Gudgeonville Bridge torched by teenagers
I’m very sad today. It looks like the future of one of my favorite places growing up is uncertain. Apparently Friday night around 2AM a group of teenagers set fire to the bridge and severely damaged it. The bridge was built in 1868 and was the source of many local legends and ghost stories. As a teenager, I frequented the spot, both during the day and late a night. But never in our wildest dreams did we ever think about disrespecting the bridge much less setting it on fire.
This is the bridge I knew from my youth:
This is the bridge as it looks today:
Words can’t explain how sad and ANGRY I am. Even if they catch those responsible, the likelihood that the bridge will be rebuilt I have to believe is small.
Jess
9 Nov 08 at 7:48 pm
That is so sad!! What is up with teenagers these days? Seriously they can’t find something the least bit more interesting to do then destroy history? I hope I am raising my children to never even consider a crime like this.
Carrie
10 Nov 08 at 2:30 pm
My mother painted that bridge when I was a teenager.
I hope they rebuild it.
Melody Platz
26 Nov 08 at 8:13 pm
I can’t believe someone would do this. I really wanted to take Alec, my two year old to see it when he got older to share some history of where I grew up. Now, I won’t be able to do that.
Debbie Elder
1 Dec 08 at 10:50 pm
We all miss the bridge, but on other sites, I think it’s inappropriate to say the kids should get life in prison or burn in hell (not that you’re doing it).
The bridge was like an outlet for creativity ’cause, nowadays, parents think a bit of classical music and a tutor could fix their kids.
I myself carved my name on one of the walls 2 months before it was burned.
If it’s rebuilt, it’ll probably be ‘decorated’ again.
Natalya Sharamchevskiy
6 Jan 09 at 9:21 am