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The present Stirling Old Bridge was built in the 1400s or 1500s, replacing a succession of timber bridges. Undoubtedly the best-known of these was one that stood nearby in the 1290s, when Sir William Wallace and Sir Andrew Moray defeated Edward I’s forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.
The bridge also played a part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, when an arch was removed to forestall Bonnie Prince Charlie’s forces as they marched south. The bridge today remains one of the best medieval masonry arch bridges in Scotland.
Besalu, Spain
.Besalú was designated as a historical national property in 1966. The town's most significant feature is its 12th-century Romanesque bridge over the Fluvià river, which features a gateway at its midpoint. The church of Sant Pere was consecrated in 1003. The town features arcaded streets and squares and also a restored mikveh, a ritual Jewish bath dating from the eleventh or twelfth century, as well as the remains of a medieval synagogue, located in the lower town near the river. Besalú also hosts the Museum of miniatures created by jeweler and art collector Lluís Carreras.
The Bridge over the River Don, Aberdeen a short distance from where the river meets the North Sea at Donmouth.
Medieval bridge over the Ebro river near Frias, Burgos province, Spain. Daytime long exposure using ND filter. From Wiki:
Frías is a town located in the northern part of the province of Burgos, in Castile and León, Spain. In 2010 it had a population of only 275 inhabitants.
Frías is a historic medieval town on a hill above the river Ebro. Now a popular tourist spot it has an impressive castle dominating the river and the twelfth century bridge across it. It is considered to be the smallest "city" in Spain, having been given that title in 1435.
The Ha’penny Bridge is the best known of Dublin’s bridges. It was built in 1816 and was the first iron bridge in Ireland. It is a single span structure with cast iron railings and decorative lamps. It was originally named the Liffey Bridge but is now called the Ha’penny because until 1919 to cross it there was a half-penny charge.
Accepted as the symbol of Dublin, the Ha’penny Bridge (officially Wellington Bridge after the ‘Iron Duke’) was opened in 1816. Cast at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire in England, the bridge acquired its unofficial moniker from the toll paid to cross the river – one old half penny. The bridge was the only pedestrian bridge on the Liffey until the Millennium bridge further up was opened in 2000.
Singapore - Helix Bridge and Art Science Museum
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This bridge was initially built by the Turks in 1569 - at that time it was the largest stone arch bridge in the world. It was named a UNESCO site. It was destroyed by the Croatian forces in the Bosnian Civil War in 1994 - a particularly senseless act in what everyone now recognizes as a senseless war. The bridge was rebuilt according to the original plans, using as much of the original stone as possible..Mostar is the largest city in the Herzgovina portion of Bosnia and is mixed Croatian & Bosnian.
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Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a bridge in the village of Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duthil Church by crossing the River Dulnain. The parapets were washed away in the 19th century. In 1971 the bridge became a Category B listed building. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
History
The packhorse bridge was constructed to allow funerals to proceed across the River Dulnain to Duthil Church. Brigadier-General Alexander Grant commissioned the bridge. Stonemason John Niccelsone constructed the bridge at Lynne of Dalrachney and the £100 cost was paid for out of stipends of Duthil Church. The bridge was completed in 1717 and floods in the 1829 Muckle Spate washed away the guard rails. The bridge also provided a way for tradesmen and locals to cross the river. It is the Scottish Highlands' oldest known stone bridge.
It was listed as a scheduled monument on 29 December 1958 and subsequently de-scheduled on 5 April 2016. The bridge became a Category B listed building on 5 October 1971.
the connecting bridge between the two Elbbrücken (Elbbridges) stations. One side the subway, the other the commuter rail.
Let's hope we can all bridge the troubled waters, whatever their causes might be.
Like a portal into another world, Natural Bridge is a naturally formed rock arch over Cave Creek, a tributary of the Nerang River. World Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Springbrook National Park Queensland, Australia.
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A little wooden bridge over the West Glen river. I focussed towards the back of this scene to maximise depth of field, I guess this was shot wide-open at f/3.5.
Meopta Flexaret TLR camera
Ilford Pan F+ film (iso 50)
Lab develop & scan
The old bridge to access the port of Fremantle (Queen Victoria Street bridge). This was taken under it looking directly up. Quite disorienting looking up like this but the pattern is so beautiful.
The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a suspension bridge that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The bridge connects the City of Newport on Aquidneck Island and the Town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island, and is named for longtime Rhode Island U.S. senator Claiborne Pell who lived in Newport. The Pell Bridge is in turn connected to the mainland by the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.
The main span of the Newport Bridge is 488 meters (1,601 ft), ranking it number 87 among the longest suspension bridges in the world, and making it the longest suspension bridge in New England. The overall length of the bridge is 3,428 meters (11,247 ft). Its main towers reach 122 meters (400 ft) above the water surface, and the roadway height reaches as high as 66 meters (215 ft).[2] On a clear day, the bridge's towers are visible from the observation plaza at the Gay Head Light in Aquinnah on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, from the upper floors of skyscrapers in Providence (approximately 22 miles).
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