The bridge over the canal at Canandaigua Road in Macedon opened to traffic yesterday. The previous bridge was closed in 2010, so for local residents and commuters who can now travel a more direct route to and from the village, this is cause for a BIG celebration. (Especially so since the new bridge's two lanes have eliminated the need to wait your turn to cross the previous one-lane.)
This bridge is just a bit north of the Bullis house, and the previous structure (built in 1912) was used a great deal by the Bullis family as well as other Macedon residents. Nettie Bullis herself probably drove across that bridge on work days to her job at Gleason Works. So if she was with us today, what would be Ms. Bullis's reaction to the new bridge? Hmmm ...
Due to the Bullis Family frugality, we can speculate that Nettie Bullis may well have thought that, although the new bridge is a big improvement, that the original bridge was good enough ... that it served her and other drivers quite well. However, being a strong community supporter, Ms. Bullis might also have thought that a new structure was safer and thus justified. So as we drive over the new bridge in the days and weeks to come, let's silently celebrate the new structure, the tax dollars that made it possible, and strong community supporters, like the Bullis Family.
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