Not far from where I live, there’s a stretch of highway that’s been closed to cars. A park now surrounds this former road segment. The highlight is an old bridge.
It feels surreal, partly because it’s so quiet when it’s clearly not built to be quiet, but also to walk in a place obviously not designed for human feet, but only humans are around. I wonder if I can use kenopsia equivalently for that sensation? Or is there a term for “a place that’s usually bustling with machinery but is now abandoned and quiet?”
Pic of the bridge deck:
Seen from below:
source: Knapsack Bridge and the Lapstone Zig Zag Walk | Sydney Uncovered
