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kimmyt
Aug 12, 2004, 2:33 PM
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FYI
Was up at Birdsboro last night and due to the heavy rains recently, the road to get to the climbing is almost completely washed out. There are large crater-holes across the road, several large chunks of asphalt have been carried off the road, and the 2nd bridge (closest to the climbing) is completely down. Someone secured a wooden ladder to the far side of the bridge (thank you to whoever did this, I'm guessing it was a clibmer), and it's possible to scramble down a fallen tree and then climb up the ladder, but just be warned that if the water is high, crossing might be difficult.
Wear shoes you can move in! I made the mistake of wearing flip flops last night and will definitely be wearing something I can scramble in next time.
K.
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rwaltermyer
Aug 12, 2004, 2:35 PM
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:shock: :shock: :shock:
And I'm sure that bridge won't be rebuilt either. Probably turtles underneath that one too!
(In case you're unfamilar, downstream from there, a bridge to state route 82 was washed out years ago. Never was rebuilt b/c of the discovery of bog turtles in the creek below. Now there is a permanent detour-- PennDOT should just resign the route.)
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cerikpete
Aug 12, 2004, 2:38 PM
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Thanks for the info Kim
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gblauer
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Sep 7, 2004, 1:06 PM
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Went yesterday...the creek was low so it was very easy to cross. The ladder is a big help :)
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