Lee Covered Footbridge
Middlesex County, Massachussets
(WGN 21-09-h)  (WGCB Unknown):  (1976) (Private)  A single-span, non authentic Stringer truss 26' over a pond outlet.  Located:  In West Townsend, Massachusetts 1.3 miles North of West Townsend, Massachusetts on the left side and facing Greenville Road.  Directions:  From US-3, Exit 35, just south of the New Hampshire border in Massachusetts, take SR 113 (Kendall Road) West 0.7 mile to left on SR 113  (Main Street) 1.7 miles to left on SR 113 (Pleasant Street) 2.9 miles when SR 113 becomes Pleasant Street.  Continue on Pleasant Street (SR 113) 2.9 miles where SR 113 becomes Lowell Road.  Continue on Lowell Road (SR 113) 1.7 miles to left (west) on Tarbell Street (SR 113) 0.4 mile to right on Groton Street (SR 113) 98 yards to left onto Main Street (SR 113) 0.8 mile to roundabout. At roundabout, take the first exit 43 yards onto SR 113 [Main Street] 0.5 mile; Bear left (West) onto SR 113 [Townsend Street] 2.6 miles; bear right (West) onto SR 119 [South Street] 1.4 miles; continue (West) on SR 119 [Main Street] 5.5 miles; turn right (North-West) onto Main Street 0.3 mile; Arrive Greenville Road, West Townsend, Massachusetts.  The bridge is located 1.3 milesNorth of West Townsend, Massachusetts on the left side and facing Greenville Road.  The bridge appears to be an "extension" or "front porch" of an abandoned building at the edge of the pond and its roof an integral part of the structure as well. (Sep 2004)
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