Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Depending on the source anywhere from 55,000-61,000 bridges in America are "in need of repair". How often do you drive on bridges?
The 'Russian Roulette' thing is about right. I used to cross the Ambassador Bridge (in Detroit) every day. It is a big suspension bridge that is privately owned by a tight-fisted miser. Although it has been repaired, it was really bad up at the top. The asphalt was sinking as the decking rotted away underneath.
Wow! Very Scary I betcha! Did I tell you before that I was born in Highland Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit bh? If I did apologies for repeating it. We moved to California when I was 3 and except for 5 years of living in Massachusetts I've been a California Girl. Glad you didn't have a REAL BAD experience on that bridge. I think if and when any infrastructure begins they gotta start with the bridges. Thank you for your reply! :)
This post was edited by RosieG at February 20, 2018 1:51 AM MST
Oh but I did have a bad experience! Early one foggy morning I was crossing that bridge and I think I was the only one up there at the time EXCEPT a car was sitting there with it's 4 way flashers on. I thought to myself: That driver needs to get that car outta here before the morning rush begins! As I stopped at the border crossing booth, I told the guard about the car sitting up there. At that moment, a fire truck went roaring past. The next day I read about how an early morning jogger found the jumper's body on the jogging trail below the spot where the car was parked up on the bridge.
Oh my gosh! It's good that you reported but even better that you didn't stop, get out of your, go over and look down. That would be an experience no would could ever forget. Driving in fog is a miserable experience. When my son lived in northern California I'd drive up a couple of time a year from southern California to visit. It was almost 500 miles. The longest part of the trip is very boring. Highway 5. Miles and miles of nothing but miles. We have what they call TULE fog which you find somewhere after you've reached "the grapevine". That's a twisty turny part of Highway 5. One time the fog was so bad I hugged the bumper of a truck whose tailights were my guide and I hoped that I wouldn't miss my turnoff and that the truck was going where I wanted to go. It seemed to take forever and it was a VERY CREEPY experience. The fog lifted just enough for me to see the turnoff and within a couple of minutes I was out of the fog. But oh my was I ever TENSE. Driving when you cannot see anything but two taillights is not something I would ever recommend to anyone. Thank you for your reply bh and Happy Tuesday. So did you read about it the next day? Who the jumper was and why he jumped (assuming it was a he)?
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