I have a post dated December 12, 2014 about this
place. I decided to go back in winter and see what it looks like in a different
season and from the other side. I drove there on January 18, 2015 which was not one of my better ideas. It had rained/snowed a few hours earlier and froze on
the road surface making driving somewhat slippery. The entrance to the bridge
was blocked by a high fence. The other side is not blocked by a fence. I declined
to drive across the river to the other side. I have driven in all kinds of
weather conditions but the thing that I do not like is freezing rain and the
aftermath. I already had one encounter driving on ice this winter that I lost. I
did find out that back in the day the bridge in addition to rail traffic also
had vehicles cross as well. That must have made for a few interesting
encounters. I had noticed some people cross country skiing on the river and
there was open water in spots. Not smart.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8givFcJPdvOzp3ZNw2tQV8Z7F-lKWWhdKEn_47P1z2-ar0vmQUP83t0cpilw6GkE9xXi2bgPaPbarlDj-TG5-IRwjBEGhj6hIkVEq3x5QM5sCkeKuUlF61EdCFZabKIOo8zHrMqiZGj0/s1600/photo+1.JPG) |
Stuck my camera through a wire fence to take this shot |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf8uialIEHSYhLkySxAGHNmdkDJOgdqSOBrzZO_lJ4JP51GOMzkrIiyygPxkQZtrgM-Jki32dNnnmBKrXnqiizRy6ET4V4VtzUiJB3V0cLhYEAkgjoCazR2cOrkQTp7yomFREWTtFItg/s1600/photo+3.JPG) |
This is from a highway bridge showing the rail bridge in the distance |
I'd wait for better weather!! Don't mind driving in snow - but on ice? No way! Snowing here again.
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