The bridge is truly the defining visual element from many spots in town and the tower is insignificant in comparison to miles of concrete ribbon seen as you descend into the village. A lot of folks live in our town because the interstate lets them get to work, shopping, medical treatment, and culture quickly and, if not moose in motion season, safely. The same goes for Mr. Pony-tail's clients. The interstate permits them to get to him in some fraction of the time as the former river hugging state highway did. The leaf peepers gawk from it.
Skiers speed on it.
Our town has been changed by the interstate, for good or worse I can't decide. But that it has been changed is of no doubt. I admit that I joined in the feeding frenzy about what we should do about this tower. I didn't want to get rid of it, just to tax the bejeezus out of it. I'm almost home.