Caspian Brook Bridge Slipping; Needs Repairs
by June Pichel Cook
GREENSBORO – Breezy Avenue runs between the Millers Thumb and Willey’s Store; it shows up as a dotted line, “Route to Memphremagog Country” on a 1794 hand-drawn manuscript of the town. The Greensboro Book (also referenced as Caspian Brook) flows beneath the Miller’s Thumb, where an old grist mill once stood, flows under the road, through Willey’s Store continues on its way from Caspian Lake to the Lamoille River.
Breezy Avenue is a main artery through Greensboro; the stream flow through the bridge is substantial; and two major business enterprises in Greensboro would be seriously impacted if there was a problem with the brook or the bridge. There is a problem.
Both Ann Brigham, owner of the Millers Thumb, and Tom Hurst, owner of Willey’s Store, were told recently the road would be closed to traffic from May through August 2006. They were told that is the only time work can be done to repair the bridge.
Hurst noted, a couple of days ago, Road Commissioner Ed Keene, told him while standing at the gas pumps at Willey’s store, that the bridge is settling.
