I'm in

The historic Dewey Bridge burned the other day. The bridge, which spanned the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, was built in 1916 and at the time was the second longest suspension bridge west of the Mississippi. It had long been closed to vehicular traffic but had been renovated and was open to pedestrian and bike traffic.

The loss of the bridge was quite sad. A seven year old Grand Junction, Colorado boy who was camping in the area started a fire while playing with matches. The photos of the bridge burning are stunning. Steve wrote an amazing elegy.

Many people are up in arms about the destruction of the bridge and there is some talk about rebuilding it but there's just as much talk about not rebuilding it.

Me, I'm all in favor of rebuilding it. I understand it won't be the original but I've been in plenty of places were reproductions or reconstructions are still worth seeing and visiting. Heck, it was like that all over Seoul where many of the buildings had been destroyed by the Japanese.

So, if anyone wants to start a Rebuild Dewey Bridge organization to fund the reconstruction with private donations, count me in.

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