I love to travel. Love living in the Midwest. I love planning the bridgehunts, finding these places, & meeting the people who live there.
Equipment used for photos: Nikon L310, Nikon D3400, Sony DSC-H300, & Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Life is an adventure
I'm pretty sure too.
I re-visited this bridge last night. It has been replaced with a large culvert in connection with development in the area from rural to residential.
Use caution approaching this bridge. The road is non-gravel and if there has been any rain or snowmelt, you can easily be trapped in mud. Only reason I got out after taking pictures was because I had a 4WD vehicle. It was still a challenge. Beautiful location though.
Sunset lighting was all over the place when I took the pictures!
Thank You Tony. Had the wrong bridge selected on the browser. I have relocated the photos
Bridge is especially hazardous to approach from the North. 4 Wheel drive required.
CNW System Maps show the line through Savannah was removed between 1981 & 1985
Am I seeing correctly that they repurposed the bridge piers for the powerlines?
Really shocking condition for a bridge still in use. I had tried to visit this one a while ago & wondered why it looked so strange from the satellite pictures.
http://www.ompsfuneralhome.com/obituary/richard-lee-stevens/
A relative worked for him many years ago & mentioned him in a story I remembered. I saw the comment when Brian posted his photos & I asked my relative if this was the same guy & they said yes. We looked up the obit on google.
RIP Dick Stevens
I have travelled this road for years. There is no pony truss bridge here.
I'm Glad you visited this bridge John. I hadn't gotten the chance to do more closeup shots of the other plaques last September. I was attacked by hornets just North of the bridge when taking the South-facing shots through the trees!
According to the Des Moines Register the bridge has now been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Story Here: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/06/26/ceda...
Bridge has been reopened to limited traffic
http://whotv.com/2017/11/20/grand-avenue-bridge-reopens-more...