Post by ninthstargod on Aug 4, 2008 17:13:14 GMT -5
this old road ran from Catawissa along the Susquehanna River towards Riverside. however when a small bridge, and i do mean small, collapsed, this section of the road was closed. there was very little traffic on the one lane dirt road since there were no homes for several miles outside of Catawissa. a large iron bridge over Catawissa Creek remained open until the 90's in order to service the three homes along the road just across the creek. however those homes were bought by the state and torn down, followed by the bridge being torn down. naturally the cost of upkeep on the bridge was not worth the three homes it serviced. now the only way to access the old road from Catawissa is to cross the current railroad bridge over the creek.
this is the start of the road on the Catawissa side of the creek.
where the old iron bridge existed till the 90's
this is on the other side of the creek looking toward where the bridge was. i'm not sure why they bothered to place a road closed sign here since there was no way to get a car back there anyway.
this section was what remained open into the 90's
the surface of the road under the growth
this is where the road was initially closed due to the small bridge collapsing.
these are pics of the road past the initial point of closing. it is now only used by dirtbikes and four wheelers
the old guiderail posts
the road here has not been cleared for many years and the railroad right away has become the existing path.
back onto the old road
looking down onto the railroad tracks
this is believed to be the location of the small bridge that collapsed. however, it's been a long time since that would have been considered a bridge.
this is as far as i've gone along the road so far. although i do plan on continuing till the other end of the closed section at some point.
the retaining wall for the road
looking towards the bridge into Catawissa over the Susquehanna River
here's some other things found along the road and railroad tracks.
this is an old retaining wall along the road
not sure what this was
this is the start of the road on the Catawissa side of the creek.
where the old iron bridge existed till the 90's
this is on the other side of the creek looking toward where the bridge was. i'm not sure why they bothered to place a road closed sign here since there was no way to get a car back there anyway.
this section was what remained open into the 90's
the surface of the road under the growth
this is where the road was initially closed due to the small bridge collapsing.
these are pics of the road past the initial point of closing. it is now only used by dirtbikes and four wheelers
the old guiderail posts
the road here has not been cleared for many years and the railroad right away has become the existing path.
back onto the old road
looking down onto the railroad tracks
this is believed to be the location of the small bridge that collapsed. however, it's been a long time since that would have been considered a bridge.
this is as far as i've gone along the road so far. although i do plan on continuing till the other end of the closed section at some point.
the retaining wall for the road
looking towards the bridge into Catawissa over the Susquehanna River
here's some other things found along the road and railroad tracks.
this is an old retaining wall along the road
not sure what this was
