Thought I would try posting a photo on the blog. I see a photo …. hope you can see it. This is the long board I told you about. It was 38 ft. 5 in. long. I believe it was from the longest log we cut. The guy at the end of the board is…

Still no photos on the blog. Do you think they are in cyber space? Oh well. They have been dumping dirt to build the ramp for the covered bridge. They plan to build the 2 spans side by side and then roll them up to the old bridge site where they will be set with…

I don’t see any photos on the blog. So, I won’t waste my time trying to put one on. We have been making the pieces for the bridge and have finished all the ones we are doing at the site. The larger pieces are being done by Dave at his shop. He should be done…

The sawing of the logs for the Bridgeton Covered Bridge is finished. There should be a photo of one of the last boards. It is 14 inches wide X 2 inches thick and 38 feet 5 inches long. It is from one of the longest logs we sawed. The board only had a few small…

The work on the abutments and the center pier has begun. This is a photo of one of the stones being cut to fit. Some of the stones in the old abutments (foundation for the bridge) were soft or broken. Apex Masonry was able to get some stones from another covered bridge that was burned…

Pingelton has delivered the last of the logs. We started sawing again on Thur. June 8 A lot has happened since I last posted something on this blog. 23 students from Wabash College came to Bridgeton on June 1st and worked on the bridge project. They did a lot of stuff we have been putting…