Looks like they blocked it off with dirt and a Jeep lol
Yes, there are actually a lot of bridges around here with shoes hanging from them, it is just kinda weird. I visited the bridge early last fall, when it was still open, and there was almost no graffiti. As far as the bridge is concerned, I was just hoping it would be repaired. It is in Goose Pond Wildlife Reserve
Mike,due to the location of the bridge i'm thinking it was probably kids goofing off putting those shoes where they were on the bridge.Here where I live in Reading there is a meaning for shoes hanging from wires but I don't think it applies to this bridge.
Visited this bridge today. Looks like it might not be reopened. LOTS of graffiti and shoes.
Hope you're right on Black Creek and Beehunter. BTW, someone has swiped the "town" sign for "Beehunter" on 67. I guess no one will know of it's existence. There is nothing there now.
Beehunter is likely safe. And I doubt they'll replace this one.
The ponies in Greene and Owen have been systematically slaughtered.
Damn, Tony! You done pooped all over the Indiana-Bridge PopTart!. Lotsa, unfortunately, not-good info. Guess I'll have to swing over to the Black Creek bridge in Greene. I suppose it won't be long for Martindale, Fourmile and Beehunter bridges. Woe.
Appears to be wrought iron, so I doubt there is much wrong with the trusses. If the floor beams were replaced at some point with steel (which I doubt), then they could be bad. Likely replacing the stringers and deck would be all that is needed to reopen this one to light traffic.
This one didn't make the cut on the Select/Non-Select list. Believe me we tried to get almost every NS through truss reclassified, but didn't win as many as I would have liked.
If this is in a state forest then Greene County wouldn't have jurisdiction to treat it like one of their ponies. And it would cost them a lot more so they might not want to anyway.