tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996073030941560983.post8839855589095394266..comments2024-01-23T01:38:05.915-08:00Comments on Building Wagga: FootbridgesRob Nesbitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057159654871941767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996073030941560983.post-21834189379235862922022-06-14T03:04:14.321-07:002022-06-14T03:04:14.321-07:00It is a good story Robert. Trust the pictures hav...It is a good story Robert. Trust the pictures have rekindled your memory. Thanks again for your interestRob Nesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057159654871941767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996073030941560983.post-61747069980751056662022-06-13T23:58:51.416-07:002022-06-13T23:58:51.416-07:00Hi Rob, I believe it was called Mother's Bridg...Hi Rob, I believe it was called Mother's Bridge because it was built after lobbying by the mothers of South Wagga who were experiencing difficulties in getting their prams safely over the track when they were heading into the CBD. That's the story I was told by my late Uncle, the former ASM back in the day, and he did have a glint in his eye as he told the story, so it could be somewhat apocryphal. I think it's as good an explanation as any myself. I spent a fair bit of time on that bridge trainspotting as a boy, so it's a shame that it's going to be pulled down - another part of my childhood gone! 😢Robert McKeownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02238181789412475220noreply@blogger.com