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The Park Bridge, also known as Pedestrian Bridge (Peshehodniy Most) over Dnipro river (Kiev, Ukraine). As you can figure from the name it was designed only for people. The bridge is the only way from right bank of Dnipro to the Hydropark — the park situated on the Truhanov island. Until 1957, when the Pedestrian bridge was built, the only way to reach the island was by boat in the summer or by crossing the ice in the winter.
The construction of this suspension bridge allows you to walk on the top of it. There is a small utility path there. And there are always some headless kamikazes trying to get there despite all grates that were installed :) The local police is aware of this possibility too, so they usually prepare very hot greetings for those who managed to get on top.
There usually many people strolling there in summer, but this winter weekend was not the best time for a walk and we saw only few unhappy tourists. But what is bad for strollers is nice for elaborate photographer ;) I went there only because the weather was so gray :) It's a nice time for black'n'white shots!
The Benedict bridge, frequently called the chalk point bridge spans nearly one half of a mile across the Patuxent River in Maryland. Photograph taken at twilight, and while a vehicle was passing over the bridge. The headlights of the vehicle driving away from the camera served to illuminate the guard rail of the photograph and add a focus to the top of the bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge, which opened on 8 December 1864, spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the bridge is a grade I listed building and forms part of the B3129 road.
The idea of building a bridge across the Avon Gorge originated in 1753. Original plans were for a stone bridge, and later iterations were for a wrought iron structure. In 1831, an attempt to build Brunel's design was stopped by the Bristol riots, and the revised version of his designs was built after his death and completed in 1864. Although similar in size, the bridge towers are not identical in design, the Clifton tower having side cut-outs, the Leigh tower more pointed arches atop a 110-foot (34 m) red sandstone-clad abutment. Roller-mounted "saddles" at the top of each tower allow movement of the three independent wrought iron chains on each side when loads pass over the bridge. The bridge deck is suspended by 81 matching vertical wrought-iron rods.
Two men were killed during the bridge's construction; since opening it has gained a reputation as a suicide bridge. It has plaques that advertise the telephone number of The Samaritans and above the railings on the bridge there are anti-climb barriers. The Clifton Bridge Company initially managed the bridge under licence from a charitable trust. The trust subsequently purchased the company shares, completing this in 1949 and took over the running of the bridge using the income from tolls to pay for maintenance. The bridge is a distinctive landmark, used as a symbol of Bristol on postcards, promotional materials, and informational web sites. It was also used as a backdrop to several films and television advertising and programmes. It has also been the venue for significant cultural events such as the first modern bungee jump in 1979, the last ever Concorde flight in 2003 and a handover of the Olympic Torch relay in 2012.
Iowa Interstate's BICB-07 detouring over BNSF's Crescent Bridge pauses at the Davenport, IA side of the bridge to throw the wye switch to line their move towards CP's West Davenport yard. The two ex-ROCK blue hoppers up front were a nice touch!
June 9, 2012.
1911 two span Pratt Through truss over the Flat Rock river in Bartholomew County, IN. This bridge was built by the Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.
London, England (United Kingdom).
In the second half of the nineteenth century, increased commercial development in the East End of London led to a requirement for a new river crossing downstream of London Bridge. A traditional fixed bridge could not be built because it would cut off access to the port facilities in the Pool of London, between London Bridge and the Tower of London. A tunnel beneath the Thames, the Tower Subway, had been opened in 1870, for pedestrians only.
A Special Bridge or Subway Committee was formed in 1876 to find a solution to the river crossing problem. It opened the design of the crossing to public competition. Over 50 designs were submitted, including one from civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. The evaluation of the designs was surrounded by controversy, and it was not until 1884 that a design submitted by Horace Jones, the City Architect, was approved.
Jones' design was for a bascule bridge 800 feet (244 m) in length with two towers each 213 feet (65 m) high, built on piers. The central span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers is split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 83 degrees to allow river traffic to pass. The bascules weigh over 1,000 tons each, and they are counterbalanced to minimize the force required and allow raising in one minute. The original hydraulic raising mechanism was powered by pressurised water stored in six accumulators, and water was pumped into the accumulators by steam engines. The original hydraulic machinery still opens the bridge, but it has been converted to use oil instead of water and electric motors have taken the place of the steam engines and accumulators. The old mechanism is open to the public.
Construction started in 1886 and took eight years, employing five major contractors and 432 construction workers. Two massive piers, containing over 70,000 tons of concrete, were sunk into the river bed to support the construction. Over 11,000 tons of steel provided the framework for the towers and walkways. This was then clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone, both to protect the underlying steelwork and to give the bridge a pleasing appearance.
Jones died in 1887, and his chief engineer, Sir John Wolfe-Barry, took over the project. Wolfe-Barry replaced Jones' original medieval style of facade with the more ornate Victorian gothic style that makes the bridge a distinctive landmark.
The bridge was opened on 30 June 1894 by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_bridge
One of two rail bridges over the Tennessee River in Knoxville. The Henley and Gay Street bridges, which carry traffic, can be seen in the background.
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, is a very old city (you'll know this if you've ever lived there or have ever driven in it).
The river Hull cuts right through the city, thus there are a dozen bridges throughout the city. The mechanical engineering, although several decades old, is quite fascinating.
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Bridge across the Colorado River in Columbus, Texas (Highway 90).
Funny story about taking this picture. While trying to take this shot, I had to deal with both a light rain and some traffic. In between taking shots, I was hiding my camera from the rain under my unzipped jacket. A car approached from the far side and came to a quick stop as soon as he saw me. The strange thing was that he pointed his car at me in a defensive position. It took a moment before I realized that he thought the bulge beneath my jacket was a gun. I immediately pulled my camera out and waved it to show him. A grudging smile came across his face and he continued on.
Probably not necessary on a cold winter day, but this is one of two bridges crossing a marsh on the Inland Dunes Trail, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana.
This Bridge is as old as 128 and once carried the long gone Central; Massachusetts Railroad to Northampton.
It will be a key element to a greenway in progress.
Tasman Bridge, crossing the Derwent river near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The bridge was first opened in 1964 but in 1975 the bridge was struck by an ore carrying ship. Sections of the bridge collapsed on the ship, sinking it with the loss of seven crewmen. Also, 5 motorists died when their cars drove off the collapsed sections. Reconstruction was completed in 1977.
I had a phenomenal evening at Natural Bridges State Park the other night. I had taken a nap just prior to the sunset and was a little groggy to say the least. But I somehow managed to get down to the water just in time for one of the best sunsets there I have ever seen. Most of the colors seen here are close to accurate and I did my best not to saturate the already over the top colors. I did some color temperature work to warm it up to the colors i remembered seeing. The wet sand gave me so much reflection and lit the rock nicely.
I dressed for wet feet and cold weather so after the sun set i was very comfy in my warm jacket and gloves. The wide angle 10-22 has been gathering dust for most of the year but I decided to break it out and give it a go. The zoomed in part of the range was almost distortion free and I left it there for most of the shots. My tripod got a little wet and sandy but I did not care. I used the shutter release to fire the shutter and let go when a wave came to close, stranding the camera a few feet from me where I could control what was happening. I worked out fine and my trust grew stronger with each shot. I did not expect the colors I got and made so many pictures, it was hard to leave any out.
Camera:..............................Canon EOS 30D
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The North Fork Rogue River Bridge in Prospect was recently rennovated by Hamilton Construction on behalf of ODOT. The rennovated bridge mimics the original 1930s design.
with the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the background. Taken from 880. (I warmed up the white balance in post.)
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Btw, to see the power of post-processing, compare the processed version to the original. :P
