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The Abandoned Washington Bridge That’s Off-Limits To The Public

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Not many overpasses are like Vance Creek Bridge. At a dizzying 347-feet-tall over a forested valley, this abandoned viaduct on the Olympic Peninsula is the 2nd highest railway arch bridge ever built in the United States. The overpass gained popularity online a few years back and even became dubbed as #ThatNWBridge. Walking across is just as dangerous as it looks, and even though it’s now closed to the public and located on private property – it still hasn’t stopped some hikers and thrill-seekers from visiting. Vance Creek Bridge was originally built in 1929 by the Simpson Logging Company. Spanning 422…

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The Abandoned Washington Town That’s Hiding In The Woods

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In its heyday Bordeaux had it all. This once-booming logging town – south of Olympia – was home to a school, hotel, post office, saw mill, homes and a general store. It first started as just a logging community in the late 1890s but officially became established as a town in 1903 by Thomas and Russell Bordeaux, two owners of the Mason Logging Company. The company town thrived – peaking in the 1920s – but it wasn’t before long until they ran out of their sole resource. All of the surrounding forest available for timber was becoming further and further…

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The 5 Coolest Ghost Towns To Explore Outside Of L.A.

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Los Angeles is such a hectic city, it’s hard to imagine there would be any towns even close that are totally deserted. But still, there are some areas within a day’s drive that were once thriving and now just sit quiet and long abandoned. These ghost towns may not have residents anymore but they’ve still got many old buildings and relics that are fascinating to explore. 1. Pioneertown Only two hours east of L.A., just outside of Joshua Tree National Park, Pioneertown isn’t like any ghost town: it was originally built in the 1940s and had been used as the…

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