In terms of houses, then yes the north would be more secluded. In terms of foot traffic I think the south would be more secluded.
People walk the trails on the north side. Most access the bridge from the trails on the north side.
The south side does have a narrow dirt road which runs under the bridge but at that point the road is a driveway which leads to one house which is over 600 feet away. There is another house over 500 feet away from the south side through the trees but the driveway is good distance before the bridge.
I don't imagine there is a lot of road/foot traffic near the south side of the bridge.
I believe the



knew the area quite well and knew the chances of running into other people on the south end of the bridge were slim. I believe that the



took Abby and Libby off the south side of the bridge, down the hill to the creek and then across the creek to where they were found.