Would there be a troll under the new Bay Bridge that links San Francisco and Oakland?
That seemingly silly question was being taken pretty seriously by some in California until Monday evening, when the put out the word that, yes, there will be a little fellow under the new span. He'll be there to "protect" travelers.
As , during a retrofit after the 1989 earthquake that shook the area, a metal troll created by artist Bill Roan "was welded in place on the north side of the [old bridge's] eastern span, without official sanction." Not surprisingly, over the years the troll's legend grew.
With of the new bridge and the impending demolition of the old span, campaigns had begun to "."
As it turns out, the old troll 鈥� known as San Andreas 鈥� has been saved and will be kept for now at at undisclosed location, according to the . Eventually, , the troll "will go into the bridge museum that's being built near the toll plaza." He's got "a dragon head, goat's horns, webbed hands and feet and a spud wrench at the ready," .
The new troll is to be welded to the the new bridge's eastern span, KQED says. He's more human-like than his predecessor, but has what look to be glowing eyes set in something of a Gollum-like face. There is "an ironworking hammer in its right hand and a tong in its left," as KGO says.
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