I am fan of Benson's work, but I was not at the meeting about their design. Is there a picture, or is it the same one in the Walpoleon "archives"? That one I felt was kind of "modern" for our antique town, although I love the idea of a timberframe/composite bridge by local craftsmen.

Is there an email address for L. Robert Landry, Jr. at DOT? Mel Schupack

Thanks for posting this. I favor natural materials and local business as well. Bob Landry's email is: rlandry@dot.state.nh.us, and he hopes to get pictures of this model posted online at: http://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/Walpole14540U.htm

The fact that the bridge would be designed and built in Walpole is a good thing. The design, does not fit in with our town at all. Just walk down Main St. or take a look at the Common. Now take a good look at the bridge design. There is no fit here...... Why can't Benson design and build a more conventional covered bridge???? Don & Elsie Tretler

Perhaps the reason the bridge design does not fit with the down town is because it is in a rural setting. "Our town" survived very well with the designed that was washed away or the originally proposed new one by the state. Benson's design is fine the way it is. An earlier post in another write up asked how much beauty the bridge could add when you already have the Aubochon and Jiffy Mart buildings sitting right on the highway! Thought that was a good point! Bill Moses