(This is the 15th in a series of short posts exploring the history of the bridges, buildings, and industry of Bellows Falls in light of the plan to replace the Depot Street Bridge in the coming years. Researched and written by Betsy Thurston with funding from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, past posts have looked at the Arch Bridge, the Bellows Falls Canal, and the houses of Canal Street. You can see the full list of posts here . Subscribing to this blog will keep yo

In our most recent exploration of the bridges of Bellows Falls, we told the story of the Vilas Bridge, whose predecessor, a wooden toll...

Did you know that the first bridge over the Connecticut River was a wooden toll bridge built in 1785 by Colonel Enoch Hale in Bellows...

Here’s hoping that your 2025 is off to a good start!   Did you have a chance to read Betsy Thurston’s November blog post?  It profiled...

Sometimes the most remarkable things happen during the lulls of a long construction project like the replacement of our Depot Street...

On Tuesday, April 30, the Vermont Agency of Transportation presented the Rockingham/Bellows Falls/Saxtons River Tri-Board with an update...

I’m writing to let you know that the Vermont Agency of Transportation will update the Bellows Falls community on plans for the...

With the opening of the canal in the early 1800's, Bellows Falls became a center for commerce and industry. By the end of the 19th...

In our last blog post, published just before 2023 drew to a close, we looked into the early history of the Bellows Falls Canal. ...

In our last blog post, we told the story of the houses that line Canal Street in Bellows Falls. Continuing our series of journeys into...

With planning for construction of a new bridge and a new pedestrian walkway to replace our Depot Street Bridge now well underway, I...

The flood of November 3-4, 1927, still stands as the greatest natural disaster in Vermont history. Devastation occurred throughout the...

The Depot Street Bridge that today connects Canal Street and Bellows Falls Island was built 114 years ago, in 1909. As we prepare for...

I hope everyone has had an opportunity to read Betsy Thurston’s inaugural post on our brand-new blog highlighting the bridges of Bellows...

As many of you know, starting in Spring 2025, the Vermont Agency of Transportation will begin a three-year project to replace the Depot...