The Road to the Bridge to Nowhere

Sticking with the motor vehicle theme for a moment. There's news out of Alaska about that Bridge to Nowhere, you know, the one that Sarah Palin was for building before it became a national disgrace. The money, as we now know, was not sent back to U.S. taxpayers, but kept by Palin's government. What did they do with it? Well, part of it was spent to build the road to the bridge to nowhere. And now that road is finished.

From the Associated Press:

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska now has a Road to Nowhere going to what would have been the Bridge to Nowhere.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's transportation department completed a $25 million gravel road leading to the site of the bridge that Palin, as John McCain's vice presidential candidate, now boasts that she stopped so as to save taxpayers money. The road was built with federal tax dollars.

If you're scratching your head about now, and asking, what purpose will this new $25 million dollar gravel road serve if it doesn't link up with the fabled bridge, here's your answer:

Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein said the 3.2 mie road will be useful for road races, hunters and possible future development. But with no bridge to serve it, that's probably about it.

"I think it will be good for recreational things like a 5K and a 10K," Weinstein said. "And instead of people walking through brush, it may be used for hunting in the area."

Ah, good. I'm glad $25 million of our federal tax dollars didn't go to support some useless earmark pork. Cue the Talking Heads.