AIMLESSLY UNBALANCED

Franklin , Tennessee , which happens to be within the boundaries of Williamson County - I got asked about the bridges of Williamson County and how safe are they ? Well , I'm no bridge expert , although I have seen 6 of the 7 bridges in Madison County.
Across Tennessee , TDOT has relied on the word of university professors , who normally do not get out of the classroom , unless they are going to their office , to make inspections on the bridges. Unfortunately , these professors have an engineering license to make their professorship look professional , not because they are practicing engineers. Many bridges in Tennessee are just plain scary and it's a good thing , you don't know which ones are the scariest.
Let's go look in on Williamson County. Did you know , that engineers were able to expand the life expectancy of bridges , without spending a lot of money ? How did they do that ? The answer is very simple. This county put up signs on the small bridges saying " Dump Trucks Not Allowed " . In the meantime , those bridges will continue to rust away until they fall into the water. Those signs sure were an easy fix , were'nt they ?
Williamson County does not have a cash problem for highway money. The voter/taxpayers just won't get their elected officials in gear , to put that money where it is promised. It's a problem similar to the tax dollars promised for education. There's plenty of money in the budget , butt , those politicians continue to spend those dollars on their pet projects , instead of spending that money on their promises to the people. Several years ago , a dump truck fell into a creek , when a little bridge could'nt take it any more. The clock continues ticking on some bridges and I guess it will take a fatality for people to wake up to reality.
Besides , why should politicians spend your tax dollars on their promises , when there are people working on charitable projects , to generate money , for which tax dollars already exist ? It just gives politicians more money to play with. In today's paper , there's a front page story of a charitable project , to raise money for the local bridges.
Safe bridges in Williamson county ? It's just another wet dream.