Post: Bridges
Jan 27, 2012 11:15:33 #
The table and chairs were an entry in the Artprize competition
They now reside on the front lawn of a furniture manufacturing plant .
They now reside on the front lawn of a furniture manufacturing plant .
Jan 27, 2012 11:20:15 #
ddrum wrote:
I always wondered why they covered them.
Indi wrote:
Forgot about my covered bridge.
I knew that, but I forgot, so I looked it up. From Wikipedia...
"The enclosure acts as weather protection over the working part of the structure. For example, a bridge built entirely out of wood, without any protective coating, may last 10 to 15 years. Builders discovered that if the bridge's underpinnings were protected with a roof, the bridge could stand for 70 or even 80 years. Existing covered bridges have been renovated using concrete footings and steel trusses to hold additional weight and to replace the original support timbers. Some covered bridges, such as the ones in Newton Falls, Ohio and Elizabethton, Tennessee, also feature an integrated covered walkway."
As for walking over the Coronado Bridge, forget about it. I never used to be afraid of heights, or bridges, but I'm older now. The Chesapeake Bay-Bridge and Tunnel never bothered me. Now it scares the hell out if me.
Jan 27, 2012 11:35:02 #
Jan 27, 2012 17:39:44 #
jthomas wrote:
Clemente Pic - suitable for framing - beautiful!
pigpen wrote:
Mackinac bridge in Michigan.
Roberto Clemente in Pittsburgh.
Roberto Clemente in Pittsburgh.
Clemente Pic - suitable for framing - beautiful!
Thank you jthomas. It is, 20 x 30.
Jan 27, 2012 19:31:50 #
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Jan 27, 2012 23:26:56 #
theoso wrote:
Drove over that one in 2005 pulling a 34' Airstream trailer.Here is the four mile long bridge in Astoria, OR.
Jan 27, 2012 23:33:24 #
This old bridge is in Little Rock next to the Clinton Library. Elevator bridges have a section that raises to allow ship to pass underneath.
Old Elevator Bridge
Jan 28, 2012 08:57:28 #
Any thing old I really enjoy. We need to preserve these things but seems like we have become a throwaway people
Jan 28, 2012 09:42:07 #
jdeanb wrote:
I agree totally. The older we get the more we value the things we loved in the past.Any thing old I really enjoy. We need to preserve these things but seems like we have become a throwaway people
Jan 28, 2012 15:05:43 #
Here are some bridges found over a lovely lake near Del Rio, TX
Bridge From Below
Merging Bridges: Auto and Rail
Bridge Support "Tunnel" Illusion
Jan 28, 2012 15:18:37 #
Jan 28, 2012 16:01:13 #
KenOrr wrote:
Unique view. I like it.Bridges over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 2012 16:14:02 #
Citation wrote:
Here are some bridges found over a lovely lake near Del Rio, TX
All three real pretty; especially like the ripples on pic 3
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