For years, the famed "Murmur Trestle" in Athens, Ga., has attracted R.E.M. fans from around the globe. But, time may be running out for the 130-year-old trestle, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The trestle was built in 1883 and served the Georgia Railroad and later CSX Transportation, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
Athens-Clarke County purchased the trestle, off Poplar Street near Dudley Park, in 2000 for $25,000 after CSX Transportation started to raze the structure. The local government planned to incorporate the bridge into a regional trail system, but in December announced a planned trail would bypass the historic trestle, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Over the years, R.E.M. fans have visited and urged Athens officials to find a way to save the trestle -- a sentiment apparently not shared by the band, which broke up last year.
"We have always loved that image and it represented something essential about our band and our town at the time," The Wall Street Journal quoted the band as saying in a statement. "We have never been on the Save The Trestle bandwagon, so to speak, figuring it might be a bit unseemly to advocate for a monument to ourselves."
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