Remember the old stone bridge that was damaged in last year’s flood and subsequently covered with a protective tarp? Well, Old Stone’s in the process of receiving a face-lift, and here’s how she looks these days: almost as good as old.
In August, crews erected a wood scaffold under the crumbling portion of the double-arch stone bridge off Route 9 near the Antrim border in Stoddard, New Hampshire. With the help of this scaffold and piles of reinforcing gravel, workers have successfully re-pieced the largest of the tumbled stones, re-assembling a centuries-old structure whose only modern use is as a backdrop for scenic pictures.
It’s nice to think that some of our tax dollars here in tax-free New Hampshire are lending a hand to a fallen friend. With Old Stone standing securely again, the only thing keeping this scene from its pre-flood glory are the piles of gravel re-routing the Contoocook River around the damage. I’d like to think that by the time our fall foliage reaches its peak brilliance around mid-October, Old Stone and the river that runs through her will be in picture-perfect shape for the annual invasion of Leaf Peepers.
Hoarded Ordinaries 
Sep 29, 2006 at 7:07 pm
What is that red netting (?) for on the left?
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Sep 29, 2006 at 10:14 pm
It’s some sort of construction webbing, but I’m not sure what it’s for. All the gravel on that side of the bridge is leftover from the renovation, so maybe the netting was supposed to keep the gravel in place or keep people away from the site.
There still is an earth-mover and other equipment sitting nearby, so they’re not yet done clearing the river channel, removing construction barriers, etc.
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