Yesterday,
Wednesday, I took a three-mile walk around the block. One mile of this is along
the Connecticut River from Bridge Lane to the boat launch. At the end of Bridge
Lane, there is only a house on the east bank of the river (most probably the
former railroad Bridge Lane Station), but this is where the old covered bridge
used to cross over into Suffield. All that’s left now is some of the pilings
in the river that can be seen when the river is not running high. These pilings
look like tiny islands with vegetation growing on them. This area is part of
the rapids that extend from the Enfield Dam (Enfield/Suffield) almost to East
Windsor/Windsor Locks which made the creation of the locks and canal necessary.
The Enfield Dam isn't there any more either.
On
the west side, is the Windsor Locks/Suffield Canal bike path. When I ride past
the place where the bridge used to come across, it’s hard to imagine it being
high enough to make it to top of the embankment.
