I took this picture of the bridge over the Allegheny River between Brady's Bend and East Brady, PA in the fall of 2001. This view is from the campgrounds in Brady's Bend (aka the Armstrong County side) looking towards East Brady Borough (aka the Clarion County side). East Brady, as everyone knows, is the home of Pro Football Hall-of-Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills. There use to be a big sign proclaiming this as you crossed the bridge into town on the wall by the grocery store. I haven't been up lately and I'm sure all of that has changed along with all the other changes. There is now a new bridge, probably crossing about where I stood to take this picture and as of a couple weeks ago this magnificent bridge was loaded with 66 pounds of explosives and dropped right where it stood. This bridge has served its purpose since 1899, but it wasn't built to withstand the truck traffic that Route 68 carries these days. Progress.
No comments:
Post a Comment