The same day in 1970 that I took the previous photo, I also took this one of a classic covered bridge over one of the tributaries of the Monocacy River. Last year in covering the same ground I rephotographed the same bridge. So two photos today…

Covered Bridge 1970

Covered Bridge 2012 – Other End

I think I have been down this road before…

When I scanned some old negatives some years ago, I came across this series of photos of a bridge and vaguely remembered where I had taken them and know it was in the spring of 1970. I am pretty sure that this bridge and the bridge in my current “Country Road Study” are one in the same, although some modifications have been made in the last 43 years. On my next trip I will verify it since I have picture of builders plaque in the old negatives.

Country Road Bridge 1970

I wanted to continue the bridge photos for from my Country Road Study. These trust bridges have so many individual parts bolted and riveted together with a redundancy of shapes that draws me to this subject. It is hard to tell from this angle, but the bridge deck is still wood.

Bridge Over the Monocacy No. 2