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Springs Bridge
04/03/14 at 12:49am
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Just a heads up the swinging bridge on the Mill Pond trail has a bad support cable.
The boards are loose and shift so use caution when crossing.
  
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Re: Springs Bridge
Reply #1 - 04/03/14 at 2:49am
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I rode there yesterday, and I would say that it was as lose as normal.  There was only on time about 4 -5 years ago that it was so bad that you had to walk it.  But as always, cross with caution.
  
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Reply #2 - 04/03/14 at 9:42am
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Yep rides like normal to me also.
  
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Re: Springs Bridge
Reply #3 - 04/03/14 at 12:37pm
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The cable on the stream side is the one that is loose. There were several boards last night that had gaps of 3~4 ". This same thing happened a few years back to the support cable on the other side failed. If you go there today you will see the stream side has dropped about 6 inches. I don't know what time you rode yesterday, I rode it last night.
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Re: Springs Bridge
Reply #4 - 04/03/14 at 1:12pm
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Please give the folks at Anne Springs a call and let them know the condition of the bridge so they can attend to it.

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Re: Springs Bridge
Reply #5 - 04/03/14 at 2:10pm
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I called Josh and let him know about the bridge. They have a guy come out yearly to tighten up the cables. It requires special tools and Springs does not have them.
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