Posted by fixerupper on July 16, 2013 at 11:07:29 from (100.42.82.30):
I live right on the banks of a drainage ditch with a bridge right south of our lane. The bridge is about 300 feet from our house. The ditch was dug sometime in the teens so I assume the bridge was built about in that time frame. Tomorrow the machinery comes to remove and replace it with two tubes. The engineer said it'd take about two weeks. This bridge is between our two farm building sites, with my son's house and the machine shed to the south and our house and the shops to the north so for a couple of weeks we'll have to make do. I'm thinking of throwing a plank across the stream so our grandkids can get across to grandma's house and the chickens and garden. Hmmm, maybe I can talk them into making me a golf cart crossing too. (wink)
I grew up playing under this bridge so there's a lot of good memories of just sitting there in the shade pulling the leeches off my feet and ankles and watching the water go by on a hot summer afternoon. My son did the same thing and this spring the granddaughters were down there catching frogs. Anyway by tomorrow night it might be just a memory. The good part about it is when they are done there will be no narrow bridge to bother anyone's machinery and it will look a lot nicer too. I'll try to post a pic of the bridge as it looks now if I can. The other night I couldn't post a pic to save my life so it might not happen this time. Here goes---
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