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RE: DID YOU KNOW? - THERE ARE ONE-LANE BRIDGES IN THE USA?
What is so strange about them? It is the logical way to use at an small or less-traveled road in the mountains.
Most old (read: stone from the middle ages) bridges are too small or not stable enough to allow more then one lane traffic, too.
Here I have something for you, I think that tops even the covered bridges ;)
This is what we now call a "flood bridge". As you can see it is one of the old stone ones, arching above a meadow.
WTF?? right?
In earlier times the river was there, but now no longer. Still if there is a flood, part of the river goes to the old bed and then this bridge (which con only be used one way because of size) is the only way to go.
The street on the other side of the bridge cannot be used then because of the water.