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New England is a special place - amazing scenery, quaint small towns each with their own personality, awesome recreation, loaded with history, and unforgettable stories.  Over the last twenty years, Gribblenation has spent a lot of time in New England from roadtrips, daytrips, and long vacations.  

The Travel New England Gateway is our starting point to discover this unique part of America.  We hope you enjoy your visit.

Features:
    Connecticut:
            Historic Bridges:
                        Bulkeley Bridge
                        Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge
            Historic Sites:
                        Merritt Parkway Tollbooth @ Boothe Memorial Park
    Maine:
            Historic Bridges:
                        Deer Isle Bridge
                        Old US 2 - New Sharon
                        Wire Bridge - New Portland
    Massachusetts:
            Covered Bridges:
                        Bissell Covered Bridge
            Hiking:
                        Abandoned Interstate 95 - Newburyport
                        Interstate 90 at the Appalachian Trail
            Historic Bridges:
                        Bardwell's Ferry Bridge
                        Rocks Village Bridge
            Small Towns:
                        Deerfield Village
                        Shelburne Falls
    New Hampshire:
            Covered Bridges:
                        Albany Covered Bridge
                        Ashuelot Covered Bridge
                        Bath Covered Bridge
                        Blair Covered Bridge
                        Corbin Covered Bridge
                        Pittsburg-Clarksville (Bacon Bridge)
                        Saco River Covered Bridge
            Great Drives:
                        A Scenic Drive along NH 112
                        Franconia Notch Parkway
                        Sandwich Notch Road
            Hiking:
                        Old NH 10 - Keene
            Historic Bridges:
                        Gilsum Stone Arch
                        Pierce Bridge - Bethlehem
            Small Towns:
                        Franconia
    Rhode Island:
            Historic Bridges:
                        Mount Hope Bridge
    Vermont:
            Covered Bridges:
                        Arlington Green Covered Bridge
                        Mill and Cilley Covered Bridges
                        Paper Mill Village Covered Bridge
                        Taftsville Covered Bridge
                        West Dummerston Covered Bridge
            Great Drives:
                        Mount Equinox Skyline Drive
            Historic Bridges:
                        Highgate Falls Parabolic Truss Bridge
                        Medburyville Iron Bridge
            Natural Areas:
                        Quechee Gorge - Vermont's Little Grand Canyon
            Small Towns:
                        Peru
                        Quechee
                        Woodstock

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