There is something similar close to where I live. It’s a wooden toll bridge across the River Adur which replaced a ferry in 1782 and remained open to motor vehicles into the 1970s until a modern bridge, the subject of my PUG entry, was built a little further upstream.
There are several other bridges in that short stretch of river by the estuary, including a railway bridge, an older road bridge, and two foot bridges. I’ll post a gallery of them when the PUG goes up. The wooden toll bridge is still used (toll-free) by walkers and cyclists having been reconstructed in 190m and 197n. > On 1 Jan 2023, at 13:36, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- %(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.
