Ugly
When you drive across the iron bridge on Bridge Street in Morrisville, near Tomlinson’s Store, glance upriver at the former railroad bridge. The way things look to me, that view is now ugly. There is some kind of temporary?/makeshift unpainted guardrail type structure stuck to the bridgework. Perhaps it has something to do with the rail and tie salvage operation that seems to be wrapping up; or maybe it’s something to do with the rail trail. Whatever the reason, the guardrail thing is ugly.
This is really a very minor matter, I understand that, but – it is a fact that the scene from the Bridge Street bridge is a very photographed spot. Anyone who has lived here for a year has noticed out-of-staters parked willy-nilly during leaf season, setting up tripods, or otherwise angling, for just the right shot of leaves spiraling downstream and trees leaning from riverbanks. A few even cross to the upstream side of the bridge and shoot at the rail bridge. I think it must be the contrast, two quiet, tranquil, rather idyllic views crossed by bustling traffic, right in the middle of town.
Taking a wider view, will all the rail trail bridges on the former “Bridge Road” sport pedestrian-style guardrails? Is it just because the rail bridge in Morrisville is crossed by so many pedestrians? Who has jurisdiction over constructions on the rail trail? Will there be, or have there been, zoning/building permits for handrails?
In any case, now the site has another new contrast, the fairly recently lighted highway bridge versus the fresh lumber gridwork on the trail bridge. Go ahead, take a picture.