As a kayaker, I spend a lot of time crawling around under bridges, gaining access to various waterways. Most of the time the experience is fairly annoying, as these places are generally not maintained at all. There is usually tall grass, ankle deep mud, trash, overgrown vegetation, and decrepit looking structures.
Yesterday, however, while putting on the Brazos River just east of Glen Rose, Texas, we had the pleasant experience of this overpass. The one with all concrete is fairly new. However, the green trestle has been there since the beginning of dirt. I was very impressed that not only did they refurbish the top, including resurfacing the road, but they redid the entire structure. They even painted the bottom under the road surface! Now all the little barn swallows that build their mud houses have a great new neighborhood to raise a family.
So the next time you are driving between Glen Rose and Cleburn on highway 67, you will know how nice the bridge is below you when you cross the Brazos River.
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