Millbrook Covered Bridge Postlude
by Angelo Marcialis
Title
Millbrook Covered Bridge Postlude
Artist
Angelo Marcialis
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
This historic structure was my third stop of my recent trip up to the Catskill Mountains.
Last year, I bookmarked "The New York State Covered Bridge Society" website, and then began to read up about all the remaining covered bridges that are located in Greene, Sullivan and Ulster Counties.
I started photographing them last autumn, and wanted to continue my documentation this fall.
I had originally hoped to shoot at least three that day, but alas , my GPS was either tripping, or I received the wrong coordinates and imputed them unknowingly. Whatever the case may had been, I was at least fortunate enough to find this one, and it was the last one on my list!
This perspective was my favorite (out of three), because I was able to photograph it while I was in the shade, and to be able to display the wonderful color contrasts between the October foliage and the quintessential autumn sky. Also, I was able to fully bring out the textures of this historic bridge from this vantage point.
Historical Information:
An official Path Through History Site! The Mill Brook Covered Bridge (formerly known as the Grants Mill Covered Bridge) is one of five covered bridges still standing in Ulster County. It is owned and maintained by the Town of Hardenburgh and carries pedestrian traffic across Mill Brook.
Built by Edgar and Orrin Marks, and Wesley Alton in 1902, this 66-foot-long, single span structure incorporates the Town lattice truss design patented on January 28, 1820, and again in 1835 by Ithiel Town of New Haven, Connecticut. The Mill Brook Covered Bridge is very similar in dimensions and design to other bridges in the Catskill region, all of which feature buttresses. The Mill Brook has four such buttresses on each side.
The total cost to build the Mill Brook Covered Bridge in 1902 was $1,027 and the bridge was finished in late November 1902. This bridge was rehabilitated in 1991 by Bob Vredenburgh, great grandson of Edgar Marks, one of the original builders. To assist in the funding of the rehabilitation of this bridge, trunnels were sold to individuals with the stipulation that their names would be imprinted on them. When visiting the bridge, be sure to look for the many names written on the trunnels.
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October 28th, 2022
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