As part of the Union’s ongoing advancement of the People’s hobby, a representative of the Ministry of Public Investigation and Redistribution of Knowledge rode to view the W&OD bridge damaged by the recent deluge.  As you can see from the pictures below, the Fairfax county authorities have fairly well identified the crossing in question as no good for you and me.



The Union Representative arrived at about the same time as these fine and industrious brothers who pretty quickly found a new “alternate route”: use the damn bridge.







After watching them traverse without harm, the Union Representative had the choice of either following their lead, or adding an extra 20 hilly minutes to his ride home by following other suggested routes.

Although the Union Representative has no way of evaluating the safety of this bridge, he believed the changes of its collapse while crossing with 81.6 Kilos of bike, rider and backpack were far smaller indeed then his chances of crashing in a typical D20 Cat 4 race.

Here’s a picture from the other side: