File:Bicyclist & Burned Railroad Trestle, White Oak Bayou, near T. C. Jester, Houston, Texas 0801101533BW (4855141860).jpg

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[Note: I stopped by the location on May 9, 2014. The MKT trestle has been removed and is being replaced by a new bridge for the White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail.]

Someone (almost certainly more than one) is burning our bridges. Most of the trestle type railroad bridges on disused railroad right-of-way in Houston appear to have fire damage to some degree or another. I've seen this on bridges over both Buffalo and White Oak Bayous.

This is disturbing, of course, from a criminal and safety standpoint, but it also destroys some of Houston's historic structures, something that Houston has had no trouble doing without arson. It is also disturbing because it is happening at a time when many of these structures are being incorporated or considered for incorporation in Houston's system of hike and bike trails.
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Author Patrick Feller from Humble, Texas, USA
Camera location29° 47′ 00.05″ N, 95° 24′ 48.57″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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