Bridges on Winnipesaukee

07-30-2006, 08:22 PM

How many bridges/roads connect islands to the mainland and what are the names of the islands. Thanks.

Aquadeziac · 07-30-2006, 08:29 PM

I believe there bridges connecting to four islands...Long,Governors, Black Cat, and the fourth one escapes me.

ghfromaltonbay · 07-30-2006, 08:53 PM

I believe there is a small bridge connecting Worcester Island near Springfield Pt.

CEP · 07-30-2006, 09:20 PM

Christmas Island in Paugus Bay.

WeirsBeachBoater · 07-30-2006, 09:35 PM

1. Governors 2. Long 3. Black Cat 4. Worcester 5. Christmas (Paugus Bay)

frporter · 07-30-2006, 10:05 PM

How about Oak Island in Meredith (near Spindle Point)?

northforty · 07-31-2006, 10:27 AM

How about bridges connecting islands to other islands?

Gatto Nero · 07-31-2006, 10:47 AM

There is the "Wishing Bridge" between between Birch and Steamboat. It was built in the 1930s and I heard somewhere that it's all still the original wood.

DoTheMath · 08-02-2006, 02:43 PM

Funny, most people just know and think of the three majors and forget about the others, although with Christmas Isl., isn't that more of a causeway than an actual bridge?

I have always said, "there is nothing like island life... esp. when you have a bridge to it!"

Bear Islander · 08-02-2006, 07:34 PM

I'm sorry, but if you drive your car to your place, you don't live on an island!

lfm · 08-02-2006, 08:16 PM

Channel Cottages (just after you enter Paugus Bay) boasts of an island on their property connected to the main land by a foot bridge.

Probably the only island from which a drive in movie can be seen!

LIforrelaxin · 08-03-2006, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

I'm sorry, but if you drive your car to your place, you don't live on an island!

I must agree to this.....having the comfort of driving to my place on Long Island and not having to deal with the issues of having boat access only....definatly seems like two differant worlds to me......

DoTheMath · 08-03-2006, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

I'm sorry, but if you drive your car to your place, you don't live on an island!

Hehe - Really? So the definition of and island is a body of land surrounded by water correct? So, we're on Black Cat Isl. - a body of land surrounded by water, thus an island?

We have friends on Cow Isl. and they always say we not "really" on an Island because we have a bridge, but and island is an island.

Granted - I agree a "real" island on the lake is different, and a much different style of lake living, one I happen to enjoy quite a bit when I can.

Weirs guy · 08-03-2006, 11:12 AM

hey, if Manhattan is still considered an island...

Bear Islander · 08-03-2006, 03:22 PM

Root Beer is not beer.

Hamburgers have no ham in them.

"bridged islands" are not islands.

People who live on bridged islands are not islanders (sorry, but it's true).

islandAl · 08-03-2006, 03:33 PM

But what if it is a drawbridge? Up an island, down not?

Skip · 08-03-2006, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

I'm sorry, but if you drive your car to your place, you don't live on an island!

Bear Islander actually got this one right!

Straight from the New Hampshire Boating RSAs, the applicable passage highlighted in red :

TITLE XXII
NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
CHAPTER 270-D
BOATING AND WATER SAFETY ON NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC WATERS
Section 270-D:1
270-D:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:
I. "Boat" means every description of watercraft other than seaplanes, capable of being used or used as a means of transportation on the water and which is primarily used for noncommercial purposes, or leased, rented, loaned or chartered to another for such use.
II. "Commercial vessel" means any vessel carrying passengers for hire as a common carrier of passengers or property.
III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of safety.
IV. "Director" means the director of the division of safety services, department of safety.
V. "Division" means the division of safety services, department of safety.
VI. "Headway speed" means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.
VII. “Island” is defined as a land mass totally surrounded by water and reachable only by boat.
VIII. "Motorboat" means any vessel being propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion.
IX. "No wake area" means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed.
X. "PFD" means a personal flotation device of a type approved by the United States Coast Guard.
XI. "Person" means person as defined in RSA 21:9.
XII. "Vessel" means any type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except a seaplane.
XIII. "Wake" means any disturbance created on the surface of the water as a result of combined vessel motion and hull displacement.
XIV. "Water skiing" means a person being towed behind a moving motorboat on skis or on aquatic equipment designed for towing an aquaplane or any other device, including bare feet of a person, but excluding a person being towed in another boat or motorboat.
Source. 1990, 171:1. 1995, 273:2, eff. July 1, 1995.

Skip

Fishy Cover · 08-03-2006, 07:45 PM

One Mile Island in Center Harbor once had a bridge from the mainland to the island. The stone abutments are there on either side but the center span is missing.

Bear Islander · 08-03-2006, 10:19 PM

Thanks Skip!

So Bear Island is the largest island on Winni.

However I have walked and skied to the island and one of my neighbors arrives by helicopter. It wouldn't be hard to swim from the mainland either. Seems like they could have phrased that better.

Weirs guy · 08-04-2006, 02:17 PM

"VII. “Island” is defined as a land mass totally surrounded by water and reachable only by boat."

So what is the state approved pc term for all the other land masses in the middle of the lake?

Onshore · 08-05-2006, 08:36 AM

We call it "Land."

DoTheMath · 08-07-2006, 01:45 PM

As defined by MW:

Main Entry: 1is·land
Pronunciation: 'I-l&nd
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English Igland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from Ig island (akin to Old English Ea river, Latin aqua water) + land land
1 : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent

You'all are looking at it figuratively, I am looking at it literally. As much as I am able to enjoy "true" island life from time-to-time, and I know it is taken very seriously by those of you that live on them... an island is an island, bridge or no bridge.

Weirs guy · 08-07-2006, 04:49 PM

So I guess that according to the state during the winter there are no islands?

Either way some day I hope to move from "land" to an island, hopefully one without a bridge. So there you have it, another land locked island dreamer......

07-30-2006, 08:22 PM	#1
thisldu Guest Posts: n/a	Bridges on Winnipesaukee How many bridges/roads connect islands to the mainland and what are the names of the islands. Thanks.

07-30-2006, 08:29 PM	#2
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I believe there bridges connecting to four islands...Long,Governors, Black Cat, and the fourth one escapes me. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

07-30-2006, 08:53 PM	#3
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	4th bridge I believe there is a small bridge connecting Worcester Island near Springfield Pt.

07-30-2006, 09:20 PM	#4
CEP Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Charlton City,MA Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	One I can think of is: Christmas Island in Paugus Bay.

07-30-2006, 09:35 PM	#5
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	There are Five 1. Governors 2. Long 3. Black Cat 4. Worcester 5. Christmas (Paugus Bay)

07-30-2006, 10:05 PM	#6
frporter Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How about Oak Island in Meredith (near Spindle Point)?

07-31-2006, 10:27 AM	#7
northforty Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	more bridge trivia How about bridges connecting islands to other islands?

07-31-2006, 10:47 AM	#8
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 697 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	Wishing Bridge There is the "Wishing Bridge" between between Birch and Steamboat. It was built in the 1930s and I heard somewhere that it's all still the original wood. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

08-02-2006, 02:43 PM	#9
DoTheMath Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MA / Moultonborough Posts: 146 Thanks: 46 Thanked 43 Times in 18 Posts	Funny, most people just know and think of the three majors and forget about the others, although with Christmas Isl., isn't that more of a causeway than an actual bridge? I have always said, "there is nothing like island life... esp. when you have a bridge to it!"

08-02-2006, 07:34 PM	#10
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 32 Thanked 441 Times in 207 Posts	I'm sorry, but if you drive your car to your place, you don't live on an island!

08-02-2006, 08:16 PM	#11
lfm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 96 Thanks: 29 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Its surrounded by water, so it must be an island Channel Cottages (just after you enter Paugus Bay) boasts of an island on their property connected to the main land by a foot bridge. Probably the only island from which a drive in movie can be seen!

08-03-2006, 11:12 AM	#14
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	hey, if Manhattan is still considered an island... __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

08-03-2006, 03:22 PM	#15
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 32 Thanked 441 Times in 207 Posts	Root Beer is not beer. Hamburgers have no ham in them. "bridged islands" are not islands. People who live on bridged islands are not islanders (sorry, but it's true).

08-03-2006, 03:33 PM	#16
islandAl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountonboro Posts: 200 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bridged island But what if it is a drawbridge? Up an island, down not?

08-03-2006, 07:45 PM	#18
Fishy Cover Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 10 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	One mile island One Mile Island in Center Harbor once had a bridge from the mainland to the island. The stone abutments are there on either side but the center span is missing. Last edited by Fishy Cover; 08-04-2006 at 09:33 AM.

08-03-2006, 10:19 PM	#19
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 32 Thanked 441 Times in 207 Posts	Thanks Skip! So Bear Island is the largest island on Winni. However I have walked and skied to the island and one of my neighbors arrives by helicopter. It wouldn't be hard to swim from the mainland either. Seems like they could have phrased that better.

08-04-2006, 02:17 PM	#20
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	"VII. “Island” is defined as a land mass totally surrounded by water and reachable only by boat." So what is the state approved pc term for all the other land masses in the middle of the lake? __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

08-05-2006, 08:36 AM	#21
Onshore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 502 Thanks: 12 Thanked 423 Times in 145 Posts	We call it "Land."

08-07-2006, 01:45 PM	#22
DoTheMath Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MA / Moultonborough Posts: 146 Thanks: 46 Thanked 43 Times in 18 Posts	From Merriam Webster... As defined by MW: Main Entry: 1is·land Pronunciation: 'I-l&nd Function: noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English Igland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from Ig island (akin to Old English Ea river, Latin aqua water) + land land 1 : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent You'all are looking at it figuratively, I am looking at it literally. As much as I am able to enjoy "true" island life from time-to-time, and I know it is taken very seriously by those of you that live on them... an island is an island, bridge or no bridge.

08-07-2006, 04:49 PM	#23
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So I guess that according to the state during the winter there are no islands? Either way some day I hope to move from "land" to an island, hopefully one without a bridge. So there you have it, another land locked island dreamer...... __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?