Trail 8 Shingleton dangerous bridge crossing 5 miiles north of shingleton

[barry1me]

Today our friend hit a huge dip in the bridge from lack of snow on the bridge....make a long story short our friend hit this dip compressed the suspension and it threw him and the sled in the air. He is in the ER now with broken ribs because of this. The EMS told my friend that last week there was someone else hurt on the same bridge....yet this hasnt been fixed. Someone needs to throw some plywood or something over the bridge to let the snow build up and not be bare.


PLEASE be careful 5 miles north of shingleon on trail 8 heading to Grand Marais...this spot has hurt two people in the last week. Stony creek Bridge. If anyone knows someone in the Munising trail groomers club or association to let them know about this it would be great.

 

[dfattack]

I'm sorry your friend got hurt. Me, my family and friends have all experienced the same situation on what sounds like the same bridge and many others around the UP. Thank God nobody has been hurt. Now we approach all bridges as if the dip is there just in case. Only time we don't back off a bridge is if we are doubling back on the same route later in the day and know for certain the bridges are safe and dip free. Over time you also start to know how to recognize the dip as you are approaching the bridges and back off if we see it. Unfortunately...lesson learned. Stinks someone had to get hurt.

 

[sweeperguy]

Almost all bridges are dangerous all the time.
If they are not as this one, bare with bad dip.
They are whooped up on both ends because of these SOB's that think they need to hammer the flipper to the bar coming off of the bridges.
I told my daughter when she first started riding, always slow down and to be aware that 99% of bridges will have some type of challenge to the control her sled either whoops, bare spots that grab carbides, or just the fact that they are narrow. BRIDGES ARE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS SPOTS ON TRAIL.

 

[jefjag150]

Rode out to grand marais this morning and noticed this bridge crossing as a little sketchy, on our way home tonight I believe it was filled in , as i did not see it and all bridges were in good shape. Drive within in your capabilities and you should not have a problem.

 

[Yamadogger]

Saw the same bridge today on the way to Seney and on way up and back it had a huge hole through it on one side. Actually both bridges are messed up. One has West side handrail ripped off and the other has a big hole that looks like it could swallow a ski if you were going slow. Definitely needs some attention.

 

[Ricardo]

I believe the reason bridges are so rough is due to the fact that 95% of riders will only cross a bridge RIGHT IN THE CENTER of the trail. It's like they fear the railings or something? So with all traffic from both directions riding the exact same path, it gets twice as rough. If everyone would stay to the right side all the time, bridges, and the whole trail system would stay smoother and be much safer. And no one would have to give silly hand signals; please, keep both hands on the handlebars, keep your machine under control, and KEEP RIGHT, and we will pass safely no matter how many might be in the group.

 

[dfattack]

I believe the reason bridges are so rough is due to the fact that 95% of riders will only cross a bridge RIGHT IN THE CENTER of the trail. It's like they fear the railings or something? So with all traffic from both directions riding the exact same path, it gets twice as rough. If everyone would stay to the right side all the time, bridges, and the whole trail system would stay smoother and be much safer. And no one would have to give silly hand signals; please, keep both hands on the handlebars, keep your machine under control, and KEEP RIGHT, and we will pass safely no matter how many might be in the group.

you had to bring up the hand signals...

 

[snocrazy]

this is the club who maintains http://www.seneysnowmobiling.com/

 

[xpr800]

This 8 mile section of Trail 8 between Shingleton and Bear Trap is not part of Seney's trail system but they do groom it, & thank you for that, Call SSA at 906-499-3332.... if enough people call & bitch, maybe they can get someone to repair this bridge.

 

[barry1me]

This 8 mile section of Trail 8 between Shingleton and Bear Trap is not part of Seney's trail system but they do groom it, & thank you for that, Call SSA at 906-499-3332.... if enough people call & bitch, maybe they can get someone to repair this bridge.

Ya I ran into Ralph!? president of SSA today trying to fix this bridge. These are good dudes trying to help out Munising even though there in Seney. The bridge collapsed as the groomer came through.

My buddy has 7 broken ribs, broken Sternum, bruised liver from hitting the dip in this bridge....please be careful around bridges.

 

[snocrazy]

This 8 mile section of Trail 8 between Shingleton and Bear Trap is not part of Seney's trail system but they do groom it, & thank you for that, Call SSA at 906-499-3332.... if enough people call & bitch, maybe they can get someone to repair this bridge.

100% it is seney - they groom - maintain to the tanglewood. Has been this way for a couple of years now.

 

[Cirrus_Driver]

Ya I ran into Ralph!? president of SSA today trying to fix this bridge. These are good dudes trying to help out Munising even though there in Seney. The bridge collapsed as the groomer came through.

My buddy has 7 broken ribs, broken Sternum, bruised liver from hitting the dip in this bridge....please be careful around bridges.

Good Lord....I hope he recovers. It's crazy a groomer can run through this area, not notice a problem, and let the club know. That aside, I always approach bridges slowly, even on familiar trails because they make me nervous.
I guess your $50 trail pass, or whatever it is, isn't enough to maintain the bridges.

 

[sjb]

Like others, I just assume bridges are rough and will have hazards. If you ride enough, just like the OP friend, one will catch you off guard. I have never been bucked due to one, but could see why it would happen.

 

[byr 13]

i believe the reason bridges are so rough is due to the fact that 95% of riders will only cross a bridge right in the center of the trail. It's like they fear the railings or something? So with all traffic from both directions riding the exact same path, it gets twice as rough. If everyone would stay to the right side all the time, bridges, and the whole trail system would stay smoother and be much safer. And no one would have to give silly hand signals; please, keep both hands on the handlebars, keep your machine under control, and keep right, and we will pass safely no matter how many might be in the group.

amen, so true

 

[heckler56]

This AM several guys had lumber and appeared to be setting up to work on it. When we returned through the area 8 hours later the bridge must have been repaired and snow put on top. The bridge still has a bit of a dip down from the trail and it will take time to fill in.

 

[barry1me]

This AM several guys had lumber and appeared to be setting up to work on it. When we returned through the area 8 hours later the bridge must have been repaired and snow put on top. The bridge still has a bit of a dip down from the trail and it will take time to fill in.

Thats good to know, glad its fixed and hopefully no more people get hurt there. Im curious how many people were hurt or wrecked at this spot in the past few weeks. We ran into another guy at the Holiday Inn that said he almost got thrown off the sled the same day as our Friend did.

 

[XC500SP]

The bridge he mentioned is not marked at all. No side rails, corner posts, reflectors, nothing. When you come out of the corner, it loos like a straight trail in front of you. I wish I would have gotten a picture. There was no snow on the bridge, bare wood, with a 30 inch drop off on both sides. Our friend said he was doing about 45 MPH and it sent him 10 feet in the air. He spent 6 days in the hospital.