May 3, 2025
On Thursday (May 1), Bruce drove me to PT. After PT, he asked me if I wanted to do anything in Florence. I thought for a second or so, then said I’d like to walk across the Singing River Bridge.
Bruce thought that sounded fun, so I looked up the directions to the parking. The parking is at the City of Florence Rest Stop. The rest stop is for the River Heritage Trail and Singing River Bridge Crossing.
We parked and looked at the signs and admired the view of the canal.
After looking around and using the facilities, we headed to the beginning of the walkway across the Tennessee River.
We turned around and walked back.
It was a fun walk, about .8 of a mile across the bridge and another .8 of a mile back.
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That looks like an enjoyable walking path!
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The views were lovely. We plan to walk on the Heritage Trail another time.
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What a lovely outing!
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The weather was lovely; the river was beautiful. I enjoyed our walk.
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What a fun idea! How do you have these ideas when Bruce asks you if you want to do something? Does he ask in advance? You are always coming up with good ideas!
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I spend a bit of time looking into fun things to do in an area. I usually have several ideas about what would be fun to do. When Bruce asks me, I can make suggestions. The reason I picked the walk over the Singing River Bridge was simple; it was still fresh on my mind. We drove over the Singing River Bridge on the way to PT and I thought it looked like fun. It was (mostly) on the way home. Several times on different drives, Bruce mentioned that walking across the Singing River Bridge would be fun to do.
I knew my suggestion would be a hit with Bruce.
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It was a great suggestion!
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That looks like a great walk!
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It was! The Tennessee River is very beautiful. The green water where the turtles were was a channel cut in Patton Island. The canal and the river are not green. I hadn’t really noticed that channel before our walk.
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Why is it called the Singing River Bridge? I mean, does the river sound melodic, or does the wind make a singing sound as it passes over the bridge?
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Before the Tennessee River was dammed at the Shoals area, the tribes that lived along the river called the Tennessee River the Singing River. The water running over the shoals sounded like a woman singing.
The singing is no longer heard as the Wilson Dam created Wilson Lake over the shoals, silencing the singing.
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