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mowtorman · 09-21-2023, 08:41 PM

Was vastly superior in many ways. It had an inner railing that separated the sidewalk from traffic. In the evenings it was loaded with people of all ages fishing. The phone wires were laden with hooks, bobbers, and lures. Lots of sunnies, catfish and bass. In the mid 60s I rode my bike down from Far Echo with my pole and a can of worms. It was a place to congregate.... vehicles drove generally slowly across the bridge. It's kind of like the Weirs docks where people are discouraged from hanging out now but old photos show benches loaded with people on the main dock on weekends. Now the Mount often restricts access to the public docks.

The Mount docks in Center Harbor were open to the public and people fished off the dock all the time in the 60s as the Mount spent the nights at Weirs.

My favorite wooden bridge was definitely Governor's Island.

09-21-2023, 08:41 PM	#13
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 230 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Long Island Wooden Bridge Was vastly superior in many ways. It had an inner railing that separated the sidewalk from traffic. In the evenings it was loaded with people of all ages fishing. The phone wires were laden with hooks, bobbers, and lures. Lots of sunnies, catfish and bass. In the mid 60s I rode my bike down from Far Echo with my pole and a can of worms. It was a place to congregate.... vehicles drove generally slowly across the bridge. It's kind of like the Weirs docks where people are discouraged from hanging out now but old photos show benches loaded with people on the main dock on weekends. Now the Mount often restricts access to the public docks. The Mount docks in Center Harbor were open to the public and people fished off the dock all the time in the 60s as the Mount spent the nights at Weirs. My favorite wooden bridge was definitely Governor's Island.