Carpenter's Bluff Bridge

So, about a week ago, my parents were driving home from Sherman, but the freeway was in a huge traffic jam. They had to take another route, and what they found along the way could be called a hidden treasure!
They found the Carpenter's Bluff Bridge. It has a "walkway" on the side of this 1-lane driving part:


Apparently, they turned a corner, and then all of a sudden, "there it was!" They didn't have much time to look at it, though, so they wanted to go back today.
I went with them, of course. :)


Apparently, it's the thing to do in this area of Texas/Oklahoma to go to this bridge and party! There were people everywhere: drinking, four-wheeling, 4-wheel-drive-ing, and swimming in the river that the bridge crosses over.


We had originally thought this was a walkway, but it's more like an Indiana Jones movie. The Texas side of the bridge has it blocked off, but Oklahoma let's you figure things out for yourself ;)




Here's why it's scary:


My dad wasn't afraid, though. :)


While we were on this rickety "walkway" a teenager started walking on it. We asked him if it was safe, and he said "just stay on the beams." He also said that the "walkway" part used to be the driving part, and that his grandparents drove on it when it still was! I can't imagine that.. But anyway, after he told us this, he proceeded to jump off the bridge, into the water.. which was at least 50 feet down. Guess he's been going to the bridge for a while.

So that was our day at the Carpenter's Bluff Bridge. :)

(Oh and by the way, it's 100 years old this year)

-pictures compliments of my mom :)