Hyde Hall CB OK

 

Thursday, June 29, 2006 - Hi all, As Trish said, It was sunny this morning so Jeanette and myself decided to go visit the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge to see what the flooding was like. We got on Route 20 at Bridgewater and had no trouble until just east of West Winfield. We had to get off Route 20 and travel back roads until we could join Route 20 again.

We then traveled to Glimmerglass State Park. It was open and we could park at the bridge and look upstream and see the covered bridge. We arrived at 1:30, so the pictures were taken at that time. The water had gone down and was about 3 ft. from the bottom of the bridge. There was no damage to the bridge, no boards gone or broken. We can all be thankful that the rains stopped. The abutments also looked Okay. Shadow Brook empties into Otsego Lake, and the lake is really high. In fact the picnic area near the lake is part of the lake. Picnic, then jump in your kyack right next to you and go for a paddle.

Anyway, I feel much better now that I have seen the bridge with my own eyes, and I know it is Okay. Here are some pictures of the Hyde Hall Bridge Taken June 29th 2006 between 1:30 and 2 oclock.

No more rain,
Richard Wilson