{"id":450,"date":"2010-06-29T21:12:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T04:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2012-05-21T14:07:55","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T21:07:55","slug":"bridge-to-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/2010\/06\/29\/bridge-to-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing The Bridge to Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trekking up and down the East Fork of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Gabriel_River_(California)\" target=\"_blank\">San Gabriel River<\/a> last weekend, through intense heat and about 20 wildwater crossings, we found the mysterious <em>Bridge to Nowhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1806\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1806\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1806\" title=\"IMG_2786\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2786-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2786-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2786-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2786.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge to Nowhere. Sheep Mountain Wilderness, California. 34\u00b016\u203259\u2033N 117\u00b044\u203248\u2033W. Click to enlarge. Photo: Reinhard Kargl, 2010<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong> Why is there a bridge in the middle of the wilderness?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-459 alignright\" title=\"IMG_2793\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2793-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2793-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2793.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was wondering too.<\/p>\n<p>Built in the San Gabriel Mountains in 1936, the 120 ft (27 m) high\u00a0bridge was supposed to be part of a road connecting the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County with Wrightwood in San Bernardino County. But the road was never completed.<\/p>\n<p>After being overcome by a flood in March of 1938, the road construction project was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge remains, leading nowhere. It is accessible only on foot.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the sights along the way. Click to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_2765\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2765-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2765-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2765.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2758.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"IMG_2758\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2758-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2758-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2758.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2788.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-456 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_2788\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2788-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2788-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2788.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2767.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-454\" title=\"IMG_2767\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2767-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2767-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2767.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_27781.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_27781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-457\" title=\"IMG_2778\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_27781-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_27781-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_27781.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2798.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2798.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-458\" title=\"IMG_2798\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2798-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2798-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_2798.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"apf_post_footer\">\n<h4>Related Articles:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3445\">Coat And Hat Stands<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3415\">Halloween 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3221\">Halloween 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3211\">Forward!<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"apf_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3175\">Breathe!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trekking up and down the East Fork of the San Gabriel River last weekend, through intense heat and about 20 wildwater crossings, we found the mysterious Bridge to Nowhere. Why is there a bridge in the middle of the wilderness? I was wondering too. Built in the San Gabriel Mountains in 1936, the 120 ft [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,6,52,22,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-california","category-english","category-outdoors","category-personal","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1808,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}