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Dignitaries assemble on Roker Pier to watch a block being laid during the visit of the Channel Fleet to Sunderland, 10 September 1895 (TWAM ref. 3768/8).
The Sunderland Daily Echo reported that on 10 September 1895 “Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, in the presence of his staff, members of the River Wear Commission and many influential gentleman laid a 45 ton block in the new Pier.
This set of images relates to Roker Pier, Sunderland and is taken from a scrapbook kept by Henry Hay Wake, chief engineer to the River Wear Commission.
Henry Wake designed Roker Pier and also oversaw its construction from beginning to end. The Pier' s foundation stone was laid in September 1885 and it was formally opened on 23 September 1903. The Pier is 2,800 feet long and was built of Aberdeen granite and concrete cement at a total cost of £290,000.
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The new bridge rising over the St. Johns River next to the lower old bridge. No more waiting for the bridge to go up (if you're a boat) or come down (if you're a car). Shot in digital infrared.
Tunkhannock Viaduct
Nicholson, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock Viaduct is a concrete deck arch railroad bridge on the Nicholson Cutoff rail segment of the Norfolk Southern Railway Sunbury Line that spans Tunkhannock Creek. Measuring 2,375 feet long and towering 240 feet when measured from the creek bed (300 feet from bedrock), it was the largest concrete structure in the world when completed in 1915.
Originally constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the structure was designated as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1975. The bridge continues to be used daily for regular freight railway service.
This image was derived from an original Kodachrome slide that I shot on February 17, 1989.
My first visit to the remains of Glenfarg Railway, made a bit more special by the weather conditions.
Cut through solid rock by hand, the Falkirk Tunnel takes the Union Canal under the edge of Callendar Park. The 620m tunnel became a requirement when 18th century industrialist William Forbes, who had purchased Callendar House, objected to the proposed route of the canal as being too close to his property. Just goes to show that planning permision was a problem even back then!
Photograph of the Queensferry cantilever from end of approach viaduct. Here we have a view taken from a point somewhat to the right of centre line and a considerable height above sea level, as a result of which the perspective of the picture is exceptionally good. Considerable progress is evident, the upper ends of columns being already above rail level, and owing to the angle of the former the box girders are beginning to project beyond them. At the intersection of disagonal bracing, the first of the uprights carrying the internal viaduct is conspicuous. The solid appearance of the end of the lattice girder platforms is due to the fact that, with a view to utilise inside for rooms, offices, &c, they were boarded in. This picture forms one of a pair, and was the first of the series taken from a point about the centre line. Transcription from: Philip Phillips, 'The Forth Railway Bridge', Edinburgh, 1890.
The distinctive Lune Millennium Bridge spans the River Lune at Lancaster, its twin steel masts and sweeping pedestrian walkway creating one of the city’s most recognisable modern landmarks.
Photographed at low tide, the bridge is reflected in the still waters of the river beneath a brilliant blue sky and dramatic white clouds.
The Lune Millennium Bridge
Officially opened on 16 February 2001, the bridge was designed by engineering consultants Whitby Bird & Partners and constructed as part of the River Lune Millennium Park project.
The cable-stayed structure features two 40-metre-high inclined steel masts supporting a gently curving walkway. Its main deck measures approximately 114 metres, with a principal span of 64 metres.
The design deliberately evokes the masts and rigging of sailing ships, recalling Lancaster’s former importance as a maritime trading port.
A Historic River Crossing
The bridge stands close to the site of an earlier crossing, recorded as far back as 1215.
Lancaster’s medieval bridge was damaged during the Jacobite rising of 1715 and gradually fell into disrepair following the opening of Skerton Bridge in 1787. Its last surviving arch collapsed in 1845.
The Millennium Bridge restored a pedestrian crossing in this part of the river after almost two centuries.
Twenty-Five Years On
In February 2026, Lancaster celebrated the bridge’s 25th anniversary. Lancaster City Council announced improvements to the surrounding area, including new lighting, landscaping, seating and maintenance of the riverbanks.
Today the bridge provides an important traffic-free connection for pedestrians and cyclists, linking the historic quayside with routes along the River Lune.
The tunnel portals of Highway 101 at the Presidio Parkway, with two arched openings set into a green hillside planted with trees. A walkway and a stretch of railing run along the front, and the whole structure blends into the park. It's a good example of how a highway can be tucked into the landscape.
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The old RR bridge over the St Johns River at DeBary in Volusia County, Florida being slowly engulfed by the trees. Shot in digital infrared.
A pedestrian and bicycle restriction gate at the Golden Gate Bridge approach, with red iron bars and two prohibition signs. The warm light on the pink walls behind it gives the scene a quiet, sleepy feel. The bridge is a National Historic Landmark.
A Remarkable piece of Engineering ...Seen at the "Torres" Riverside Park in the Derbyshire Peak District ..
This is, I suspect, an 'official' Southern Railway photograph as it has arrived as part of a bequest from an old colleague who was very much a 'Southern man'. It shows the south eastern 'wing-wall' or abutment of the bridges over Falcon Road - and this would be the Falcoln Road in Battersea, just to the east of the complex of tracks and platforms at Clapham Junction Station. Indeed, a check on Google Earth shows that the bull-nosed white glazed bricks still form the edge to the abutment at this point.
This is a London after five years of war and so yes, all is looking distinctly shabby and down at heel. Cart 112 stands at the side of the road and a London Transport trolleybus overhead pole, with two white band painted around it, stands guard and you can just make out the overhead wires for the 626 service that squeezed under this 16ft bridge here.
The posters make the scene with one of the classic wartime propoganda posters on show ; the famous "Walk short distances" with the pony holding the shoelace tells that familiar refrain of "go by Shanks' pony". It was designed by Polish emigres Lewitt-Him. I suspect that would be a useful one today given the incessant car frenzy we live amongst! Many of the other brands are still with us today. Cadbury, Oxo and Guinness, the latter represented by one of the iconic Gilroy Guinness 'Zoo' posters. Brooke Bond are best recalled for tea, not so much for beef cubes who are often associated with Bovril or indeed with Oxo as seen below! Senior's fish and meat pastes were, I think, a London based company now defunct.
London, Chatham & Dover Railway insignia on remains from the former Blackfriars Railroad Bridge. Dated 1864 the insignia includes the shields of the Cities of London, Dover and Rochester, the County of Kent and "Invicta," the motto of the County of Kent.
Dystopie - Utopie/
Dystopia - Utopia
HFF
;-)
Hinter der Trommel her
Trotten die Kälber
Das Fell für die Trommel
Liefern sie selber.
(...)/
Following the drum
The calves trot
The skin for the drum
They deliver themselves.
(...)
(Bertold Brecht - Kälbermarsch/March Of The Calves)
Privatum commodum publico cedit/
Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz/
Private convenience yields to public welfare.
Manhattan Bridge, New York City â high confidence.
The image shows one of the Manhattan Bridge's blue-painted steel suspension towers, with its dense vertical suspender cables, heavy upper crossbeam, lattice bracing, and roadway/rail structure at the right. The Manhattan Bridge connects Chinatown / Lower Manhattan with Downtown Brooklyn, and carries road traffic, subway lines, a pedestrian walkway, and a separate bikeway.
Description
This is a close, upward-looking architectural view of the bridge structure. The frame is dominated by:
Blue steel towerwork with riveted plates and diagonal lattice bracing.
Vertical suspension cables falling in dense parallel lines.
Large pale main cables sweeping diagonally across the sky.
Bridge deck / side structure rising from the lower right.
Clear blue sky, which isolates the structure and emphasizes the bridge's geometry.
The image is mostly about structure, rhythm, and repetition rather than the bridge as a skyline landmark.
Discussion
The Manhattan Bridge is especially recognizable because it is a steel-tower suspension bridge rather than a stone-tower bridge like the Brooklyn Bridge. ASCE describes it as an early modern suspension bridge and notes its slender two dimensional
steel towers with shallow stiffening trusses. It was completed in 1909.
Visually, the photo compresses several structural systems into one frame: the tower, main cables, vertical suspenders, deck edge, and bracing. The strongest element is the repeated vertical cable pattern, which creates a curtain-like effect over the heavier blue steel. The diagonal deck line at right adds tension and movement, preventing the image from becoming a static architectural record.
The color is also important. The saturated bridge blue against the pale sky gives the image a graphic, almost poster-like quality. Rust and wear along the deck edge add a useful counterpoint: the bridge reads as both iconic civic infrastructure and aging working machinery.
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so, before the official open to vehicle to start less than 30-45 minutes away, police had to clear out all the lowriders parked on the bridge for the grand-opening celebration. as soon as the historical first car crossing (actually two cars drove side-by-side to cross the bridge), lapd stopped one of the lowrider and issued a ticket. the po po surrounded the owner of the car next to the man in white hat in the back.
Esta ponte sobre o rio Olo, no Parque Natural do Alvão, integra a pequena rede viária rural que liga lugares dispersos e soutos, servindo o acesso a Varzigueto e a zonas de cultivo e pastoreio. A estrutura, de tabuleiro em betão armado apoiado em pilares, com guardas metálicas simples, corresponde a tipologias frequentes na segunda metade do século XX, concebidas para vencer vãos curtos com baixo custo e manutenção reduzida. O Olo, afluente do Tâmega, apresenta caudal muito variável: no inverno e após chuvas intensas pode inundar as margens e aumentar o risco de erosão junto aos apoios, exigindo inspeções periódicas a fissuras e a fenómenos de escavação (“scour”). A galeria ripícola, com amieiros e salgueiros, contribui para estabilizar as margens e filtrar sedimentos, integrando a paisagem de montanha marcada por granitos, urzes e lameiros tradicionais.
This bridge over the Olo River, in the Alvão Natural Park, is part of the small rural road network that connects scattered settlements and chestnut groves, providing access to Varzigueto and to farming and grazing areas. The structure, featuring a reinforced concrete deck supported by piers with simple metal guardrails, is typical of designs common in the second half of the 20th century, conceived to span short distances at low cost and with minimal maintenance. The Olo, a tributary of the Tâmega, has a highly variable flow: in winter and after heavy rains, it can flood the banks and increase the risk of erosion near the supports, requiring periodic inspections for cracks and scour. The riparian gallery, with alders and willows, helps stabilize the banks and filter sediments, blending into the mountain landscape marked by granite, heather, and traditional marshes.
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The remains of the old (1932) railway bridge over the St Johns river in DeBary, Florida. Shot in digital infrared.
A concrete bridge anchorage beside the Golden Gate Bridge's foggy span, with the red towers fading into the mist and the green water of the strait below. The soft haze makes the bridge feel distant and quiet.
Shadow and reflections combine to make an abstract image from the bridge abutments of the highway 44 bridge over the St. Johns River in Volusia County, Florida.
The architectural evolution of Montreal's infrastructure is captured here, showing the intricate green steel truss work of the original Champlain Bridge alongside the sleek, towering white pylons of the new Samuel De Champlain Bridge. The scene is set against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds over the calm waters of the Saint Lawrence River, with freight trucks visible on the new span.
A Ponte Filipina da Sertã, ou Ponte da Carvalha, foi construída entre 1607 e 1610, durante o domínio filipino, sobre a Ribeira da Sertã, substituindo uma passagem provavelmente romana. Em xisto e granito, tem seis arcos de volta perfeita e talhamares triangulares a montante. Hoje pedonal, é o ex-líbris da vila.
The Philippine Bridge of Sertã, or Carvalha Bridge, was built between 1607 and 1610, during the Philippine rule, over the Ribeira da Sertã, replacing what was likely a Roman crossing. Constructed of schist and granite, it has six round arches and triangular abutments on the upstream side. Now a pedestrian bridge, it is the town’s landmark.
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The bridge house where the operator raises and lowers the draw spans to let boats through. It remains to be seen what will happen to the remains of the old bridge. Behinf the old bridge you can see the new bridge under construction.
The Roman aqueduct and bridge known as the Pont du Gard is an incredible masterpeice of engineering to bring 35000 litres of water per hour from the River Eure to the expanding Roman city of Nimes along a 60km long aqueduct. The site is one of the "Grand Sites de France" as well as a UNESCO World Heritage site and features a superb underground museum showing how the aqueduct was built using Roman technology, tools and machines. Allow at least 4 hours for a visit!