Challenge: Bridges Feb 11-13
Apr 6, 2019 08:46:23 #
AJFRED wrote:
Here is about the only bridge pic I can recall making. It was up in Maine, near a B&B not far from Acadia NP.
A lovely reflection.
Apr 8, 2019 13:25:09 #
Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of 277 hectares (685 acres)[1] (2.8 km2/1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence. It is best known for the sprawling resort Atlantis with its extensive water park rides, pools, beach, restaurants, walk-in aquarium and casinos.
Paradise Island is connected to the island of New Providence by two bridges that cross Nassau Harbour. The first was built in 1966 by Resorts International, and the second in the late 1990s.
Paradise Island is connected to the island of New Providence by two bridges that cross Nassau Harbour. The first was built in 1966 by Resorts International, and the second in the late 1990s.
Apr 8, 2019 14:58:48 #
Apr 9, 2019 13:31:00 #
Bridges are fun...sorry if this is too much.
Pontevecchio over River Arno in Florence, Itally
Covered bridge over the South Fork of the Merced River, near Wawona Hotel in Yosemite
Stone bridge over the Merced in Yosemite Valley on a gloomy day
The famous Perrine bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, ID
A little foot bridge in San Sebastian Spain that allow the clergy to move from their residence to the Cathedral unseen
A bridge for water...Roman Aquaduct in Segovia, Spain
A bridge over the Seine in Paris, with the tireless workers who are still trying to finish the construction.
Finally...a natural bridge in Utah.
Apr 9, 2019 18:55:46 #
Apr 9, 2019 23:57:15 #
My Mustang at historical Graves Creek Bridge, Oregon
Apr 10, 2019 13:19:21 #
Apr 10, 2019 17:02:32 #
Mustanger, I had a few similar to that when I was photographing covered bridges but I left them out of the set I put together--I was concentrating on the bridges in that one. Here's a good one:
Trip2005F 240.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
Trip2005F 240.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
Apr 11, 2019 12:16:20 #
Apr 11, 2019 14:42:34 #
Apr 11, 2019 14:49:21 #
David in Dallas wrote:
A very interesting bridge, stanikon, and well shot.
Thank you. One interesting feature about this bridge is the structure on the top. It is a system to discharge smoke and steam produced by the train's engine from inside the bridge so the passengers in the following cars wouldn't get choked or sickened. If memory serves me correctly, this is the last extant bridge of its type.
Apr 11, 2019 15:00:07 #
stanikon wrote:
Thank you. One interesting feature about this bridge is the structure on the top. It is a system to discharge smoke and steam produced by the train's engine from inside the bridge so the passengers in the following cars wouldn't get choked or sickened. If memory serves me correctly, this is the last extant bridge of its type.
Can some kind hog explain why bridges were/are covered?
Apr 11, 2019 16:50:37 #
Delderby wrote:
Can some kind hog explain why bridges were/are covered?
In their heyday it was to protect the support structure from the elements. That's why most old covered bridges are in the northern latitudes. These days it's just for effect.
Apr 12, 2019 01:09:03 #
stanikon wrote:
In their heyday it was to protect the support structure from the elements. That's why most old covered bridges are in the northern latitudes. These days it's just for effect.
Thanks
Apr 12, 2019 20:15:09 #
GreyOwl40
Loc: Quebec City
asymptotic_maybe wrote:
Bridges are fun...sorry if this is too much.
Now that is some collection of bridges!
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