Thanks for looking and commenting, Alan! It lasted that long because the railroad that built it went bankrupt. The new railroad operating agency, New Jersey Transit, refused to take ownership of it because of the expense involved. The municipal government repaired the wooden planking from time to time, but lacked the funds to finance the replacement. Eventually, the State of New Jersey, using federal transportation funds, gave a grant to the County to replace the bridge. (Two county roads meet at the bridge, each leading from a very busy US highway.)
It was long a local joke, but gradually became a real hazard as traffic increased and heavier vehicles attempted to cross it. Several vehicles had to be towed out of the bridge or its approaches. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > That sort of bridge, even worse, is common in Africa. Surprised yours > has lasted so long. > > Alan C > > On 31-Dec-22 08:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > As I noted in reference to Reject #1, in searching for an image to submit > > for the January PUG, I came across three that brought back pleasant > > memories. I chose one for the PUG, but decided to use the others as > PESOs, > > although you may have seen slightly different versions of them before. > > > > The Shaky Bridge > > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
