Bridge over Babbling Brook

The Inn from the bridge

Visitors to the Inn can descend a gently sloping stairway down to the stream and pond behind the Inn.  Once at the bottom of the stairway, a small wooden bridge draped in wisteria provided a picturesque crossing for the stream.  Like so much else, the wood of the bridge had begun to soften over time and several of the boards and hand railings had come loose.

So, a few weeks ago, we began tearing down the old bridge and construction a new one over top.  Recent floods have caused part of the stone wall along that part of the stream to collapse, widening the bed, which is turn allowed us to widen and the lengthen the bridge.

A new arbor was also constructed over the bridge for the wisteria to climb over and it now provides a lovely place to take pictures or just take in the view.

The old bridge under a wisteria

Framing the new bridge over the old

Our new bridge, complete with arbor