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The Skye Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich) is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, Scotland, connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn. The name is also used for the whole Skye Crossing, which further connects Eilean Bàn to the mainland across the Carrich Viaduct.[1] The crossing forms part of the A87.
Traditionally, the usual route from the mainland to Skye was the shortest crossing, with a length of around 500 metres (1,640 ft), across the sound between the villages of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland and Kyleakin on the island's east coast. A ferry service operated from around 1600, run by private operators and latterly by Caledonian MacBrayne.
Design and construction[edit]
Road and rail connections to Kyle of Lochalsh were constructed towards the end of the 19th century and various parties proposed building a bridge to the island. Although the engineering task was well within the capability of the age (the crossing is shorter and shallower than that bridged by the Forth Bridge), the island's remoteness and small population meant that the cost could not be justified.
Increased prosperity in the islands and a healthy summertime tourist traffic led to ever increasing volumes of traffic queueing for the ferries. This brought renewed calls for the construction of a road bridge. In 1989 Conservative junior minister James Douglas-Hamilton announced a bidding round, requested tenders to construct a toll bridge. A variety of locations and designs were proposed, and the contract was awarded to Miller-Dywidag, a consortium composed of Scottish construction company Miller Construction, German engineering company DYWIDAG Systems International, and financial partner the Bank of America. The Miller-Dywidag proposal (designed in collaboration with civil engineering firm Arup) was for a single-span concrete arch, supported by two piers resting on caissons in the loch and using Eilean Bàn as a stepping-stone. The PFI plan was accepted, and received support from local MP Charles Kennedy and the local council in the full knowledge that it would be on a high-toll basis for a limited period. Although the bridge itself was built with PFI, the approach roads were the responsibility of the Scottish Office, which paid £15 million for the roads and associated improvements, and to cover the costs associated with decommissioning the ferry. Construction began in 1992 and the bridge was opened by Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Forsyth on 16 October 1995. Then the ferry service ceased, and the bridge and the Mallaig — Armadale ferry were the only year-round connections to the mainland.
The two caissons that the main span stands on were cast as hollow cylinders in the old Kishorn Dry Dock and floated to site where they were sunk onto the prepared loch bed. Kishorn Dock had been built for the oil industry, but only built the one rig - Ninian Central.
Plockade fram en skrotkamera jag haft drällande hemma ett bra tag, en Ricoh AF-5 från tidigt 80-tal. Satte i batterier och tog den på promenad. Visade sig att luckan inte är helt tät, så större delen av filmen har ljusskador. Men det verkar vara ett ordentligt skarpt objektiv, ett 38 mm f/2,8.
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Flotsam's Wonder World opened it's doors to the magic of Mike Shine at the newly established 941 Geary Space in San Francisco. The world of wonderment brought out some of the best artistic talent and an atmosphere that only Mike Shine could create.
The night started out with a funeral procession of bagpipe playing carneys that carried a casket into the 941 Gallery space as onlookers stared... having no idea what to expect next. It quickly turned into an event that highlighted Flotsam (Shine) inviting guests to participate in his carnival atmosphere which featured musical talent and carnival games.
The show set a new bar for the art world, and is establishing 941 Geary as a serious museum level gallery. The Shine show really creates not only a dialogue amongst visitors, but total interaction. It's just plain fun.
Flotsam's Wonder World is something never before seen in the San Francisco art scene. We highly recommend taking a trip down the midway, amidst the sounds of and smells of Mike Shine's mind, to meet Flotsam first hand.
941GEARY is proud to present
Flotsam's Wonder World
New Works by Mike Shine
September 18, 2010 through October 30, 2010
Gallery: www.941Geary.com
Artist: www.ShineLounge.com/
Pirkanmaan Police Department, Tampere Finland. Car unit PI542, Ford Mondeo, plocking traffic in center of City of Tampere - Pirkanmaan poliisilaitos. Ford Mondeo. PI542.
A selection of boats in various states of repair rest up in a tight, little bay near the Isle of Skye bridge.
Synagogue in Plock built in 1834, pulled down in 1951, Synagogalna Str. - Virtual Shtetl - www.sztetl.org.pl
Synagoga w Płocku zbudowana w 1834 r., rozebrana w 1951 r., ul Synagogalna - Wirtualny Sztetl - www.sztetl.org.pl
Taken at Plock Court Wetland Nature Reserve, Longford, Gloucestershire. This is a new species for me.
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Masovia (Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP), Płock, Poland.
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Guerrero Gallery opened the much-awaited opening for Adam 5100’s “Even Keel” and Mike Giant’s “Reflections on Past, Present, and Future" a few weeks ago and we were there to take it all in.
There’s no shortage of love for Mike Giant in SF, and this was obvious as fans and friends came out to see the show. Mike’s work continues to hold our attention and interest, and this current exhibition was proof that he is continuing to push forward as an artist in several ways. Fans familiar with Mike’s work might have been a little surprised to see that most of the pieces in the show were not black and white pen and ink drawings. There were several collage pieces, as well as black paintings on canvas, two very different mediums for someone renowned for his amazingly clean and steady use of ink.
In the Project Room, Adam 5100’s “Even Keel” presented equally impressive and intricate works. For this show, Adam presented an amazing spray enamel painting. Surrounding this piece were frames containing layers upon layers of the hand-cut paper stencils that are used to create his paintings. These stencils were layered in the order they would have been used to create the paintings, then stitched together. The cotton rag paper stencils stood beautifully on their own and provided a unique insight into Adam’s process and great technical skill.
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Photo taken at the 2014 Lake Macquarie International Children’s Games in December 2014.
The ICG is the largest multi‐sport youth games in the world and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Approximately 1500 athletes between 12 and 15 years of age, and their coaches, participate in this prestigious event
each year.