http://spotstory.com/tags/spots/ware+river spotstory: stories and photos of your favorite places en-us http://spotstory.com/spots/show/64 http://spotstory.com/spots/show/64 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:11:24 +0000 42.3102 -72.2121 ware river <img alt="161_preview" src="http://spotstory.com/image_files/00/00/161_preview.jpg?1175091227" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" />The Gilbertville Covered Bridge spans the Ware River and joins the Massachusetts towns of Ware and Hardwick (in Gilbertville village). The bridge also joins the Massachusetts Hampshire (Ware) and Worcester (Hardwick) counties. The bridge was built in 1886 and restored for its 100-year anniversary in 1986. It is one of three remaining indigenous covered bridges in Massachusetts (the Smith bridge in Colrain and the Burkeville bridge in Conway are the other surviving examples).The bridge is... http://spotstory.com/spots/show/116 http://spotstory.com/spots/show/116 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:22:40 +0000 42.2616 -72.2352 ware river <img alt="298_preview" src="http://spotstory.com/image_files/00/01/298_preview.jpg?1176733481" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" />The Ware River falls/spillways are located just outside the center of Ware, MA. It appears that the Ware River was dammed to provide a predictible water flow to the downstream industrial buildings. The canal runs along the (appropriately named) Canal Street before it disappears underneath East Main Street.There are actually two separate spillways at this site. The one nearest to Canal Street is clearly man-made with a footbridge leading over the spillway to a control building. It is not...