Author Topic: Bridges for CrinklyLion (and everyone else!) (Read 417824 times)

Salvatore · « **Reply #275 on:** 05 September, 2011, 01:10:57 pm »

Quote from: billplumtree on 05 September, 2011, 11:29:18 am

Quote from: Salvatore on 02 September, 2011, 08:56:15 am
A single-leaf bascule bridge at La Bastide over the river Aa.

The River Aa? Dammit! I thought I'd finished after I'd been to Ae, but now I have to go to La Bastide...

I thought I'd corrected it, but I hadn't. So before you go racing off, it's La Bistade.

eck · « **Reply #276 on:** 05 September, 2011, 03:31:02 pm »

Quote from: JStone on 05 September, 2011, 10:55:06 am

Quote from: jane on 04 September, 2011, 01:22:26 pm

Saw this near Mallaig. What's that all about? I know the road now is new and the old one was much narrower and very windy, but still can't see how this would have worked or survived.

Farm access bridge over the railway line?

I was along that road (A830) yesterday and took a photo of that very bridge with a view to putting it on here.

Jane, did you ride along that road? I've ridden the A830 many times from Lochailort east to Fort William, as part of the Daylight 600, but never west to Maillaig. I wouldn't fancy it on a bike tbh.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #277 on:** 06 September, 2011, 03:40:52 am »

Bridge carrying eastbound I-70 past the Bear Creek Rest Area in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. Note Big Rig for added authenticity. My car is the one not concealed behind that bush.

David Martin · « **Reply #278 on:** 06 September, 2011, 10:30:27 am »

A very quick assembly to get the whole bridge in. (The full size pano would be about 25,000 pixels wide).

Panorama thumbnail by davidmamartin, on Flickr

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #279 on:** 07 September, 2011, 12:19:40 am »

Bridge carrying CO-149 over the Blue Mesa reservoir on the Gunnison River, Colorado

Peter · « **Reply #280 on:** 07 September, 2011, 01:23:55 am »

Do you know Snowing On Raton by Townes Van Zandt? The Gunnison gets a mention. Good picture.

MackieHornet · « **Reply #281 on:** 07 September, 2011, 03:15:00 am »

My favourite bridge:

Salvatore · « **Reply #282 on:** 07 September, 2011, 09:31:22 am »

Getting near the bottom of this summer's barrel now.

The Sambre at Namur

Salvatore · « **Reply #283 on:** 08 September, 2011, 10:58:47 am »

A somewhat prosaic red-brick road bridge at La Suze-sur-Sarthe

David Martin · « **Reply #284 on:** 08 September, 2011, 11:07:48 am »

night train on the Tay Bridge by davidmamartin, on Flickr

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #285 on:** 09 September, 2011, 01:33:23 am »

Quote from: Peter on 07 September, 2011, 01:23:55 am

Do you know Snowing On Raton by Townes Van Zandt? The Gunnison gets a mention. Good picture.

I don't, but actually stayed in Gunnison itself the night before that was taken, and encountered said river again yesterday. Bridges were crap, though. To make up for it, there's two bridges today.

Bridge carrying UT-89 across Lake Powell / Colorado River, near Hite, Utah.

Bridge carrying UT-89 over the Dirty Devil River, about a mile from the above.

Salvatore · « **Reply #286 on:** 09 September, 2011, 08:14:04 am »

A bit closer to home. Double Bridge on the Basingstoke Canal.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #287 on:** 10 September, 2011, 12:40:54 am »

A rather dull bridge carrying the southbound carriageway of I-15 over NV-170, near nowhere very much at all, Nevada.

Salvatore · « **Reply #288 on:** 10 September, 2011, 07:02:24 am »

Multi-span suspension bridge over the Loire at Ingrandes

Luke · « **Reply #289 on:** 10 September, 2011, 05:25:45 pm »

A few taken in the past week.

IMG_1065 by Hey look, it's Luke!, on Flickr

IMG_0976 by Hey look, it's Luke!, on Flickr

IMG_0903 by Hey look, it's Luke!, on Flickr

David Martin · « **Reply #290 on:** 10 September, 2011, 07:26:20 pm »

I found another bridge today. Here is the top of it - it isn't very well travelled.

IMG_0139 by davidmamartin, on Flickr

It is the rather overgrown path off the farm track I was riding along. I knew there was a river there because I could hear the water pouring over a weir.

After a bit of scrambling around I got to see the bridge

IMG_0142 by davidmamartin, on Flickr

mcshroom · « **Reply #291 on:** 10 September, 2011, 10:40:49 pm »

Have a guess, taken during the FNRttC to Hull this morning

Kim · « **Reply #292 on:** 10 September, 2011, 10:43:10 pm »

I especially like the lorry for perspective. Those towers are *huge*. Proper don't-look-up-or-you'll-get-dizzy-and-fall-off-your-bike enormous.

Everyone should ride it at least once. It's worth braving the badlands of Hull and Scunthorpe for.

mcshroom · « **Reply #293 on:** 10 September, 2011, 11:02:11 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 10 September, 2011, 10:43:10 pm

I especially like the lorry for perspective. Those towers are *huge*. Proper don't-look-up-or-you'll-get-dizzy-and-fall-off-your-bike enormous.

Everyone should ride it at least once. It's worth braving the badlands of Hull - and Scunthorpe for.

+1

Oh and on the bridge the view looks like this: -

That cable is huge!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #294 on:** 11 September, 2011, 01:54:48 am »

Quote from: Kim on 10 September, 2011, 10:43:10 pm

I especially like the lorry for perspective. Those towers are *huge*. Proper don't-look-up-or-you'll-get-dizzy-and-fall-off-your-bike enormous.

Everyone should ride it at least once. It's worth braving the badlands of Hull and Scunthorpe for.

The last time I rode over it, it was so foggy you could see neither the tops of the towers nor the river. I had the same experience the last time I drove over the Golden Gate bridge as well chiz.

jogler · « **Reply #295 on:** 11 September, 2011, 09:26:35 am »

Quote from: Kim on 10 September, 2011, 10:43:10 pm

Those towers are *huge*. Proper don't-look-up-or-you'll-get-dizzy-and-fall-off-your-bike enormous.

as per The Forth Road Bridge

MSeries · « **Reply #296 on:** 11 September, 2011, 09:31:21 am »

When it was build the Humber Bridge was the suspension bridgde with the longest span in the world

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #297 on:** 11 September, 2011, 09:37:49 am »

This is ver frustrating. My phone doesnt do pics! Ah well, i shall have a lot of bridges to catch up with when i get sorted

mcshroom · « **Reply #298 on:** 11 September, 2011, 01:25:13 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyLion on 11 September, 2011, 09:37:49 am

This is ver frustrating. My phone doesnt do pics! Ah well, i shall have a lot of bridges to catch up with when i get sorted

Are you on a smartphone CL? If you are then there should be an option at the bottom of the page to 'view full version'. I think you can see pics on that setting

Salvatore · « **Reply #299 on:** 11 September, 2011, 07:01:41 pm »

A none too salubrious part of Lima in December 1996

Plenty of rubbish but no bins for Jane.