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First time up this Strath near Aultguish, Ross Shire, a lovely place.
Geotag : Strath Rannoch is actually to the East of this Strath.
Known as the Black Bridge, it spans the Androscoggin River between the towns of Brunswick (on the left) and Topsham, Maine. The span shown is a railroad bridge. In 2014, a second level that was suspended from this metal span was removed for safety reasons. That lower level was used by motorized vehicles and made for an unusual design.
We have had some Maine summer-like temperatures and that has given us some morning fog. In the foreground is the Androscoggin Swinging Bridge and behind it is the Black Bridge that was a two deck construction with railroad tracks on the top deck, that is visible, and automobile lanes in the lower deck. The lower deck was removed a few years ago due to safety concerns.
This pedestrian suspension bridge across the Androscoggin River connects Brunswick on the left with Topsham on the right. It was constructed in 1892 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company who are better known for their Brooklyn Bridge project. It was built so that mostly French Canadian workers who lived in this section of Topsham could cross over to work in the Cabot Mill located in Brunswick.
Had a little more fun in processing with this iPhone pic. I really wanted to portray the dark day and contrasting colours of the birds, Sky, houses and boats. I really like the finished effect. Not bad for a phone camera!
The fog clears from the right of the picture rising to form low clouds that eventually part letting in the sunlight; not not yet. I had to wait another 2 hours for blue skies, by which time the sun was too high.
In 1872, the cast iron pier of Newton Noyes (nearest in this picture) was opened, linked by a railway (the route of the old railway can be seen as a gap in the trees running down the left-hand corner of the picture). In 1934, the Admiralty acquired the pier as part of their mine depot at Blackbridge.
Sometimes you finally have to stop the car, get out, and capture what you've caught a glimpse of many times as you drive by ...
158816 crosses the Black Bridge over the Rover Wansbeck shortly after leaving Ashington with Northern's 2T14 0900 service to Newcastle.
January 16th, 2025
A quick iPhone pic on my dog walk this afternoon. This place is called Blackbridge. Named after the small bridge in the far distance. The red boat in the foreground add a great contrast tho the blue sky and houses and woodland behind.
CN 542 squeezes thru the rocks crossing blackbridge road on its way north to Guelph on the Fergus Spur
Still getting comfortable with the 11mm Irix and learning what works well for Ultra-Wide compositions
As identified by someone who knows (ie not me!). Quite a notable find, apparently.
Blackbridge Quarry.
Still getting comfortable with the 11mm Irix and learning what works well for Ultra-Wide compositions
Eastbound Norfolk Southern train approaching Phillipsburg Union Station and Black Bridge on a foggy morning - Phillipsburg, NJ - Canon EOS 7D.
Testing out the Canon FDn 50mm f/1.2 vintage manual lens on the R5
blogged here: djenglandphotography.blogspot.com/2025/07/photo-of-week-2...
Still getting comfortable with the 11mm Irix and learning what works well for Ultra-Wide compositions
The Itchen Navigation is a 16.7 km disused canal system in Hampshire, England, that provided an important trading route from Winchester to the sea at Southampton for about 150 years. Improvements to the River Itchen were authorised by Act of Parliament in 1665, but progress was slow, and the navigation was not declared complete until 1710. It was known as a navigation because it was essentially an improved river, with the main river channel being used for some sections, and cuts with locks used to bypass the difficult sections. Its waters are fed from the River Itchen. It provided an important method of moving goods, particularly agricultural produce and coal, between the two cities and the intervening villages.
On its completion it was capable of taking shallow barges of around 4.0 m in width and 21 m in length, but traffic was fairly modest. 18,603 tons of freight were carried in 1802, one of the better years, and there were never more than six boats in use on the waterway. Following the opening of the London and Southampton Railway in 1840, traffic declined sharply, and the navigation ceased to operate in 1869. There were various attempts to revitalise it, but none were successful. There had also been several proposals to link it to the Basingstoke Canal to form an inland route from London to Southampton during its life, which likewise did not come to fruition.
The revival of interest in inland waterways following the end of the Second World War has resulted in the tow path alongside the canal becoming part of the Itchen Way long-distance footpath, and is a popular route for walkers. The Itchen Navigation Preservation Society was formed in the 1970s, but progress was slow. A joint venture between the Environment Agency and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in 2005 led to the formation of the Itchen Navigation Trust, and two years later, they obtained a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, funding the creation of the Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project, which has sought to conserve and interpret the remains. The route provides habitat for a diverse flora and fauna, which has resulted in it being designated as a European Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The official head of the canal was at Blackbridge Wharf, Winchester, just to the south of Wharf Mill, a grade II listed water mill dating from 1885, and College Walk, which spans the river at Blackbridge, an eighteenth-century stone bridge which is also grade II listed. Below the bridge, the channel splits, with the river flowing to the west and the navigation to the east. Blackbridge Wharf was accessed by Wharf Bridge, the oldest surviving bridge over the navigation, dating from the 1760s. The navigation flows past the grounds of Winchester College, and under Tun Bridge, seen here, which carries Garnier Road, before continuing to the remains of St Catherine's Hill Lock, some 1.5 kilometres downstream of Blackbridge Wharf. This lock, which now contains a modern sluice mechanism, was the location of a water-powered sawmill, located to the west of the lock. Winchester College now uses this stretch of the navigation, between their club premises at the head of navigation and a winding hole just above the lock, for rowing practice.
Phillipsburg "Black" bridge over Norfolk Southern main line alongside ex-CNJ interlocking station - Phillipsburg Union Station is on the far side- Canon EOS Rebel G - Kodak Ektar 100 - Phillipsburg, NJ - scanned on Epson V600.
The mules mustering in my earlier photo are doing their job and carrying cargo out of Phantom Ranch over the Kaibab Bridge. The Black Bridge.
I went on a non-motorized Raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Raft Adventures from May 16 through May 31. Four Oar rafts, a Dory, and a paddle raft.
14 days and 225 miles from put in at Lee's Ferry to take out at Diamond Creek on the Hualapai Reservation. This was the adventure of a lifetime. I loved it.
Thank you Flickr for welcoming me back by putting 4 of my AZRA photos into Explore this month.
Westbound Norfolk Southern train approaching Phillipsburg Union Station and Black Bridge on a foggy morning - Phillipsburg, NJ - Canon EOS 7D.
From the Phantom Ranch boat beach. The shadows climb the canyon walls quite quickly. Crest of Zoroaster Temple, top left....
The Launceston yard throat was on the west bank of the North Esk River so the section of line crossing "Black Bridge" doubled as the shunting neck. Despite repeated intentions to double track over the bridge to separate the shunting neck from arrivals & departures, the plan was never carried out: this remained an operational bottleneck until East Tamar Junction yard opened in the 1980's.
Recently overhauled shunter V9 pulls Diesel Fuel tanker OT4 onto "Black Bridge" prior to shunting back into the yard. Repair work on the bridge carries on around the passing parade of rail movements. 12:48pm Wed. 7-9-1977.
Still getting comfortable with the 11mm Irix and learning what works well for Ultra-Wide compositions
These are our rafts lined up on the beach at Phantom Ranch as we get ready to set off again for Pipe Creek Beach to meet some new rafters. RM 88.3 Kaibab Bridge in the background.
I went on a non-motorized Raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Raft Adventures from May 16 through May 31. Four Oar rafts, a Dory, and a paddle raft.
14 days and 225 miles from put in at Lee's Ferry to take out at Diamond Creek on the Hualapai Reservation. This was the adventure of a lifetime. I loved it.
Thank you Flickr for welcoming me back by putting 4 of my AZRA photos into Explore this month.
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Black bridge, river Trnava, Goričan, Croatia.