbridge built on this site in 1903 or 1904 that had been taken down in 1973. The upper two sets of concrete stairs in the current bridge were from this earlier structure. The original covered footbridge, also called Island Pond Foot Bridge, was longer and built in 1853 or 1854. It was located about 150 yards east of the present bridge and was replaced in 1903 or 1904 by the uncovered bridge. It is the longest authentic covered footbridge in Vermont, and at 12' 9" wide is the widest covered footbridge in the State. The bridge consists of three types of construction. First, a long center span supported by sixteen panel Howe truss set on a mortared cut stone faced poured concrete abutment at the north end and the tallest of the three piers on the south end. Second, there are three stringer spans at the south end of the bridge comprised of a landing and a set of plank stairs in each span and third, there are two sets of concrete stairs each with a concrete landing set on the ground at the north end. The flooring consists of poured concrete on the landings at ground level at the south portal and two sets of stairs at the north portal, longitudinal planking for the two upper landings at the south end and the floor in the center truss section and crosswise planking forms the three sets of steps at the south end. Natural finished vertical boarding covers the sides and natural finished horizontal lapped boarding covers the gables. The roof is covered with green painted steel. Also known as the Brighton Pedestrian Covered Bridge.

gervaso, AROBN54, edge, bakes888, ChrisJ, snunney, lucasgalodoido, phwall, BelCan75, Bluejeans, asajernigan, jhm, jwmunro, pablominto has marked this note useful

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gervaso (5810) 2009-10-23 19:56

Hello, Tom!

That's a very nice foot bridge, shown with great colors and perspective! The detail of the white tower in the background is beautiful! Good job!

AROBN54 (10799) 2009-10-23 20:25

OUTSTANDING shot!! Everything works about this one. The POV, perspective, GREAT color and clarity, excellent graphics, well composed... Perfect sharpness and detail and marvelous light. You hit a grand slam with this one, Tom. FABULOUS shot!! Many thanks and warmest wishes,
Shelly

edge (619) 2009-10-23 22:20

Hi Tom, What a terrific picture of a very interesting foot bridge. Your composition is excellent being able to capture the the bridge in its enormity in the shot. OC the church at the extreme corner of the shot looks so New England to me. I really like bridge shots. Good to see your post. I have been away from Trek Earth for almost a year, and found your shot by scanning the newest posted pictures. I will try and look at some more of your shots. Luckily I remembered your nickname. Edge

bakes888 (18353) 2009-10-23 22:21

Hi Tom.
Fascinating bridge and well captured. Nice tight composition with good diagonal framing. Good colours and clarity also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

bracasha75 (22543) 2009-10-23 22:46

Hello Tom
Very good wooden architecture and realy oject with full right to bee on TE
Nice to view something new from you
All best ,Bratislav

ChrisJ (70569) 2009-10-23 23:56

Hi Tom

An unusual covered walkway, with good linear perspective, guiding the eye to the white steeple in the bg. Tfs!

snunney (35880) 2009-10-24 0:27

Hello Tom,
A good composition of this unusual looking footbridge. The perspective well chosen with the bridge drawing the eyes towards the white spire. The green roof makes a fine contrast with the splendid blue sky. Unusually, the overhead lines are not out of place.

pajaran (4360) 2009-10-24 1:19

Dobar dan.
Pruge su prosle, ostali su problemi prelaska, ovde vidimo jedno resenje pokazano dobrom kompozicijom i bojama.Dobar trenutak.
Prijatan vikend, uspeh, zeli vam Paja.

lucasgalodoido (16953) 2009-10-24 2:39

Hi John,
very curious this covered bridge, and the colors of your capture are very nice. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

Dyerco (9404) 2009-10-24 7:07

Hi Tom
A good strong graphical shot with lines, gentle curves in the wires and lots of angles in the foot bridge.
Nicely done.
Phil

pauloog (7121) 2009-10-24 11:42

Hello Tom,
An ingenuous construction, well captured and leading the eye to the church. And several small other details to discover, like the poles and the transformer and the rail wagons. Unmistakenly an American view!
Regards,
Paul

phwall (5821) 2009-10-24 19:55

Hi Tom,
Fairdinkum mate, I reckon in your part of the world, if you sat still long enough they'd build a covered bridge over you :)))
Wow, I love it, it looks fantastic,, good angle, you've got the perspective just right.
Nice saturation too, the colours look great.
If they could cover the bridge, pity they couldn't do anything about the power lines.
Thanks for the shot mate, it's a beauty.
Great note too, especially if I ever want to build a bridge.
Regards
Peter

BelCan75 (2462) 2009-10-25 10:42

Hello Tom,

Interesting shot of this footbridge. Great POV with good light, colours and details. I like the colours of the trees in the background as well and the steeple of that church. Great work!

Greetings,
Ann

gneufeld (15289) 2009-10-25 13:40

Hi Tom,
Wow, some very intriguing architectural lines and shapes here - very unusual yet captured perfectly. Well done and TFS. Gerald

Bluejeans (33457) 2009-10-25 16:22

Ola Tom ,
Que interessante ponte sobre o caminho de ferro , muito bonita a sua construção de madeira e o telhado de cor verde, bonitas as cores de outono das árvores, bom ponto de visão , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

asajernigan (14414) 2009-10-25 19:16

Tom,
This is a fine shot of this interesting foot bridge. Your composition is fine showing the bridge form an angle that adds depth and direction. The lighting and colors are fine and the photo has fine sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

jhm (83802) 2009-10-26 5:00

Hello Tom,

A bridge with stair and nice covered, makes your picture very attractive.
Perspective and depth together the tower are very nice for look at.
Splendid composition, excellent presentation, real colour too.TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jwmunro (6285) 2009-10-26 15:19

Hello Tom -

Again a very New England scene. I like the perspective and composition. The technicals of the image look to be spot on the money. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

pablominto (41700) 2009-10-26 23:02

Hello Tom,

So you build covered bridges even in modern times hahaha!
This is an eye-catching piece of architecture, nicely situated in this autumn landscape...
An effective point of view and lovely colours!

Greetings,
Pablo -