By Jim Hagarty
Blogger/photographer Al Bossence (thebayfieldbunch.com) came across this bridge on a closed road in Huron County, Ontario, Canada, today. He wrote in his blog tonight that there has probably been no traffic over that bridge in at least 40 years. I am glad to see this bridge still standing. I have travelled many times to the British Isles and once to Europe. The people there, especially in the countryside, are rarely in a rush to level unused structures. In Ireland, there are many “round towers” still standing, brick structures with the doorway 20 feet in the air. They were used by monks during the Viking raids of a thousand years ago. The monks would use a rope ladder to ascend to the door, then pull up the ladder and ring a loud bell to warn the local people the Vikings were coming. If they Vikings made the mistake of getting too close to the tower, they would get boiling water poured over them from above. These towers have not served a useful purpose for many hundreds of years and yet, they still stand. This bridge won’t be so lucky. Made of steel, it will eventually rust away if it is not taken down before that happens.
