By Jack Durham
Press Editor & Reporter
The Hammond Bridge is disintegrating and, at the current rate of corrosion, will be unsafe in 10 years, give or take.
With this in mind, Humboldt County Public Works has launched a study looking at alternatives for replacing the pedestrian bridge…(To read the entire article, buy a copy today. Here’s a list of locations where you can purchase the paper. Better yet, subscribe!)
This vital bridge is also needed for equestrians which was not mentioned in the article. Before this bridge was opened to public traffic, a ride between Arcata and Mckinleyville entailed either wading/ swimming the Mad River at the mouth, or through the gravel operation off Giuntoli Lane OR riding across the old bridges on highway 101. Yes, I and others have done that in our teenage years. How much better to have a multi-use bridge for non-motorized traffic.