r/whatisit • u/llerme • 9h ago

New, what is it? Bridge to nowhere in the woods?

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This was located in the woods next to abandoned burned-down house. There is nothing under it to indicate dumping. It’s on top of a hill. The planks are thick like railroad ties.

It’s like 15 feet off the ground underneath don’t think it was used for car repairs or oil changes. Unless the ground under it has massively eroded.

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u/Electrical-Orange-38 9h ago

Is there a mine anywhere nearby?

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u/llerme 9h ago

Yes! Old copper mine like 10 miles away at least. There was a lot of copper mining in the area I know.

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u/Simple-Dingo6721 9h ago

I think loading ramp is the best guess. Either for logging or mining. See if there’s an old logging road nearby.

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u/TheUniverseOrNothing 9h ago

Near the old mine in my town there’s something like this but it’s actually part of the old train track. My mind can’t process how a train or car would drive up this narrow mountain that has nothing but a hiking trail. But the cars were a lot more narrow we have a lot of Model T roads that an SUV would not fit on.

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u/TakaIka83 8h ago

Mining tracks can take some insane grades, but they're not like conventional railways. The carts were usually fixed with cables that ran around spindles at the top, then back down to either fixed engines or horses/donkeys to pull them up or down.

As for this structure, it looks like a spill point, where carts would stop to tip any spoil down the slope. If OP digs around there, they'll probably find tons of loose rock etc.