Why Build a Covered Bridge? | Why "Cross at a Walk?" | Touring Indiana's Covered Bridge Capitol
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Melissa took a ride to the covered bridge capital of the world-- Parke County Indiana. How many bridges did she get to see? And why does it say "cross at a walk" on all those bridges? Those are questions that came up as she rode the beautiful SR 234, 41, and 341 in Fountain and Parke Counties in Indiana to see some awesome covered bridges when she visited Melinda in July 2023.
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1. Cades Mill Bridge (www.commercial...)
2. Wallace Coverd Bridge (digital.librar...)
3. Melcher Bridge (www.coveredbri...)
4. Sim Smith Bridge (www.coveredbri...)
5. Phillips Bridge (www.coveredbri...)
6. Mecca Brdige (www.coveredbri...)
7. Roseville Bridge (www.coveredbri...)
8. Deers Mill Bridge (www.waymarking...)
I so loved putting this video together and reliving this awesome adventure I took in July. I hope you all enjoy it. I cannot wait to start the next one (Going Home).
Great video ladies. Seemed like a lot of fun. Really enjoy the channel. Take good care. Jonathan 🇬🇧
Yes it was amazing!!! Thank you so much and am so glad you enjoy the channel. Appreciate the feedback.
looks like a great ride so many great places to see be safe
This is awesome! Love the flow of this video and how you shared all those bridges. Ha, great explanation about why they built the bridge with a cover. Also wondered why I saw "Cross at a Walk." Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
It was very interesting to read about. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
What do you all think? I think I need to find some more bridges... any excuse I can find 🥰to go on another adventure.
I was surprised you skipped the one at Mansfield.
@@msulli1971 I focused on the bridges West of Rockville this year. Will add this one to the list next time.
i love the way you describe how different it feels being back on the roads you grew up on, except now on a harley, because i can relate to that. i appreciate our adventures being on the harley and how much more we take in by being out in the open air!! you're awesome and so much fun. i love you :) and my mindy!
Yes, I love our adventures, my darling daughter. Being on those roads on the motorcycle was spectacular. Wish I could have shared it with you too. Maybe next time.
Cannot wait to share our 4100 mile adventure ....
How FUN ! & Quite Interesting !..
I will have to give it a go Myself !
Yes and let me know how it goes. Working on adding the route to the notes section. Ran out of time... LOL. Thank you so much for watching.
I’d love to ride those roads with you. 😊
Let's go!!!
Great information.
Love this❤
Thank you so much!!
Ps. I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work😊
Thank you so much for that awesome feedback!
Reece was one excited 6 year old that day they met you at Wallace. 😊 Hope you enjoyed your lunch and your ride!
It was such a pleasure meeting Reece. What did he think of his debut on TH-cam? A handsome young man for sure.
I'm with you I just love covered bridges. There is something so special about them. Glad to hear you didn't have to bring the bike into the shop. Thanks for taking us along.
Yeah, my heated handgrips were not working and I scheduled service for those so I just had them run a quick Diagnostic, and they did not find anything wrong that would have caused that light to come on.
You would have thought it would show something. LOL@@MidLifeStyleTwins
Small world. I've watched your videos before but did not realize you were from west central Indiana. Like you, I left Indiana long ago but return frequently - sometimes on my motorcycle. Aside from visiting relatives I spend my time there visiting graves of my ancestors in Clay, Putnam, and Vigo counties. Rockville is on my list of destinations. One of my great grandmothers died at a sanitarium there in 1901 during a tuberculosis epidemic. Joseph J. Daniels is buried in the Rockville cemetery. You or your sister might want to pay him a visit and thank him for his life's work.
Yes, my mom is from West Lebanon and we lived there until we were 8 years old. Live across state line in Illinois until we were 18 and moved away, but my parents remained in the area. Small world indeed. That is interesting about the burial place of JJ Daniels. I will have to find the grave site when I go back. Thanks for sharing and safe riding out there.
If you want to ride the ultimate bridge head down to Maryland and ride the Chesapeak Bay Bridge Tunnel. I rode this a few years ago and it was an amazing ride. Thanks for sharing your interest in riding and the history of where you are rinding
Absolutely going to add that to my list. My daughter and I took the Mackinac Bridge in September....that was amazing (yes video will come out on that eventually). I want to hit the Northeast states either in 2024 or 2025...will add this one to the must do. Thanks.
I've been to the covered bridge festival several times but....... have never seen a covered bridge. It would make for a nice motorcycle ride though. A full day's experience beginning and endling in Evansville. Oh yes, I recognized the "Twin Bridges" between Evansville and Henderson in the opening... Get that light checked out!
I did get the light checked out... albeit just a week ago when Harley was finally able to fit me into their schedule. The light never came back on and I finished that trip and just got back from another 4100 mile roadtrip. Their diagnostic came up with nothing and she has been running fine.
Had family in Wallace in the 50’s. I can remember in the summer sometimes they would close the street and show movies.
It was a nice area.
My wife and I live in Southern Illinois. We love taking trips over to Indiana. We do it on our Indian motorcycle....heck it's in the States name...lol
I think we have visited around 28 covered bridges in Parke County. Our latest adventure had us ride Hwy 50 across the State. What beautiful countryside. Keep the vids coming. We're always looking for new rides in our neighboring State.
I wish I could visit more of those bridges. Thanks so much.
Melissa! Great video. It is unfortunate that Melinda could not go. 😔 Everybody has personal parameters.
Maybe next time. 😬 The bridges were outstanding. There is a bridge near me, about the turn of the 20th century.
It is very rural and is about 4 to 5 car lengths. One lane, no railings. Back in the old moon shining days there was
some trouble and someone got killed, including babies. It's called cry baby bridge. At night, if you stop in the
middle of the bridge, turn off your lights and motor and listen for a crying baby. If you hear one your car
won't start and you are in deep trouble. 😲 Mommy! Umm, I had a flashback. 😲 Sorry. 😬
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Hey, Joseph. Yep, hated Melinda was not with me, but she really would not have been happy. Loved the flashback story.... LOL :). Thanks for watching and the comment.
What a couple of beautiful twins; there are a couple of very fortunate fellows in their lives, I reckon.
Thanks. Yes we are both married.
Another great video of the covered bridges,to bad you didn't get to see the Medora Covered Bridge, in Jackson County ind. If I'm not mistaken it's the longest covered bridge in the US,maybe next time when you are back in Indiana
I am going to look that one up...maybe on my next trip up there. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
@@MidLifeStyleTwins you are welcome
If you don't mind let me know if you had a chance to look into the Medora Covered Bridge in Jackson County IN
@@CharlesJrSmith not yet I have not. Researching and getting ready for my next video takes up so much time. But I definitely will.
Love the video ladies ❤️
Thank you so much for watching. :)
I discovered your channel recently. I am hooked and just subscribed. I really like your style of speaking . You make the adventure so real without a bunch of useless babble . I hope to have a trike in the spring and maybe we will meet on the road .
Awesome! I love the three wheels. Thank you so much for the kind words. I love sharing our adventures. I am putting together my 4100 mile adventure ... should have 10 videos over the next several months. God Bless and Safe riding when you get that Trike.
Im curious what bars you have and if they are a noticeable improvement over stock bars ?
They look great !!
Absolutely love your content…..
Thank you so much! I have 14 inch bars (not sure of name). They are definitely better than stock. I do not like stock handle bars because I feel it in the shoulders with them. I had 12 inch bars on my last motorcycle. 12-14 seems to be the best height for me and I am 5'6" tall.
Love your videos. My question what type of video camera do you use? Your videos are great quality.
I use an Insta360 Onex2. I love turning the camera on and not worrying about the angle until I edit the footage for the video. A lot of extra work but safe for riding and makes sure I do not miss what I want to tell my story. Thank you so much.
Any round barns in that area ?
I did not see any. Do you know where there might be one?
Money made from Chinese trinkets at the festival should be taxed to maintain and preserve the bridges they are profiting from..
That is an awesome idea!!!!! Hmmm...