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jtownraindancer · 1 year ago

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had a momentary obsession that i shall ramble about in the tags

#doing research on this old abandoned bridge that my younger brother's airsoft team used to cross for their campaigns #just on the edge of a nearby town and literally falling apart #and anyway found out some really interesting things today!#there is only one resident remaining on the other side of the bridge; he actually fell through the thing about 5 years ago #he caught himself though so he didn't land in the VERY deep and COLD mountain creek below #he doesn't qualify for any kind of land/property/fire insurance because literally no one can reach his trailer from the other side #the bridge was built in 1917 and there were at least 10 other homes on the other side & a town dump further along the road #(i explored a little over there once with sky; i got the 'grand tour' with him & said sole resident [sky & co's friend])#the same town used to have at least five different train routes #the same town had TROLLEYS?!?#i knew they had a canal system (i've explored some of that before) and only half the train tracks are abandoned but like #TROLLEYs?!?!?#they were there as late as the tail end of the 1950s WHY did you GET RID of THEM?!#i found a lot of local history blogs and just-#it was all so pretty and there were more bridges across the three rivers i'm-#i'm so sad because we had all this beautiful public transit and it's just Gone now #anyway~#i got my answers as to WHY the bridge went into disrepair anyway: the town shut down the dump (not quite sure yet why)-#and put most of the land- and the connecting bridge- up for sale #sky's buddy mike did NOT sell his property but all others had either passed on or moved away #the lawyer who bought the parcel- one of those local families that thinks they're hot shit because they're wealthy- decided to neglect it #cue several really intense floods in the early-to mid 2000s and the base of the bridge is basically shambles #the trellises are still there but literally it barely supports any weight these days; mike had it patched up with ramshackle wood beams #and some plywood; i remember crossing it around... 2018-ish? and there were just whole patches where there was nothing at all between #you and the water. skyler led the way across; the airsoft team had spraypainted the spots where the wood was safest to cross #but yeah in case anyone's curious what ace did today during their downtime at work now you know #history shit #shut up ace

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