Bridge for Sale

Yesterday, while driving to Corpus Christi from San Antonio, out in the middle of nowhere, I see a bridge in the middle of a field with a sign on it that says, “Bridge for Sale.”  Bridge for Sale? 

This has to be a “guy” thing, right?  What did he do?  Wake up one day and think to himself,  “I will build a bridge today.”  So, how do you decide to do this?  How long?  How wide?  Do you just use left over material from building a back deck or maybe a barn?  What?  How far across is the water, gap, or ditch that you want to cross?  How do you decide how long it is going to be?  Why is it for sale?  Didn’t it fit?  Too short?  Too long?  What?  Ah, I get it…too narrow. 

After it is built, it brings up more problems.  Okay, so you want to sell it.  How do you deliver it to wherever it needs to go?  Can you just hear the conversation that is going on?  Well, tell me more about it.  How much do you want for it?  What is it made of?  Can you email a picture of it to me?  Does eBay know about this?

Is there a demand in the world for bridges?  Was it used?   I am sure there are designers for bridges in this world.  Architects?  But what about the back yard builders?  Back to the questions from a prospective buyer…what is the payload?  Can I run my cattle across it?  Is it wide enough for my 1949 John Deere tractor pulling a load of hay?

So, if ever you have a need of a bridge…I know where there is one for sale.