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in the shelter of the covered bridge – the record we leave

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The Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge (Tomlinson Mill), built in 1918, is the only covered bridge remaining in Victoria County, New Brunswick.

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Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge, Victoria County, New Brunswick

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It is a charming bridge, with a long roofed window on one side.

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long window in Odellach River #2

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Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge, Victoria County, New Brunswick

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The sound of the nearby mill is part of the personality of the bridge. A small distance away are the foundations for an old water mill.

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old mill foundation – Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge

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Every covered bridge has a record of people who have visited. Some carve initials, some make brief statements, some draw. I know from finding my own initials 20 years after I left them, that these records persist.

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CT in the Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge

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CT and RF in the Odellach River #2 Bridge

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initials made with nails in the Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge

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how was the summer ‘orange’ ? … who was Laurel?

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who were the ‘Hillbilly Bikrs’ ?

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graffiti, names and initials left on a wall of the Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge

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Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge

Beti from Australia … Hilary and Macey were BFFs … Destiny was here … FTW – ‘the Wu’

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some of the inner structure of the Odellach River #2 Covered Bridge, Victoria County, New Brunswick

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Have you ever left your initials or a message for others to find?

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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims

Written by jane tims

November 30, 2015 at 7:09 am