Onawa Trestle (Willamantic Maine)

The Onawa Trestle Tale

When ya live in the country, cheap entertainment is  waiting ’round the bend.

People actually live up here!

 Guess  someone got tired of  country livin’ , hard tellin’ what happened. If your’re in the market for some peace and quiet (except when the train barrels through) this piece of real estate might just be what you’re a lookin’ for.

“Downed” trees along the walk up the tracks to the trestle.

It’s a somewhat lengthy walk on flat ground (and tracks) to the trestle. I say tracks because the going gets sloped and the fist-sized rocks on the slope are difficult to walk on: the only other option is to walk on the tracks (which I did)!

I hear the train a-comin’ It’s rollin’ round the bend

 I love railroad tracks; the steel track is solid and graceful as it winds its way  through the countryside. So amazing that “man” created this marvel to connect state to state; country to country and people to people.

Below, you can see across the trestle: there are other people here today taking in the view.

On the left side  there is a walkway with a solid railing: (I know because I gave it a “test” with my mighty strength to see if it would hold). The planks on the walkway are close together which obscures the view directly below.  Gotta tell ya, that’s a good thing for me ’cause looking through cracks to a 130 foot drop below scares the you-know-what right outta me. Oh, by the way, this trestle is 1200 feet long and and crosses the Ship Pond Stream Gorge (what a mouthful) and heads north into Canada.

And take a look at the underpinning of this trestle!

I was assured that my weight wouldn’t challenge this structure! lol Always good to know what’s holdin’ you up!

Views from the trestle

Hey guys, if you’re out for a drive and don’t mind walkin’ a little, head on up to Willamantic and take a look at the Onawa Trestle!