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(WSDOT July 17, 2009) Media and WSDOT engineers looked at one of the new I-90 floating bridge expansion joints. The concrete was cured and General Construction Co. was replacing concrete barrier. Traffic was scheduled to be allowed on the bridge by 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Bicyclists were allowed on the joint in the bicycle pedestrian path sooner. The contractor was hired to remove and replace four cracked expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Two joints were replaced in May in the I-90 express lanes. The final two joints were removed and replaced July 5-19.
I-90 floating bridges across Lake Washington: the eastbound Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and the westbound Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge.
Really wanted to get a good traffic picture from the air. You tell me if this was good or not!
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To see more of my Seafair 2014 photos, please see my Seafair collection. I deeply enjoyed the flying, the community and the rest of the festivities.
Got many more pics to upload and share from my 2014 Seafair Friday flight. Thanks to Helicopters Northwest & Groupon for the trip.
Stopped at one of my most favorite spots in Vermont today before heading back home, The Brookfield Floating Bridge in Brookfield, VT. The bridge, buoyed by pontoons, spans Sunset Lake and is the only floating bridge east of The Mississippi River. So happy to see it was rebuilt this year after sustaining severe damage in Hurricane Irene. 👏 ✨#vermont #floatingbridge #brookfield #vtsummer #lake #sunsetlake #fourthofjuly
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(WSDOT June 29, 2009) Starting July 6, crews will begin demolishing concrete and steel expansion joints in the westbound I-90 lanes and the I-90 bicycle path. To get around the work zone, crews are building two temporary bridges for bicyclists and pedestrians. The bridges are built on scaffolding, are secured to the bridge and have chainlink fencing. During construction, two massive cracked expansion joints will be removed and replaced and the road will reopen by July 20.
The new pontoon form walls tower over nearby crews, and stand at nearly 27 feet tall. White, plastic ducts used for post-tensioning can be seen behind the rebar.
Port Moody, BC Canada
Belcarra Regional Park is a 1,100-hectare regional park located in metropolitan Vancouver. It is northeast of the meeting of Burrard Inlet with Indian Arm, beginning near Belcarra Bay and extending to Sasamat Lake.
Sasamat is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver, is located in Belcarra Regional Park, and is the home to Sasamat Outdoor Centre.
The park is northwest of the Village of Anmore and to the southwest of Buntzen Lake.
sasamat.org/Where_What_is_Belcarra_Regional_Park_.html
Sasamat Lake is located within Belcarra Regional Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. It is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver. At the south end of the lake there is a floating bridge, used for fishing or swimming. At the north end of the lake is White Pine Beach.
(Wikipedia)
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David Coulsey of Kiewit and Mike Coleman of WSDOT watch the sunset as the barge carrying the two 65-ton expansion joints passes through the open SR 520 floating bridge at 9 p.m. Friday July 10. (TJH)
Left to right; House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn, Rep. Dean Takko, Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond, Quinault Nation President Fawn Sharp, Governor Chris Gregoire, former Rep. Lynn Kessler, Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson and Rep. Brian Blake.
Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond looks on as the SR 520 bridge crews open the midspan.
From June 19-22, 2009 WSDOT crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for routine maintenance and inspection. During this time, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined the general public, state legislators, and WSDOT staff on a tour of the SR 520 bridge.
Done with the tourist trap island of Ban Pru Nai at last, it 's now time to leave. The island was the last stop on the Phi Phi Islands speedboat tour- we will now head back to Phuket after this, as the tour is now over. It has been a very pleasant day out on the whole, save for this rather unpleasant last halt with overpriced water sports on offer with predatory touts. I'm glad it's over. As we get back onto the folating jetty to board our boat, this beautiful traditional Thai long trail boat came in to dock. What a refreshing change from the fiberglass speedboats we've been seeing all day! People rushing to get onto another boat moored alongside ours caused the floating jetty to sway dangerously from side to side- so inconsiderate and uncivilized of them! I had to put out my hand to hold on to something or someone, due to which my fingers appeared in the extreme left of the frame So sorry about that! Notes about the Ban Pru Nai tourist trap and detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands National Park appeared earlier in this album (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
(WSDOT July 14, 2009) General Construction Co. crews poured seven truckloads of concrete to lock in the two new expansion joints at either end of the westbound mainline lanes of the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May.
(WSDOT June 29, 2009) Starting July 6, crews will begin demolishing concrete and steel expansion joints in the westbound I-90 lanes and the I-90 bicycle path. Crews are building two temporary bridges for bicyclists and pedestrians during construction. The temporary bicycle/pedestrian bridges sit on scaffolding on the floating bridge pontoons. The bridges are built with scaffolding that sits on the floating bridge pontoons. They are secured to the bridge and have chainlink fencing. Two massive cracked expansion joints will be removed and replaced and the road will reopen by July 20.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) I-90 westbound traffic backs up heading from Bellevue to Mercer Island on Monday afternoon because of construction. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced two of the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009. Crews began work on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes on July 6.
The building of the original Kelowna bridge was one of the most important milestones in the history of Kelowna not only for it's economic development, but also for a vital social link, by opening transportation to the South Okanagan and beyond.
Built in 1958, the Okanagan Lake Bridge was also referred to as the Kelowna Floating Bridge. The bridge served as a major landmark and a primary north-south highway corridor in the province of BC, and an important link from the Pacific Northwest United States to British Columbia and north on to Alaska.
The bridge itself was a pontoon bridge, or floating bridge that contained a vertical lift span which could open up to allow boats to pass under it.
Pontoons would support the bridge deck floating on the water. According to history, floating bridges have been around since the 11th century .
Historically, from the mid 1880's to the mid 1930's, Sternwheelers such as the SS Okanagan and the SS York provided transportation to people and goods down and across Okanagan Lake. From the mid-30's, until the original Kelowna bridge was built, ferries would carry vehicles across Okanagan Lake from Kelowna to Westbank, BC, now known as West Kelowna.
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(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (right) and State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen arrive at a press conference for the announcement of the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) A bicyclist traveling to Seattle walks along one of two temporary bicycle/pedestrian bridges built around the I-90 floating bridge construction zone. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the floating bridge. The joints also are in the I-90 bicycle pedestrian path. Crews replaced two joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009 and began work demolishing concrete on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes July 6.
(WSDOT, 4-29-10) House Transportation Committee Chairwoman Rep. Judy Clibborn responds to questions at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. She spoke at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
SR 520 Program Director Julie Meredith addresses tour participants.
From June 19-22, 2009 WSDOT crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for routine maintenance and inspection. During this time, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined the general public, state legislators, and WSDOT staff on a tour of the SR 520 bridge.
The chain ferry, over the Medina, is mainly referred to as the 'floating bridge.' It links the two sides of Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
www.cowes.co.uk/Cowes_Chain_Ferry.aspx
The weather wasn't too good when we were there, but there may be a few more photographs HERE.
April 10, 2009: April 10, 2009: WSDOT bridge engineer specialist Ralph Dornsife scrutinizes the new I-90 floating bridge expansion joint after it arrives in Seattle. WSDOT project engineers and bridge inspectors went to Terminal 30 in Seattle to inspect an expansion joint that will be installed on the I-90 floating bridge in the westbound lanes in July 2009.WSDOT project engineers and bridge inspectors went to Terminal 30 in Seattle to inspect an expansion joint that will be installed on the I-90 floating bridge in the westbound lanes in July 2009.
Port Moody, BC Canada
Belcarra Regional Park is a 1,100-hectare regional park located in metropolitan Vancouver. It is northeast of the meeting of Burrard Inlet with Indian Arm, beginning near Belcarra Bay and extending to Sasamat Lake.
Sasamat is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver, is located in Belcarra Regional Park, and is the home to Sasamat Outdoor Centre.
The park is northwest of the Village of Anmore and to the southwest of Buntzen Lake.
sasamat.org/Where_What_is_Belcarra_Regional_Park_.html
Sasamat Lake is located within Belcarra Regional Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. It is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver. At the south end of the lake there is a floating bridge, used for fishing or swimming. At the north end of the lake is White Pine Beach.
(Wikipedia)
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Very grainy (for some reason) shot of a bicycle commuter on the Interstate 90 Floating Bridge. Taken with a Canon EOS 650 and 75-300mm lens. Kodak Super Gold 400 film.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) Westbound I-90 traffic backed up on Monday afternoon, including the off-ramp to East Mercer Way on Mercer Island. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced two of the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009. Crews began work on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes on July 6.
SR 520 Program Director Julie Meredith addresses tour participants on top of a pontoon under the east high rise of the floating bridge.
From June 19-22, 2009 WSDOT crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for routine maintenance and inspection. During this time, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined the general public, state legislators, and WSDOT staff on a tour of the SR 520 bridge.
Woolston Ferry,
Southampton, England.
Shortly after the last day of operation, which was 11 June 1977.
(Replaced by the Itchen Toll Bridge.)
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(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announces the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. She spoke at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge (right) and Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge (left) in Seattle, King County, Washington. The two parallel bridges are floating bridges that carry Interstate 90 across Lake Washington. Eastbound traffic is carried by the historic 1940 Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and westbound traffic is carried by the newer (1989) Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge.
When completed in 1940, the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge was the longest floating bridge at 6,620 ft. It is now the second longest. It was originally known as the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. In 1967, the bridge was named after Lacey V. Murrow, the second Washington Director of Highways.
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is the fifth-longest floating bridge at 5,811 ft. The bridge is named for Homer More Hadley, the designer of the adjacent 1940 bridge.
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge was previously listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #87000866) but was removed in 1991. The bridge along with the Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel east portals was designated as a City of Seattle Landmark in 1979.
The Lacey V. Murrow Bridge and Mount Baker Ridge Tunnels were designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2008. The ASCE description of the landmark states that “When completed in 1940, the Lacey V Murrow Bridge & Mt Baker Ridge Tunnels constituted the world’s first reinforced concrete floating bridge – the largest floating structure ever built – and the largest diameter soft-earth tunnels.”
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER WA-2 as the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge)
(WSDOT, 4-29-10) State Rep. Scott White spoke to reporters at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
(WSDOT, 4-29-10) State Sen. Rodney Tom (right) and State Rep. Scott White arrive at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire arrives at a press conference where she announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. She spoke at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
Woolston Ferry,
Southampton, England.
On the last day of operation, 11 June 1977.
(Replaced by the Itchen Toll Bridge.)
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The last stop of the Phi Phi Islands speedboat tour was Ban pru nai island. We docked quite a way out but fortunately had this very shaky floating jetty or pier to walk on. You don't see so many boats in this picture but they are all a bit rar- yes, this shaky floating pier was a pretty long one. Tired as we were already, Ban Pru Nai was a terrible place to end our otherwise pleasant Phi Phi Islands speedboat tour. On reaching shore, we found the island to be terribly commercialized, with predatory vendors aggressively pushing their wares. And it appeared that everything here has a price- apart from Jet skis, they were also offering mats to lie on for a price. All in all, not a very pleasant experience. (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
On the 26th July I made my way to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight by coach trip. The day was in the heat wave we had during July 2018 and was very hot and humid. The trip over by Red Funnel Ferries was great, their ferries are very comfortable and much larger than the ones at Lymington, no criticism intended. Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo. The builder was Thomas Cubitt, the London architect and builder whose company built the main facade of Buckingham Palace for the royal couple in 1847. An earlier smaller house on the site was demolished to make way for a new and far larger house, though the original entrance portico survives as the main gateway to the walled garden.
Queen Victoria died at Osborne House in January 1901. Following her death, the house became surplus to royal requirements and was given to the state, with a few rooms being retained as a private museum to Queen Victoria. From 1903 until 1921 it was used as a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy, known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. In 1998 training programmes consolidated at the Britannia Royal Naval College which is now at Dartmouth, thus vacating Osborne House. The House now under the watchful eye of English Heritage is now open to the public for tours.
In 1903, the new stable block became a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Initial training began at about the age of 13, and after two years studies were continued at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. The college closed in 1921, with the last students leaving on 9 April 1921. The traditions of Osborne helped inspire the operations of the Nautical College Pangbourne, after its founding in 1917. The NCP has now become Pangbourne College, but its students continue the tradition of wearing naval uniform, and maintaining certain naval traditions.
One of the buildings called Swiss Cottage in the grounds, here you will find inside, the story of the life of a Victorian royal child. Thanks to funding from donors including the Heritage Lottery Fund, vivid new displays, a garden trail and a new play area enable families to experience for themselves how the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert played and learnt in this unique and special place. Osborne House is famous for its selection of formal gardens containing rare and unusual plants, and there is also plenty of space to run around. Enjoy the formal walled gardens, visit the sheltered the Walled garden, admire the view the Solent from the Palm Terrace or visit the charming gardens which surround the miniature Swiss Chalet. As well as a stunning array of plants, rare red squirrels can be spotted amongst the trees. Gravel, tarmac and concrete provide access for all abilities. Benches and rest points are dotted throughout the grounds.
The organisers of the London Capital & Finance were holding an event day on the 25th and 26th July 2018. This meant many parts of the gardens could not be visited on these two days having been reserved for the visitors to these trials. Osborne Horse Trials hope to attract a new audience to the sport and to the Isle of Wight with this easy to follow two day eventing format. Horses will perform dressage and show jumping on the House lawns, before setting out across the estate parkland. Each phase will finish before the next commences, enabling spectators to see 70% of the action from one spot. Both days will feature two classes at open intermediate level with a Grand Prix class and three further categories tailored to either top level or less experienced horses. Pictures can be taken inside the house but not using flash. However Videos cannot be made while in the house itself.
Cowes Floating Bridge seems to have had lots of problems since it was introduced to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. But hopefully now its working as it should.
(WSDOT July 17, 2009) Media and WSDOT engineers looked at one of the new I-90 floating bridge expansion joints. The concrete was cured and General Construction Co. was replacing concrete barrier. Traffic was scheduled to be allowed on the bridge by 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Bicyclists were allowed on the joint in the bicycle pedestrian path sooner. The contractor was hired to remove and replace four cracked expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Two joints were replaced in May in the I-90 express lanes. The final two joints were removed and replaced July 5-19.
Bridge tour participants, including State Representative Scott White, walk on top an SR 520 bridge pontoon under the east high rise.
From June 19-22, 2009 WSDOT crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for routine maintenance and inspection. During this time, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined the general public, state legislators, and WSDOT staff on a tour of the SR 520 bridge.