The Cut Bridge opens up just after high tide.
Three powerboats wait in Gloucester Harbor.
Boats coming down the Annisquam River have rights.
First boat through is Stephen Hall's Columbine out of Manchester.
Nice and smooth. Barely a ripple.
Dog Star is up next pushing against the current.
It can be a fine line between not using enough
power to push through the current and too much
leaving a mess for the boats following you.
Dog Star did it well.
Not too much slop left behind.
Surf Rider is next in line.
Looks like they named this boat right!
Churned things up quite a bit.
Now the Grady White comes through and not only has
to fight the current but also now has to contend
with rolling waves left behind Surf Rider!
Need a quick, last minute correction and then the Grady is through.
Simply Passing Through
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The Blynman Bridge, a.k.a. the Cut Bridge is raised and lowered to
allow boats to go between the Annisquam River and Gloucester Harbor.
The red lights flash on, the siren screams, the gates swing across the boulevard, the gears grind, and the jaws of the drawbridge crack open to let a fishing dragger through. For a few minutes Gloucester is almost an island.
-- The Gloucester Guide by Joseph GarlandThe gears are moving again. The bridge is coming down.
thecutbridge.com has a live webcam of the Blynman Bridge in operation.
It's almost done. Soon, the gates will rise and the cars will begin crossing.
Then the jaws descend and shut with a toothsome click, the gates swing clear, and the line of summer traffic drones across again, always with that urgency: can we make it before the next one shuts us off?
-- The Gloucester Guide by Joseph Garland
Simply Blynman
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