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Two boys, Adam and Seth, hang out on a bridge over a highway and smoke cigarettes, wave at cars, and make out with older girls. They also play a prank on a driver by pretending to throw something off the bridge.
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As “On the Bridge” opens, two teenagers, Adam Lockwood and Seth Dawson, loiter on a stone bridge over a busy highway. They watch cars speed by below them, and Adam brags that he beat up an older, bigger boy at the mall just because that boy had bothered him.
Jan 5, 2014 · When Seth joins Adam on a bridge over a highway, he learns a crucial lesson about life, boasting, and who your real friends are. This is Todd Strasser's best-known short story.
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- Wonder Bread sign. Address: Corner of Hamlet Street + Warren Street. Nearby: I-670 on-ramp. It’s hard to miss this giant marquee-style sign, especially when it’s lit up at night.
- The Columbus Dispatch sign. Address: 34 S. Third St. Nearby: Capitol Square + the Ohio Statehouse. Speaking of hard-to-miss signs, this massive marquee represents the local newspaper’s 150+ years reporting in the city.
- Lazarus Building. Address: 141 S. High St. Nearby: Columbus Commons. If you have lived in Columbus for 50+ years, this area looks much different nowadays. While it now houses restaurants and pharmacies, this used to be the premiere department store downtown, offering both jobs for those in the area + a one-stop-shop for local families.
- LeVeque Tower. Address: 50 W. Broad St. Nearby: Downtown + Scioto Mile. This skyscaper stood as tallest building in Columbus for nearly 50 years. While it is no longer the tallest in the city, its upscale hotel and bar have remained top-notch spot for couples having a night out on the town.
Narrated by an unnamed third-person narrator, "On the Bridge" opens with Seth Dawson, the story's protagonist, leaning on the stone wall of a bridge with Adam Lockwood, another schoolboy. Seth is struggling to smoke his first cigarette and observing the way Adam exhales through his nose.
- Todd Strasser
Aug 11, 2023 · There are a total of three deer along the Scioto River admiring the river and all the potential it has for greatness because they were put in during the renovation. Two of these funky art pieces are behind COSI and the other is on the Rich Street Bridge watching over our beloved city.
The Main Street Bridge in Columbus, Ohio is a 700 ft (210 m), three-span, inclined tied arch bridge over the Scioto River. The bridge is the first in North America and the fifth in the world to use an inclined single-rib-tied arch superstructure.
