big dam history lesson
Big Dam Bridge
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Pulaski County
I posted this a few weeks ago, but here's the landscape version. This one probably would be my favorite, but the other captured the reflection better. This was also taken on my photo trip with Ward.
So for all of you that aren't from Arkansas, and maybe some that are that spend less time on the internet than I do, you might have wondered how the bridge got its name. Apparently there was a bit of a struggle with plans and money. This is always the way right? Finally one of the guys involved in the process said, "We will get that dam bridge built!" He, of course, meant literally a dam that is also a bridge, but since it was said in a moment of frustration everyone thought it sounded more like damn than dam. The name stuck, so we now have one Big Dam Bridge, and ain't it something? Many, many puns especially from my follow photographers have ensued. Trust me. Just search for Big Dam Bridge on flickr and check out some of the picture titles.
When I posted the other version of this Lee pointed out Arkansas is home to many things with an obvious name: Pinnacle Mountain, Falling Water Falls, Big Dam Bridge, and even the name Little Rock itself. (Yes, folks, Little Rock was named for a small rock once found on the banks of the Arkansas River. It was moved this year.) It is actually funny but true..however we do have some fun names too. How about Smackover, Pickles Gap, Skunk Hollow, Grubbs, Possum Grape, Weiner (my all-time favorite as a kid), Booger Hollow (but us locals say it "Booger Holler"), and Toad Suck? (There's more that's just stuff I can remember right now.)
big dam history lesson
Big Dam Bridge
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Pulaski County
I posted this a few weeks ago, but here's the landscape version. This one probably would be my favorite, but the other captured the reflection better. This was also taken on my photo trip with Ward.
So for all of you that aren't from Arkansas, and maybe some that are that spend less time on the internet than I do, you might have wondered how the bridge got its name. Apparently there was a bit of a struggle with plans and money. This is always the way right? Finally one of the guys involved in the process said, "We will get that dam bridge built!" He, of course, meant literally a dam that is also a bridge, but since it was said in a moment of frustration everyone thought it sounded more like damn than dam. The name stuck, so we now have one Big Dam Bridge, and ain't it something? Many, many puns especially from my follow photographers have ensued. Trust me. Just search for Big Dam Bridge on flickr and check out some of the picture titles.
When I posted the other version of this Lee pointed out Arkansas is home to many things with an obvious name: Pinnacle Mountain, Falling Water Falls, Big Dam Bridge, and even the name Little Rock itself. (Yes, folks, Little Rock was named for a small rock once found on the banks of the Arkansas River. It was moved this year.) It is actually funny but true..however we do have some fun names too. How about Smackover, Pickles Gap, Skunk Hollow, Grubbs, Possum Grape, Weiner (my all-time favorite as a kid), Booger Hollow (but us locals say it "Booger Holler"), and Toad Suck? (There's more that's just stuff I can remember right now.)