Benny Westcott
Iconic.
Historic.
Vital.
Many Sweet Home residents use these words to describe Sankey Park’s 85-year-old Weddle Bridge. Yet, increasingly, some residents don’t seem to be treating it as such.
Its surface and siding, where entire boards have been removed, are smeared with mud and grime. Litter and food fragments are strewn about. The wood’s been scarred with graffiti over the bridge’s white paint. People often sit on the interior elevated “shelves,” and it’s…