At one time there was a 'Z' shaped bridge that spanned this small stream, leading from the foot of the "Devil's Den" cave to the steep embankment on the opposite side of the river. The bridge enabled visitors easy access to some of the most attractive paths in the reservation. We believe that this bridge was constructed during the time that the Reservation was a recreational area called ECHO BRIDGE PARK, well described by Ken Newcomb in his Walking Tour of Hemlock Gorge.
We have a good idea of what that bridge looked like from turn of the century postcard images that have come down to us. Two of those are shown here, the one to the right facing Newton and the lower one taken from the Newton shore.
