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The last day before they shut down the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge. We will never see this view again.
There were about 15-20 photographers all gathered around the same fenced cliff just to capture the moment. I waited patiently for my turn to place my camera into one of the man-made holes in the fence...I say it was worth it... as this is now a part of history
Vasco da Gama is the largest bridge in Europe with a length of 17.2 km (10 miles), 10 km of which are over the Tagus river.
This is only one small part of the bridge.
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The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll suspension bridge in New York State, carrying US 6/US 202 across the Hudson River between Rockland/Orange Counties and Westchester/Putnam Counties. From the time of its completion in 1924, it held the record for the longest suspension bridge in the world for 19 months, until it was surpassed by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia.
The span enables connections to the Palisades Interstate Parkway and US 9W on the west bank near Bear Mountain Inn to New York State Route 9D (NY 9D) on the east. It also carries the Appalachian Trail and New York State Bicycle Route 9 across the Hudson.
The bridge has two lanes (one west, one east), separated by a dividing double yellow line. The span includes pedestrian walkways on both sides of the bridge. Bicycling is legal on the roadway. Cyclists may walk their cycles on the pedestrian walkway.
The Great Glasshouse, in the grounds of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, in the River Tywi Valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The spectacular dome is the largest single-span great glasshouse in the world, It was designed by Norman Foster and Partners it is poised on the Welsh landscape like a giant raindrop.
It houses some of the most endangered plants on the planet which come from six areas of the world: California, Australia, the Canary Islands, Chile, South Africa, the Mediterranean Basin.
Each of these geographical areas has regions that enjoy a Mediterranean climate. Hot dry summers, cool moist winters, dazzling sunlight, strong breezes and the occasional ground-clearing fire, create perfect conditions for many plants to thrive on the scrubby, rock-strewn landscapes.
Although these regions cover less than 2% of the Earth’s surface, they contain more than 20% of all known flowering plant species, and their richness and plant diversity are considered second only in importance to tropical rainforests.
Sadly, these plants are under serious threat from modern human developments in agriculture, tourism, housing and increasingly, climate change.
At first glance, it is not obvious that the plants in the Great Glasshouse come from six different places in the world. This is because they often share many qualities, such as small leathery evergreen leaves and dense shrubby forms, having adapted in similar ways to the similar environmental pressures they face.
Kathryn Gustafson designed the imaginative flowing landscape inside the Great Glasshouse on which these plants thrive. Covering 3,500 square metres, its rocky terraces, sandstone cliffs and gravelled scree slopes are contoured to reflect the natural environment and to create a wide range of habitats, balancing light and shade and varying moisture levels to suit the needs of different plants.
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The Golden Gate Bridge has been claimed by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the modern Wonders of the World, and it's no wonder to anyone who's seen it up close and personal. With a total span length of nearly 2 miles and a center span length of almost 1 mile it's simply an amazing feat of engineering and construction.
It certainly doesn't hurt to view it dancing in a sea of low fog washing above and below the bridge deck. I have many shots of the bridge, but I love the shadows of the deck and cables on the fog in this one.
This was one of the later shots I took that morning and you can see the fog receding on the left side of the photo.
This Roman aqueduct is over 93 feet tall (28.5 meters high) at its highest point and runs about a half a mile (818 meters) in total distance. The actual waterway system of the Segovia aqueduct spans a distance of over 10.6 miles (around 17 kilometers). It carried freshwater from the Rio Frío, located in the mountains of Sierra de Guadarrama all the way to Segovia.
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UP's 2021 Toys for Tots special rolls across Sims Bayou in southeast Houston as it rolls toward Ellington Field with a delivery of nearly 25,000 toys to military and veterans' families.
PHOCB 11 (Passenger- Houston, TX to Council Bluffs, IA)
UP SD70AH #1943
Houston, TX
December 11th, 2021
Harringworth viaduct crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton in Rutland. The viaduct is 1,275 yards long and has 82 arches, each with a 40 feet span. It is the longest viaduct across a valley in the United Kingdom. Built by the contractor Lucas and Aird, a total of 30 million bricks were used in the viaduct's construction. It was completed in 1878. The viaduct is on the Oakham to Kettering line between Corby and Manton Junction, where it joins the Leicester to Peterborough line. It is listed Grade II.
The Manning-Rye Covered Bridge, spanning the Palouse River near Colfax, Washington, was built around 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as the Harpole Bridge.
It was a work of the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad, an interurban electric railroad. Its "timber housing protects a single span timber Howe truss which rests on timber pile abutments, encased with timber cribs." Although it is deemed a covered bridge, the top of the bridge was left uncovered to allow for connection between the locomotive and the overhead electric lines.
The bridge came into ownership of the Great Northern Railroad, and was used as a railroad bridge until 1967. It was purchased in 1969 by a private owner who replaced rails by wooden planking and used it for automobile access to their property.
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Photo of the Manning-Rye Bridge (AKA Harpole Bridge) & the Palouse River captured via Minolta MD Tele Rokkor-X 135mm F/2.8 Lens. Palouse Hills section within the Columbia Plateau Region. Whitman County, Washington. Mid May 2020.
Exposure Time: 1/320 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8* Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5500 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 100
Bridge of Dye. Built in 1680 this is one of the oldest bridges in the north-east. Tolls were once levied for its upkeep. Glen Dye
London Arch (formerly London Bridge) is an offshore natural arch formation in the Port Campbell National Park, Australia. The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria. This stack was formed by a gradual process of erosion, and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge.
The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, leaving two tourists stranded on the outer span before being rescued by helicopter. No one was injured in the event. Prior to the collapse, the arch was known as London Bridge because of its similarity to its namesake.
4 shot Pano - Auto stitched in LR6
Taken near the old Tilbury Power Station (now demolished). This is a new replacement for the old Jetty Bridge. River Thames. Thurrock. Essex.
of the Bay Bridge, connecting San Francisco with the East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, and a number of other smaller cities in the megalopolis that is the East Bay). This is the newer section of the bridge, rebuilt after earthquake damage of several decades ago. The wooded hillside on the right is Yerba Buena Island, mid-point in the entire, 5-mile bridge.
from Wikipedia:
"The original spans of the bridge east of Yerba Buena Island became the subject of concern after a section collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989. The replacement span is engineered to withstand the largest earthquake expected over a 1500-year period, and it is expected to last at least 150 years with proper maintenance."
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I headed to the Forth bridges on Sunday to catch the last rays of sun. This is a panorama taken from North Queensferry just below the Forth Road Bridge, encompassing all 3 bridges.
Fellow hiker, Al, on top of Devil's Bridge - Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sedona, Arizona
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The Orwell Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge just south of Ipswich in Suffolk. Opened to road traffic in 1982, the bridge carries the A14 road over the River Orwell.
The main span is 623 ft. (190 m), which at the time of its construction was the longest pre-stressed concrete span in use in the UK. The two spans adjacent to the main span, known as anchor spans are 347 ft. (106 m). Most of the other spans are 193 ft. (59 m). The total length is 4,222 ft. (1,287 m), the width is 78 ft. (24 m), and the air draft is 141 ft. (43 m).
Construction of the bridge began in October 1979 and was completed on 1st. April 1982. It was opened on 17th. December 1982. By 2023 traffic levels had exceeded 67,500 vehicle per day.
Oft shot bridge that spans the Irwell connecting Manchester to Salford.
Salford, UK.
24 February, 2011.
My Wide World set.