While politicians sit around and talk about bridges to nowhere, a Maryland man, who’s been unable to get to his house for over five years, would settle for any sort of bridge.

Port Deposit resident Willard Heuser has been waiting nearly five years for someone to repair the High Street bridge so he can drive home.  [Dear Santa – how are you at building bridges?]

The bridge, which has been out since 2004, has yet to be repaired.  And to make matters worse, the state refuses to recognize it as a bridge.

Town planner Henry Burden told Heuser the tiny bridge is not recognized by federal authorities as a bridge, meaning there are no prospects for federal funds for the repairs.

Leave it up to to the federal government not to recognize a structure that connects two pieces of land, as a bridge.

And you think your commute is bad…