................"A friend once told me that the Kennedys have made sure the bridge stays clsed, which is a big inconvenience for the folks who live there"..........
Huh???
The original bridge was torn down, after so many folks visited there and tok away a wood sample, but a new bridge was immediately rebuilt - with heavy wooden sides so a car couldn't go off into the 30 foot wide stream running under it.
We had a camera all set up to have my picture taken on the bridge, with me play acting of trying to strangle my wife, but a car came along before the shutter went off.
That's why I wrote "Not sure if that's accurate." Although I HAVE seen the photo. Oh well.