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ckcarr Online Image Upload: Off p.1 #1 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night If you've been on highway 128 by the Colorado River for any distance outside of Moab you have probably driven by the historic Dewey Bridge. Built in 1916. Unfortunately, a kid playing with matches at his parents campsite started a raging fire that burned it down plus 10 acres yesterday. One less thing to photograph. Edited by ckcarr on Apr 07, 2008 at 05:51 PM GMT Edited on Apr 08, 2008 at 12:51 AM Apr 08, 2008 at 12:40 AM

spanishbayonet Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #2 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night OOOPS! Nice Shot, wouldn't want to be that kid! Apr 08, 2008 at 12:42 AM

mrladewig Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #3 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night spanishbayonet wrote: OOOPS! Nice Shot, wouldn't want to be that kid! OOOPS doesn't begin to describe it. That's TERRIBLE. That was a beautiful structure. Apr 08, 2008 at 01:01 AM

wlpelzmann Online Image Upload: Off p.1 #4 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night And the parents were doing what !!!! That's a real shame to lose the historic structure. Apr 08, 2008 at 01:34 AM

Nathan Hobbs Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #5 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night man I wish this was an April fools post Apr 08, 2008 at 02:42 AM

PeaktoPeek Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night I just drove past the just over a week ago and thought to mu self that I should stop sometime and get a few shots of it. Terrible news. Apr 08, 2008 at 02:59 AM

ajsml Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #7 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night Two years ago. Apr 08, 2008 at 03:06 AM

eric hagemann Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #8 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night I was there just about 1 year ago Here is a link I found to some pics of the fire http://www.gjsentinel.com/ap/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=99345 Apr 08, 2008 at 03:52 AM

Dajavu Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #9 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night Never been there, but what a shame... Apr 08, 2008 at 04:15 AM

ScaryFox Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #10 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night I have seen it a few years back. A great loss, and the 10 acres of land too. How irresponsible can people be!!! So much damage..... Ute Apr 08, 2008 at 05:43 AM

JimFox Offline Moderator Image Upload: On p.1 #11 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night Thanks Craig, Man, how horrible. I guess there have always been accidental fires for really dumb reasons, but this does seem so typical of families in general to where whether it's the local grocery store or mall, the kids seem to be in control, running and doing whatever they want with no parental supervision. How many times I have seen kids now, even just 2 or 3 years old running off without their parents even noticing, or they are tearing up things and the parents don't say a word... I have no idea if that is the case here, but man, what a sad thing.... I just know I have taken my kids camping from the time they were in diapers, and I would have never first off left them alone by a campfire, or left anything around that they could have started a fire with... I hope the parents don't get away without some repercusions! Jim Apr 08, 2008 at 05:46 AM

bshamilton Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #12 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night Man, that sucks!! I've only seen pics of the bridge. But that still sucks!! Amen to Jim's last comment!! Barry Apr 08, 2008 at 03:41 PM

Nathan Hobbs Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #13 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night The saddest part is the population density in that region is not enough to provide for revenue to rebuild it. very unlikely a replacement will ever be made. and if it is, it will be far less beautiful than this bridge was. Apr 08, 2008 at 05:42 PM

Memphis Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #14 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night This totally sucks, I'll be in Moab next week for a few days Apr 08, 2008 at 06:17 PM

Brent Ward Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #15 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night The parents should get the bill... Apr 08, 2008 at 09:46 PM

Stripper Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #16 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night Wow, my brother and I drove down 128 in his jeep and saw this bridge back in the 70's. What a shame. JohnC Apr 08, 2008 at 10:12 PM

DizzelDel Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #17 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night I dont want to sound harsh but what made the bridge special? Any backround on it? It looks like just a foot bridge. Sorry if that sounded bad but I am curious to know its historic meaning. Thx! Apr 08, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Stripper Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #18 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night DizzelDel wrote: I dont want to sound harsh but what made the bridge special? Any backround on it? It looks like just a foot bridge. Sorry if that sounded bad but I am curious to know its historic meaning. Thx! There is a lot written about this bridge. Here is a place to start: http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/07/040808_1a_Dewey_Bridge.html I can just tell you from my experience that this is one of the most beautiful parts of the country/world and that this bridge is no common foot bridge. JohnC Edited on Apr 09, 2008 at 02:24 AM Apr 09, 2008 at 02:22 AM

ckcarr Online Image Upload: Off p.1 #19 · Dewey Bridge Burned Down Last Night DizzelDel wrote: I dont want to sound harsh but what made the bridge special? Any backround on it? It looks like just a foot bridge. Sorry if that sounded bad but I am curious to know its historic meaning. Thx! You don't sound harsh, you sound uninformed. This is a BIG thing out here. The Dewey Bridge is listed on the Registry of Historic Places. The Dewey Bridge was almost 100 years old. At one time it was the second largest suspension bridge in the US West of the Mississippi. It was used by early settlers, and ranchers bringing their herds to graze and then to market. It at one time was the only crossing of the Colorado River until the Sea of Cortez. It was the only gateway between remote settler towns in Utah and the large cities of Colorado like Grand Junction and Denver. In more modern times it was the "familiar friend" to those traveling to Moab via the river road. It signified the start of the true scenic byway and entry into canyon country. It was part of the Kokopelli mountain bike trail and a piece of the "Vanishing Americana." so many are concerned about. Edited on Apr 09, 2008 at 04:42 PM Apr 09, 2008 at 11:52 AM

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