“JULIE MARRY ME!”

“JULIE MARRY ME!”… That’s what’s etched on the 2nd standing post on the right; that post just past the one advertising “DL + SJ”.. It’s there.. trust me. The bridge is kinda out there in the back-backcountry, but it appears to get frequent visits from high school age kids or those that just graduated…like Julie.

As for the Bridge: Named The Humbert Bridge. It was constructed in 1891 and appears to have been the color red ever since.  It is a 126′ 6″ Burr Arch truss covered bridge that crosses Laurel Hill Creek in the township of Turkey Foot .. Seriously.. Turkey Foot? With that name the high school residences probably brought a few beers on their visits so as to take the edge off of living in…. Turkey Foot Township USA…

Now back to the Bridge..In the 1980s it was reinforced with metal support rods (you can see them in the exposure)… so the bridge, through the years, has been well cared for..There are no other interesting historic notes about Humbert Bridge, other than the bridge itself and being one of only 10 in the county.
However!!! I found out through internet research that in 2006 someone tried to blow it up.. Why? because it’s there… or maybe the fuse was lit by the frustrated and possibly rejected scriber of “JULIE MARRY ME!” . I would HOPE not.. I HOPE Julie accepted his proposal and they are living a wonderful life.. either way I HOPE that was the last of destructive attempts on this bridge. And if one thinks of doing such destruction I HOPE they read the tags etched in Humbert’s wooden supports and they come to realize that maybe some day Julie’s and the “scriber’s” children will walk the Humbert Bridge and come by the etched recording where their life, their family and their future had begun… “JULIE MARRY ME!”