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Title: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: MikeF9 on March 31, 2010, 11:42:41 PM

Thursday April 1, 2010
Pictures of the Day
(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/MikeCain-2010-archive1/mcnallfarm.jpg)
McNall Farm

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/MikeCain-2010-archive1/brownsriverwest.jpg)
Brown's River-west from the bridge

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/MikeCain-2010-archive1/brownsrivereast.jpg)
Brown's River-east of the bridge

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: BCota on April 01, 2010, 06:47:53 AM

What building material is the bridge made of, MikeF9?  when you look at the bottom of the bridge there should be heavy timber, steel, or concrete...just curious.  I suppose I can check it out for myself this weekend; you go west at the 104/128 triangle to get there right?

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: msm on April 01, 2010, 10:00:38 AM

Not a Cloud in the sky -- what a great lookin' spring day at McNall Farm -- also known as Two River Farm  :-)   

Enjoy your walks

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: NorthFairfaxBoy on April 01, 2010, 10:02:51 AM

Quote from: BCota on April 01, 2010, 06:47:53 AM

What building material is the bridge made of, MikeF9?  when you look at the bottom of the bridge there should be heavy timber, steel, or concrete...just curious.  I suppose I can check it out for myself this weekend; you go west at the 104/128 triangle to get there right?

McNall Road is actually just before the 104/128 intersection (along the football field..)

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: MikeF9 on April 01, 2010, 10:28:48 AM

I didn't go down underneath and look.
If you are coming up 128 from Westford, turn left at the four corners.
If you go from 104 near J&L Hardware onto 128, turn right at the four corners.
As you are travelling down McNall Road, on the right is where they used to play football. On the left used to be the Old Parade Grounds. It was a get together place back in the day. Civil War soldiers from Fairfax would gather there and train before heading south to join the Union Army.

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: Mike Raburn on April 03, 2010, 01:21:49 AM

Hemp wood

Title: Re: Pictures of the Day 4/1/10
Post by: BCota on April 05, 2010, 09:27:38 AM

Checked it out yesterday....plate steel girders w/ cast in place concrete deck;  in need of a paint job too.  Looks identical in size & design to the bridge going south on 128 leaving Westford village and probably constructed within 5-10 years of each other based on the accumulation of surface rust on the girders.  I'm surprised that VAOT has built so many steel bridges over water .... don't they know that water + steel = rust?