JACKSON — After the previous year when it was hit by vehicles again and again, the Jackson Honeymoon Covered Bridge almost made it through an entire year without being struck.
Almost.
kAm~? $2EFC52J 7@@5 D6CG:46D DF34@?EC24E@C |2EE96H (@@E6?[ da[ @7 qC:DE@=[ r@??][ 5C@G6 2 C67C:86C2E65 3@I ECF4< =62D65 7C@> zC:D\(2J %CF4< {62D:?8 @7 $@FE9 !@CE=2?5[ |2:?6[ :?E@ E96 3C:586’D 72D4:2 2?5 D:5:?8[ 2?5 2=D@ 52>2865 D@>6 r9C:DE>2D =:89ED @H?65 3J E96 y24<D@? pC62 r92>36C @7 r@>>6C46]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ y24<D@? !@=:46 r9:67 r9C:D !6C=6J[ 2 A2DD6C3J 42>6 :?E@ E96 DE2E:@? 2E 2C@F?5 ` A]>] E@ C6A@CE E96 244:56?E] ~77:46CD #J2? |4s@?2=5 2?5 |2CE:? q@FCBF6 E@@< 5@H? E96 56D4C:AE:@? @7 E96 G69:4=6 2?5 EC24<65 :E E@ 2 =@42= 3FD:?6DD 2D E96 5C:G6C >256 =@42= 7@@5 56=:G6C:6D]k^Am
kAm“%96J 3C@F89E E96 5C:G6C E@ E96 D46?6[ 2?5 96 H2D 7F==J 4@@A6C2E:G6[” !6C=6J D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E 96 H2D :DDF65 2 4:E2E:@? 7@C 2 EC277:4 4@?EC@= G:@=2E:@? @7 8@:?8 @? E96 3C:586[ 6G6? E9@F89 :E :D A@DE65]”k^Am
kAm%96 3C:586 :D A@DE65 7@C 2 b\E@? =:>:E 2?5 5:D2==@HD @G6CD:K65 G69:4=6D[ :?4=F5:?8 =2C86 ECF4<D[ 42>A6CD 2?5 #'D]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ !6C=6J[ E96 5C:G6C D2:5 27E6C 8@:?8 E9C@F89 E96 3C:586 96 ?@E:465 :? 9:D C62CG:6H >:CC@C E92E E96C6 H6C6 r9C:DE>2D 564@C2E:@?D 52?8=:?8 7C@> E96 C62C @7 9:D ECF4<]k^Am
kAm“qFE E96? 96 EFC?65 2C@F?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ H:E?6DD6D[ 2?5 EC:65 E@ 8@ 324< E9C@F89 7C@> E96 G:==286 D:56 3FE ?@E:465 >@C6 r9C:DE>2D =:89ED 3642FD6 E96J 92?8 2 =:EE=6 =@H6C 7C@> E96 G:==286 D:56[” !6C=6J D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 5C:G6C 2AA2C6?E=J EC:65 E@ 8@ E9C@F89 2 D64@?5 E:>6 “3642FD6 96 H2D FD:?8 9:D v!$[ 2?5 :E H2D E6==:?8 9:> 96 H2D 8@:?8 E96 HC@?8 H2J[” D2:5 !6C=6J[ BF6DE:@?:?8 9@H 96 4@F=5 :8?@C6 E96 A@DE65 H6:89E =:>:ED 2?5 32? @? =2C86 G69:4=6D]k^Am
kAm!6C=6J D2:5 E96 ECF4< H2D 7F==J :?DFC65]k^Am
kAmp DA@<6D>2? 7@C zC:D\(2J %CF4< {62D:?8 E@=5 E96 $F? E92E E96 5C:G6C H2D ?@E 2? 6>A=@J66 @7 E96 4@>A2?J]k^Am
kAm%96 `gfe\3F:=E 3C:586 :D @H?65 3J E96 DE2E6 2?5 >2:?E2:?65 3J E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@?[ H9:49 4=@D65 :E E9:D DAC:?8 7@C C6A2:CD 27E6C :E H2D 52>2865 3J E9C66 >@E@C G69:4=6 244:56?ED :? a_`g]k^Am
kAm!6C=6J D2:5 96 DA@<6 H:E9 E96 DE2E6 s~% |@?52J >@C?:?8 27E6C E96 =@42= :?DA64E@C 32D65 :? q2CE=6EE 2DD6DD65 52>286 7C@> E96 3@I ECF4<]k^Am
kAm“w6 D2:5 :E H2D DECF4EFC2==J D@F?5 2?5 @A6? 7@C 3FD:?6DD @E96C E92? D@>6 72D4:2 E92E H2D AF==65 2H2J 7C@> E96 G:==286 D:56[” D2:5 !6C=6J]k^Am
kAm$E6G6 y@9?D@?[ 3C:586 25>:?:DEC2E@C 7@C E96 DE2E6 s~% 32D65 :? r@?4@C5[ D2:5 |@?52J E96C6 H2D ?@ DECF4EFC2= 52>286 E@ E96 3C:586 @E96C E92? E96 D:5:?8 E92E H2D AF==65 @77]k^Am
kAm“(6 H:== ?665 E@ AFE D@>6 D:5:?8 324< :? A=246[ 2?5 H6 H:== ?665 E@ 2DD6DD H96E96C D@>6 @7 E96 324<:?8 3@2C5D 8@E AF==65 @77 A2CE @7 E96 7C2>6H@C<[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 ECF4< “>2J 92G6 D4C2A65 D@>6 @7 E96 4C@DD 3C24:?8 2D :E H6?E E9C@F89 42FD:?8 >@C6 4@D>6E:4 C2E96C E92? DECF4EFC2= :DDF6D[” D2:5 y@9?D@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 H:== 36 :? E@F49 H:E9 y24<D@? D6=64E>2? 3642FD6 H6 5@?’E E9:?< E96J H@F=5 2AAC64:2E6 FD 4=@D:?8 :E 5@H? E9:D Wr9C:DE>2D^}6H *62C’DX H66<[” D2:5 y@9?D@?]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.