Flood Footage in North Walpole NH

Very eventful morning on my courier route, as I pulled over in North Walpole, NH to capture this footage of the Connecticut River raging under (and nearly THROUGH) the majestic bridge that connects Walpole to Bellows Falls, VT. Unbelievable how violently the water was smashing into that bridge, like something from the end of the classic Frankenstein meets the Wolfman movie!

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[murphy9098]

I'm sorry, but I have to say this. It's the village of North Walpole and there is a difference. Just ask the people who live in Walpole. Life long North Walpole resident.

[BurlapDog]

@murphy9098 Thanks for setting me straight.

[grdearden]

Actually that bridge connects walpole to bellows falls.

[BurlapDog]

@grdearden Thanks for the correction!

[BurlapDog]

Yeah, so far, so good. The bridge has been closed for some time (over a year), which gives me some pause as to just how strong it really is. Hopefully it won't go the way of the covered bridge in that clip that Alice shared with us. Water is just incredibly powerful.

[Dilligaff821]

@BurlapDog Not to be a stickler but the bridge in this video is still a fully operational railroad bridge. I work for the railroad that runs across it, and as a matter of fact I was in a locomotive running back and forth over that bridge on that day, with the water that high. The highway bridge a couple hundred feet south of this bridge is the one that is closed to all traffic.

[italianeyez914]

i just moved away from there 2 years ago and in all my 20 years of liing in walpole i have never seen the water that high!!!

[amychri]

WOW. I'm glad it's holding up so far. New Hampshire granite!