Volume 7 , Issue 8

Faulkners Bridge

"Faulkner's Bridge was at the site of what they called the Faulkner caves. The caves are still there, but they are gypsum and not alabaster. Deep in the main cave some of the walls may have been low-grade alabaster. There is a lot of almost glass-clear gypsum lying around in pieces in the area, though. The bridge WAS the highest bridge in Woods County, but it's kaput now. The bridge was destroyed (it was narrow, had a wood plank deck and was not rated for the weight of farm trucks they have nowadays) and was replaced by large tin whistles and lots of dirt fill. Too bad . . . it was very picturesque. As soon as you go off on either side of the road right-of-way you are on private land. It's owned (I think) by one or two Arndt families. I know that Maynard Arndt lives just west beyond where the end of the bridge was and back a way from the north side of the road and another Arndt lives to the east of it on the south side of the road. It was located north on the Cora Church road about eight miles or so and then back to the west maybe 1.5 to 2.5 miles." -- Jim   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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