jstol3's Blog

I kept thinking "bridge to nowhere", "bridge to nowhere", hmm just what is this? Is it science fiction or a euphemism for bridge to a different time warp that was just a figment of someone's imagination? What the heck is a "bridge to nowhere"?

Turns out it was a bridge from Ketchikan, Alaska to an island where their airport is and only 50 people live there. I guess that those people aren't as worthy of a bridge as the people of New Orleans are to live in a bowl that is below sea level at the taxpayer's expense. Oh, wait - the bridge wasn't for the people who live on the island - it's for the people who need to get to the airport!

We put our airport 30 miles from downtown out in the middle of "nowhere" when we built it and we already had a good airport right downtown and then we built I435 to "nowhere" so we could get to the airport.

Someday I hope that that bridge will be built so those folks can get to the airport and not be forced into seasicknes on a ferry!