Not the Fremont Troll
I’ve been living in the area for several months now, and I thought it was high time for me to visit the Fremont Troll. I had a beautiful day, I had a dog on a leash. What I did not have, was a clue. The particular clue that I was missing was that the Fremont Troll does NOT reside under the Fremont Bridge. My dog and I didn’t have to explore for too long under the drawbridge (and it’s a mess down there) before we 1) knew that we were in the wrong place and 2) gave a security guard get his morning entertainment watching us try to find the troll.
Nevertheless, I did fid a weird little green building with more doors than walls. That made it worth while. What’s with this building? When I talked with the security guard (he kindly gave directions to the troll), he guessed that it might have been used for an engineers’ room for the drawbridge a long time ago. When was it used? What did it do? Where did the doorknobs go? Who might have the answers to these questions?!
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Heh. Did you ever find the Troll?
You betcha! Took a picture of the troll and forwarded it to my out-of-town friends. It’s not a bad walk from the Fremont bridge, although VERY uphill (and astonishingly inland). The Aurora Bridge is actually a much more fitting brige for that troll, I think. Very grand.
I did the same thing the first time I tried to find the Troll…
*I* think it’s a perfectly logical mistake! The first place someone would look for the Fremont Troll would be under the Fremont bridge. Natch.
Hey there - asked one of my coworkers in Roadway Structures, and here’s what we found out:
The building is the north span motor room for the Fremont bridge. It holds the drive motors that lift the north span. The room has so many doors to enable workers to get to the machinery from the outside in case they need to replace a damaged part.
So there you have it!
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I sure miss seeing the Troll everyday. If you get a chance walk up Bridgeway a bit until you get to Candles. It’s a coffee/sandwich shop. Some really great sandwiches there.
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll put it on my “to do” list!