Bridge that inspired Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ facing destruction

nme.com:

Nirvana‘s song ‘Something In The Way’ is at risk of destruction.Located in frontman Kurt Cobain‘s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, the Young Street Bridge has become a shrine of sorts for the late singer, having been covered with Nirvana-themed graffiti and messages in the 30 years since his death.

It is referenced in the opening lines of ‘Something In The Way’ as Cobain contemplates what life would be like “if I was living under the bridge and I was dying of AIDS, if I was sick and I couldn’t move and I was a total street person” – “Underneath the bridge/Tarp has sprung a leak.”However, the bridge, which was built in 1956, is suffering from the effects of “aging and deteriorating bridge conditions” according to a website created by the city of Aberdeen.

Though the bridge is at risk of destruction, the city has secured a $23million federal funding grant to revitalise the bridge and “honour the significance of Kurt Cobain”.

Nonetheless, the original structure itself may be destroyed.One option they have is to just restore the bridge in its current form, while they could also just replace parts of it, or instead replace the bridge in its entirety.