The fate of the trestle, the remains of which stand in the edge of Dudley Park a short distance off Oconee Street in the eastern edge of downtown Athens, has become tied in some public discourse to plans for a rail-trail project, a multiple-use paved path following an old railroad bed, paid with local special-purpose local option sales tax dollars.
Athens-Clarke Commissioner Presses for Look at R.E.M. 'Murmur' Trestle Issues
Friday, July 8th, 2016
The eventual fate of the dilapidated railroad trestle that gained a place in local history after it was featured on the back cover of famed Athens rock band R.E.M’s 1983 “Murmur” album is likely to create some “delicate conversations” with the community, Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Melissa Link told commission colleagues Tuesday.
