Day 27 - Lawrenceburg to Brookville - Two Far 2024 - Courthouse Tour

May 30, 2024

Day 27 - Lawrenceburg to Brookville

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It was a short, but hilly, ride today. Just a few miles into the ride, I began to think that it wouldn't be a short ride after all, when I saw the dreaded "Road Closed Ahead" sign. Shortly after I passed the sign, I saw a line-crew working on some power lines and asked them if I could get through the closure. They said "No" and said a bridge was out and then told me about the detour that I would need to take. That didn't make me happy, but I continued on. When I got to the closure the road was barricaded, but it was not a bridge and I could see to the other side. I asked a worker if I could walk through and he said "yes", but to be careful. Bikes rule again!!

Not a bridge, just a small landslide being repaired.

As happened yesterday, the closure meant that I had the road to myself for several miles, which made the ride very enjoyable.

First covered bridge of this year's trip.

A future "old barn" photo. The roof is already giving way.

A private swinging bridge. It led to a house that is just out of view.

The following 3 photos were all taken at the same intersection. There was a dilapidated building on 3 of the 4 corners.

I wonder what this stone shed was used for.

I had a lot of uphill today, but I did have one great downhill.

The downhill was not quite as steep as the graph on my Garmin indicated.

The courthouse has an interesting history. Originally build in 1855, in 1877 a construction crew was repairing the leaky roof when it collapsed, dumping workers and material into the courtroom below where a trial was taking place.

Franklin County Courthouse. Only the center portion is the original building. The wings on each side were added in 1912.

The marble and brass staircase was very attractive.

A view of the judge's bench in courtroom #1

The courthouse had a nice, but small park next to it.

The Valley House is directly across from the courthouse. It was originally a hotel, but has recently been converted into upscale apartments for seniors.

Brookville has a very modest police station.

Even though I didn't start out today until noon, I reached our motel by 3:30. Shortly thereafter, we went back to town for a nice Mexican dinner and were ensconced back in our room by 7. We spent the rest of the evening surfing the 'net and watching TV. LIFE IS GOOD!!!

Today's ride: 28 miles (45 km)
Total: 486 miles (782 km)

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Keith A. SpanglerYou are the master at challenging road closures
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Jeanna & Kerry SmithNot mastery so much as perseverance. I just keep going forward!
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