tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364086728077071513.post7305584879482629468..comments2023-03-06T03:17:11.309-05:00Comments on LakeBluff.info: L.I. BridgeSeth C. Burgesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13559929297207143914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364086728077071513.post-74363414648369646732008-11-07T20:37:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:37:00.000-05:00Ah ok, I was picturing a corduroy pant-leg so thou...Ah ok, I was picturing a corduroy pant-leg so thought the the logs would've been running lengthwise.<BR/><BR/>There are miniature corduroy roads in the Adirondacks, then. Hikers will place branches down in wet & muddy areas of the path to provide a stable walking surface.Seth C. Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559929297207143914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364086728077071513.post-55427109016653162082008-11-07T20:31:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:31:00.000-05:00In other words, the logs were lying crosswise to t...In other words, the logs were lying crosswise to the direction of the road.Gil Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334636029777709964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364086728077071513.post-4150326475480899212008-11-07T20:27:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:27:00.000-05:00As I understand it, corduroy roads were built over...As I understand it, corduroy roads were built over wet (swampy) areas with logs lying next to each other which produced the effect of riding in your carriage or wagon over a corduroy-like surface.Gil Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334636029777709964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364086728077071513.post-91046279967254071672008-11-07T10:36:00.000-05:002008-11-07T10:36:00.000-05:00Is this what the old "Corduroy Rd." running from L...Is this what the old "Corduroy Rd." running from L. Bluff Rd. to Garner used to kind of be like?<BR/><BR/>Or were those rounded logs running lengthwise?Seth C. Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559929297207143914noreply@blogger.com