The view of Upper Gulf Creek Falls from the point where we found one of the legs. It is 65 feet (20m) from the top of the falls to the flat ledge above the 6 foot cascade at the bottom.

Here is our theory of the fate of the bridge: We believe that from Ruth's Waterfall to here, the bridge survived intact. It would have arrived at the crest feet first and its momentum would have carried it beyond the waterfall into thin air. We believe that it landed on the flat rock on one of the legs (the one we found) and that the entire bridge shattered on that side. The other leg remained attached to its beam and was carried along downstream with the rest of the wreckage.

Move your mouse over the camera to see our imagination of the falling bridge. Of course, we cannot imagine what the waterfall must have looked like during the flood...