Huge Fucking Bridge-2/19/07

On Monday I had plans to go draining with Mr. Meister but those fell through. Taco, a friend of mine, said he knew of an old mill building in Cumberland that he used to hang out near when he was a kid. He said it was abandoned when he was a kid but he hadnt seen it in years. KareBear, Mr. Meister, Taco and I set out around 1:30 on a slight chance the mill would still be there. As we pulled down the street the mill was located on it was abundantly clear that the mill had been rennovated into loft apartments. Shit! I drove to the end of the road and was faced by this absolutley massive concrete bridge. The bridge, which is 870 ft. long and 56 ft. wide, is about 70 ft. above the valley and spans not only the river but also a canal, railroad line, mill complex, and a bicycle path. I had never seen anything this big in person before and instantly the whole mood of the trip lightened up. We walked around this huge, huge structure for somewhere close to an hour before taking off. Photos by: PunkUE, KareBear, Mr. Meister, and Taco.

Pulling down the street



Almost at the top of the underside hill


At the top of the underside hill


The architecture was amazing


Looking back to where we entered


Taco at halfway mark on hill for size reference


Looking up at one of the arches


One end of bridge


In this town friends come and go quickly so I used this day to take many candids as well
Mr. Meister, KareBear, and Taco


KareBear, Taco, PunkUE(Back), and Mr. Meister


May I present your first peek at the backbone


Top of hill


Top of bridge


PunkUE laying on the Blackstone


Waterfall about 500 yards away


KareBear, Taco, and Mr. Meister standing in 2 towns at once


Looking back at the side we were just under


Rockface to underside of other side


Karebear and the backbone


Can you tell I liked the backbone?


Since Mr. Meister fucked up these next few shots
the "X" is where I was climbing to 70 feet up

PunkUE getting ready to climb his "sturdy branch ladder"

PunkUE heading up

At the second horizontal "step" around 60 feet up

PunkUE at the top of the arch

Looking at the top of other side

Pipes from the backbone

Looking down at Taco and KareBear