The crossing was without a doubt a rebuild I would have guessed within the last year by the condition of the wood and metal on it, it was put over much older metal beams from a previous structure, it was sound, and I could have crossed it, but I did not because we were alone. No one had been on the trail from when the leaves started dropping, and there were no tracks below the leaves. In my younger years, before my recent heart transplant( seven months ago), I would not have hesitated after inspecting the crossing, but we were far enough in the woods to lose cell signal, I thought better, and drove back out, which made my wife very happy. I actually think I was still in Sabine National Forest, but with no cell service, I could not tell.
