[fatlazyless]

Go to the WV ski area access road, highway bridge, over on Ski Area Rd, and look down the Mad River and you can see the 120' x 10' utility bridge that got washed away. For 35-years it sat in its location supporting hikers, xc-skiers and 5-ton+, heavy snow groomers until Irene teamed up with the Mad River-East Branch and swept it way down beyond the confluence of the East and West branches, and there it sets just like a wrecked ship. It probably weighs maybe 20-tons or something, being all steel and wood and 120' in length, and the big water sent it maybe 400-yards down stream, surfer board style!

So, how do you pick up a 120'-20-ton bridge and move it back over a very rocky river, and return it to its spot......a good question? It looks from a distance to have survived in good enough condition to be used again, after it gets relocated back.

Maybe buy 10-cases of Busch (Head for the mountains!) Beer and invite 200 strong people over and have a bridge moving party? Yoooooo-heavvvvvve-hoooooo........chugalug-chugalug......move that thar bridge........yeeeeehhhharrrr!!!
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Down in Meredith, I had a tired looking, three year old, 10'x10' Wal-Mart canopy cover get torn all to shreds which was actually a blessing, since it gave me a good excuse to go buy a new Wal-Mart replacement cover for $34.