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Bridgepixing Mississippi River Bridges in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. In the foreground, the newer green steel Interstate 35W Bridge; and in the background, the historic concrete arch Cedar Ave. Bridge (aka Tenth Ave. Bridge), completed in 1929.
The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that carried Interstate Highway 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in Hennepin County in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, it connected the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Downtown East and the University of Minnesota West.
The bridge was built in 1967 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On August 1, 2007, it collapsed into the river and onto the adjacent riverbanks during the weekday rush hour, causing multiple injuries and deaths.
The I-35W bridge was notable for not having any piers in the water. Instead, the main support piers were located on the banks of the river, and were built of tubular-shaped concrete pillars. The main bridge deck was supported by a single 458 foot long steel arch over a 390 foot wide navigation channel. Two sets of locks and dams just upriver of the bridge were constructed a few years earlier to allow passage past Saint Anthony Falls. Although not very decorative, the bridge was one of the widest bridges in the Twin Cities area and provided an important link for Interstate 35W traffic. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 141,000 cars used the bridge per day[1] and was usually an eight-lane thoroughfare, carrying four lanes of traffic in each direction.
As the bridge was subjected to Minnesota's cold weather in the winter, it acquired another unique feature when an anti-icing system was installed in 1999. When sensors detected temperatures conducive to icing conditions, nozzles built into the bridge sprayed potassium acetate on the road surface. A similar system was later installed on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. (Wikipedia)
The 10th Avenue Bridge crosses the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota and also in proximity to the University of Minnesota. The bridge historically was called the Cedar Avenue Bridge from days prior to the construction of the I-35W bridge when it connected to Cedar Ave. The bridge connects 10th Avenue Southeast, on the east side of the Mississippi River to 19th Avenue South, on the west side. The Seven Corners area of the Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis neighborhood is at the south end of the bridge. The downstream end of the lower Saint Anthony Falls lock and dam extends under the bridge. The historic Southeast Steam Plant is also nearby.
The bridge is considered the crowning achievement of Minneapolis city engineer Kristoffer Olsen Oustad, who was one of four prominent Norwegian-American men who designed major structures in the region.
A bridge known as the "10th Avenue Bridge" was built upstream from the current bridge in 1874. That bridge extended from 10th Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis to 6th Avenue Southeast. It also was known as the "Tenth Avenue wagon bridge". The piers still are visible upstream from the current I-35W Mississippi River bridge. That bridge was demolished in 1943 to provide scrap for the World War II war effort.
Construction on the current bridge began in 1926, and it was completed in 1929. It was built to alleviate the traffic flows on the bridges serving downtown. The total length is 2,174.9 feet (662.9 m), with two central spans each 265.5 feet (80.9 m) across. It has an open spandrel arch design, and it is constructed of reinforced concrete. Higher and longer than any preceding bridge in the region, it was originally 2,921 feet (890.3 m) in overall length, 698 feet (213 m) longer than the nearby Third Avenue Bridge. It stands 110 feet (33.5 m) above the water's surface. The budgeted cost of the bridge in 1922 was US$943,209.71. For many years it was the river crossing for Minnesota State Highway 36.
A major restoration was undertaken in 1972–1976, and the approach spans were altered (they were not considered architecturally significant, even when the bridge was new). The south approach span was relocated to go straight to Washington Avenue.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Roads in the vicinity were disrupted by the construction of Interstate 35W and a corresponding bridge (completed 1967; collapsed in 2007) one to two blocks upstream. During the days immediately following the I-35W bridge collapse, the 10th Avenue Bridge was closed to traffic, then later reopened; it was one of the most used locations from which to view the wreckage and the recovery efforts.
The bridge was reported to be deteriorating in 2015. It was closed in 2020 for "replacing the bridge deck and other deteriorating concrete components." It is expected to re-open in the summer of 2021.
In the foreground is the Kingsgate Bridge (Ove Arup, 1963), a footbridge that crosses the River Wear at Durham, linking the spectacular cathedral peninsular in the west with the Elvet district in the east. The bridge was cast in two halves, which were then famously eased into position, their meeting point marked by the bronze expansion joint visible on the left.
Visible over the parapet is Dunelm House (Architects' Co-Partnership, completed 1966), which was built as a home for the University of Durham's students' union. This multi-level structure steps down the steeply-sloping bank of the Wear until it meets the water's edge, 17 metres below the level of the adjacent bridge.
While the bridge is listed Grade I, and therefore enjoys statutory protection, Dunelm House is unlisted. In fact the University wishes to demolish Dunelm House, stating that it is no longer fit for purpose and would be too expensive to repair. Architecture enthusiasts are now a campaigning to save this building.
Although the white concrete no longer gleams as it did when new, and in the case of Dunelm House it is crumbling, I think these two striking exemplars of nineteen-sixties brutalist architecture together form an important set-piece, meaning that one would be a little lost without the other.
Friday 21st October 2016.
Further reading:
Save Dunelm House from the wrecking ball
Foreground Ancient and Background Modern
Taken from Mohamed Ali Citadel, Citadel
Taken at 2:20 pm
It was Cloudy and Hazey all the day and the weather was good to some extend as the temprature was 27°C with a very moderate Humidity and this was a very good weather for may!!
Explore: #111 on November 16, 2008
In the foreground the giant spider "Maman" by French sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Source: Wikipédia
A view to mesmerise. The Parliament in the immediate foreground surrounded by the Financial district skyscrapers and Singapore river. The Thrill of finding a new and exciting place just to get that winning shot. Anything for the moment aye.
Simple edit, shall return with a wide panorama when I feel much better. As for now, enjoy this sneak preview.
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Pictured in the foreground here is one of the six gatehouses for the Burj Khalifa, three of which are included within the boundaries of the model. The gatehouses, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, were designed separately from the tower and park, but are consistent in their language and provide key security checkpoints for entering vehicles. Between the three included gatehouses and the two tower annexes, the model is given a distinct edge as opposed to the more sprawling, and less defined shape of the tower’s full grounds. In the end, I felt that the full grounds exist as a means to experience other nearby sights such as Dubai Fountain and Dubai Mall, and ultimately were too tertiary for an overall piece whose focus is the geometric harmony between the tower and its immediate surroundings.
Sometimes we so wish we had a nice rock in the foreground other times we are so spoilt for choice !!!
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Found this amongst old shots taken early in 2012. An old railway bridge in the background & a fence with flood debris tangled in it in the foreground!
In the spirit of the Post Xmas sales - 2 for the price of one!
Happy Fence Friday!!
CN Tower and Condominiums nearby , very green and lush in the foreground in , Toronto , Martin’s photographs , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , June 25. 2006
Brick and iron work gates courtyard and building at the Distillery district in Toronto
Beautiful Brick and iron work gates courtyard and building
Distillery district in Toronto
January 2017
Skyline
Toronto skyline
The Cn tower and the Toronto sky line
Nikon
Kodak 35 mm slide film
Nikon E 995 with slide adapter
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Martin’s photographs
Toronto
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August 1991
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Cn tower
Toronto sky line
35 mm slide film digital copy done by Nikon E 995 with slide adapter
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Nikon 50mm F1.8 af lens
CN tower
CNE in Toronto
The Flyer at the Toronto CNE
The Flyer
Ontario place
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Power S410
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July 2006
Canon PowerShot SD600
PowerShot SD600
20171025_9198_7D2-35H Naughty Boy's Island (298/365)
The water in the foreground used to be the main part of the river, until a cut was put in to create this island. This happened more than 60 years ago. The dirt from the cut was piled high to make the island and as kids we would row, wade or swim across and hunt skinks (lizards) there. In the 1980s the council removed all the dirt (removing the skink habitat), making Naughty Boys Island a lot lower and more suitable for breeding water birds.
In the medium distance is the Bridge Street/South Brighton bridge, and further still the Port Hills. The port of Lyttelton is the other side of the left end of these hills.
All the street lights to the right are around the intersection/round-a-bout for Bridge Street, Dyers Road (over the sewerage plant's oxidation ponds), Breezes Road and Bexley Road/Anzac Drive. On the evening of 22 February 2011 (after the devastating earthquake (centred under the hills above the bridge)) there were about 1,000 cars parked on and around the round-a-bout, as the bridge was impassable except on foot, and the intersection of Anzac Drive and Pages Road (about a km to the right) was under about 1m of water. Thousands were on foot walking the short to long distance home. For some it was just a few hundred metres, but others it was up to eight km.
Photographed from Bligh's Garden.
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At first glance, this might be looked upon as a rather boring grasslands and sky panorama. But it's true worth is all in the detail.
In the foreground, amongst the long grasses, are a number of white markers apparently randomly scattered across the hillside. The one in mid-scene with the black writing on it is the give-away for the cognoscenti.
This is actually "Last Stand Hill," the culmination of the infamous 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn. The markers each show where the body of a 7th Cavalry trooper was found after the battle; and, of course, the one with black writing shows where the body of their commander, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer was found.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to Lakota as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was between the combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the US Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment on 25-26 June 1876 in eastern Montana Territory. It was the most prominent action of the Great Sioux War of 1876, resulting in an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake). The US 7th Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the 7th Cavalry's 12 companies were annihilated; Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. The total government casualty count, including scouts, was 268 dead and 55 injured.
The treeline in the mid-distance traces the route of the Little Bighorn river. On the far right can be seen the very neat lines of gravestones in the Custer National Cemetery which accepted burials between 1886 and 1978. The cemetery and National Monument both lie within the lands of the Crow Indian Reservation.
This panorama is scanned from two negatives that were merged in Photoshop.
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Four Rolls-Royce RB211-524H high-bypass turbofans, 60,600-lbf each
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Delivered 1997, broken up 2020
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Foreground: RCAF Lockheed CC-130HT Hercules transport/tanker 130339 - Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,590-shp each - Participant at annual Canadian International Air Show over Toronto waterfront
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Nikon D300 + Nikon Nikkor 135mm 1:3.5 AI manual focus lens
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