Is this sentence correct? Thanks in advance

[ice_screams]

Hi everyone, I am a newcomer.

Recently I came across a sentence like this:

The bridge is in the sun setting west.

I feel uncomfortable with that sentence, but I can't tell what is wrong . Can anyone help?

thanks a lot

[mykwyner]

What's wrong is that it doesn't make sense. You can have all of your nouns, verbs, etc. in the right places, but they have to convey a meaning.

You can say, "The cow is in the barn chewing hay."

How can a bridge be in the sun?

[ice_screams]

Thank you very much for your quick reply.

I also think that it's illogical,but someone else argued that usage such as "buildings in the setting sun" is common in English. Trying google, I did find such usage. Hence I am confused...

Would you please further explain this to me?

[mykwyner]

Buildings in the setting sun is a noun phrase, and can be used as a single noun. The bridge is in the sun is an independent clause that can function as its own sentence. Try this:

The bridge in the setting sun to the west stood in stark contrast to the wilderness and storm in the east.

[BobK]

I suppose 'sun-setting' may be meant to be understood as a newly invented adjective; if so, I think it's a lousy invention, which would be best forgotten.

b