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RE: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell (2)
Interesting about the fence. Last I was there, there was no such fence. In my case, it was walk up
the road below, scramble up the side of the gorge, and walk out onto the bridge.
No train when I was there . . .
SGL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Jones [mailto:acjones_@_frontiernet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:06 PM
> To: 'EL Mail List'
> Cc: acjones_@_frontiernet.net
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell (2)
>
> The parking lot is for access to a trail - which is on the old alignment for
> a ways.
>
> Trespassing from there takes a bit of work: 5' chain link fence extending
> for a couple hundred yards to the west from the bridge - on both sides of
> the ROW.
>
> The original wood bridge was built with walkways - for the tourists on the
> trains and from the hotel which was just east of the bridge.
>
> I'm not sure, but I believe that when the iron bridge was built, walkways
> were included (for the same reason). Check out some of the pictures on this
> website: http://www.letchworthparkhistory.com/
> The bridge appears to have a decorative/functional railing.
>
> Al Jones
> (lurking in the corners)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pat.moore_@_att.net [mailto:pat.moore@att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:16 PM
> To: EL Mail List
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell (2)
>
> Exactly.
>
> What kind of message is being sent when they provide a parking lot next to
> the bridge and a nice wide walkway out on the side of the bridge? It might
> be trespassing, but it is darn near unenforceable. How many people can one
> cop arrest at a time? They would have to put a guard at the end of the
> bridge around the clock to keep the people off it.
>
> If the walkway wasn't there, death would be a regular occurrence.
>
> -pat moore
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "J. Henry Priebe Jr." <root_@_bluemoon.net>
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, david heckman wrote:
> >
> > > To all, All RR property is listed as private land and should you be
> cought
> > > on it you are trespassing. Ahem. D.J.Heckman 3294
> >
> > In Letchworth State Park there is a parking lot next to the bridge and I
> am
> > sure that a lot of the average joes who visit there have no idea that
> walking
> > on RR property is trespassing. The nice wide walkway and railing makes it
> look
> > like it is there for people to observe the river gorge.
> >
> > Henry
> >
> > J. Henry Priebe Jr. Blue Moon Internet Corp Network Administrator
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