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Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, Simsbury CT
Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge 1 Old Bridge Rd. Simsbury, CT 06070 Cheryl and I were driving all over Simsbury CT one beautiful Saturday afternoon checking off our list of “must have” shots. We were focusing on old barns and didn’t have this shot on our list. It was by shear luck that we happened by it and were taken by it’s serenity and beauty. It was built in 1892. For more information about the bridge go here: https://www.simsbury-ct.gov/culture-parks-recreation/pages/the-old-drake-hill-flower-bridge Photographed with Nikon D7100, 24MP DSLR and 18-55 mm lens @ 18mm. 35mm equiv. = 27. I/80th, f11, ISO 100
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Bridge of Flowers – Shelburne Falls, MA
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Bridge of Flowers is a tourist attraction in Western MA which connects the towns of Shelburne Falls (pop. 1700) with Buckland (pop. 1900) while spanning the Deerfield River. It was originally built in 1908 as a trolley line to transport people and goods to the mills (7) miles away. It does carry a major water main between the two towns that’s still in use today. It’s multiple arches offer considerable aesthetic appeal as they anchor this 400′ x 18′ bridge to the waters below. In 1927 the street railway company that operated the trolley’s went bust due to the increase of vehicular traffic on the neighboring metal…
