White River Junction, VT (USA)

I had my first doctor's visit at the White River Junction VA Hospital in the early afternoon today.  It was quite rainy, so I didn't have a chance to leverage my trip into Vermont into a kayak or hiking visit.  After I was done with my appointment (1400), I decided to follow drive into town and see if I could find a place to launch a kayak from the west side of the Connecticut River (just like I'd tried, unsuccessfully, a few days earlier on the New Hampshire side).  After making my way through the construction in WRJ, I located a promising route (Connecticut River Road) that headed south along the water.  There were lots of cool farms and little homes on the route but I was disappointed after several miles when I reached signs that said "Private Road."  A secondary goal of the drive was to locate the Willard Covered Bridges that I noticed in the town of North Hartland (VT) on the Ottauqueechee River.  However, I was not able to reach them - I guess I'll have to try coming in from the south side (off US-5) sometime in the future.  Backtracked to WRJ and headed back to my condo for the rest of my telework day.  Grrr...  I don't know why, but it's tough to find kayak launches south of the I-89 bridge!