NOTICE OF BRIDGE CLOSURE

This is an official announcement.

Attention all travelers, commuters, and pedestrians.

Effective immediately, the bridge ahead is closed.

The closure is not optional.

Barricades have been placed for your safety.

Warning lights are active.

Detours are available, though longer and unfamiliar.

Proceed at your own risk if you choose to ignore this notice.

Inspections revealed structural failure.

Hairline fractures at first.

Stress points ignored due to daily use.

Weight applied gradually, then all at once.

The bridge did not collapse suddenly.

It weakened quietly.

Many have crossed it already.

Some did so confidently.

Some ran.

Some paused at the center, feeling the vibration beneath their feet and calling it imagination.

This notice is not an accusation.

No fines will be issued for previous crossings.

Responsibility is not retroactive.

The concern is present and ongoing.

You may feel frustration at the delay.

You may insist the bridge held yesterday.

You may point to others still crossing and conclude it must be safe.

Please note: volume of traffic does not indicate strength.

Engineers recommend turning back.

Maps have been updated.

Signs have been posted.

Instructions are simple.

Do not trust what cannot carry you any longer.

Some will attempt repairs on their own.

Temporary planks.

Ropes tied to rails.

Promises that this time the weight will be lighter.

These efforts are understandable.

They are not sufficient.

A single crossing point remains open.

It is narrow.

It does not resemble the bridge you are used to.

It will require leaving excess behind.

Large burdens will not pass.

Certainty will not pass.

This route is stable.

It was tested under pressure.

It holds not because of its shape,

but because of what it is anchored to.

Those who choose it may feel exposed.

There are no guardrails of control.

No guarantees of comfort.

Only a voice saying, “Follow me.”

This announcement cannot force compliance.

It can only warn.

It can only point.

The crossing is voluntary.

For those asking why the notice sounds personal,

why it seems written for you,

why it names fears you did not submit,

be advised:

the bridge inspector walked this route Himself.

He did not bypass the weight.

He carried it.

His name is Jesus.