Because I can't resist a good bridge post now and then, here's another... a view from under the Brooklyn Bridge from Front Street... A Vespa parked on Water Street... The Manhattan Bridge as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park... web link Manhattan Bridge... Brooklyn Bridge... A shaky-but-golden night-time shot of the Manhattan Bridge...

Warning!

author: ampdub : Milan, Italy

Walking over a bridge outside Milan.

Bridge Construction 1

author: Tyfoid Kid : Minneapolis, MN

About 6 weeks ago they had removed the median and then they started painting these lines on the road and using their transits getting very particular about where things are. Then they started building these Evil Kenevil ramps (we think they're forms.) Mother nature doesn't care if your building something so the snow is slowing them down. and then they started putting sides and "ends" on them This is the view out my window at work. and if you've been paying attention to the other posts you would have seen these two buildings in the background. Not anymore, they took them out...

Bridge Removal

author: Tyfoid Kid : Minneapolis, MN

So they started removing the old bridge on the 2nd of September. Checking out the adjacent bridge (funny NOW they inspect it.) We heard the tracked vehicle going by, he drove right up to the edge and started hammering away. He hammered away for about a week. Then this guy showed up and started to cut up the metal. Then they started on the other side. About 2 weeks later it looked pretty cleaned up. Then they came for the median. I was walking between campuses when I saw them pulling some of the last large pieces out of the water. It took them about 20 minutes. They...

Bridge Collapse 3

author: Tyfoid Kid : Minneapolis, MN

So I've been taking lots of pictures but that means I have to organize and fix (resize etc.) them. So these are from the 4th of September. They had just opened the bridge adjacent to the collapsed bridge. I had to take these shots through a chain link fence with lots of cops and signs saying "don't climb on fence" so sorry for the quality. Still fishing pieces out (took another month or so.) That's your typical sign that straddles all the lanes (probably 100' across.) Lost little mileage marker. I think there was some physics at play here. Crushed train cars. Imagine...

Honeybird Bridge and Ruins

author: Guy McLaren : Mpumalanga, South Africa

Honeybird is a farming community between Hectorspruit and Barberton, near Lowes Creek in Mpumalanga. Not much happens here. The population is probably no bigger than 500 people. One of the most well known residents is a construction owner. an enormously wealthy fella name Andries. Andries' house burnt down a few years back but Andries chose not to rebuild it. Andries is a missionary and has decided that the Lord chose to relieve him of the house. He now lives in a caravan in front of the house. You can support Andries' mission by visiting his website web link I am...

South Street Bridge

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA

Originally opened in 1923, the South Street Bridge is one of several bridges that connects Center City with West Philly. Known for its spectacular view of the city and its pedestrian-friendly character, the South Street Bridge is a favorite among locals. In the past decade however the bridge has begun showing its age...large chunks of concrete have fallen off over the years, several of which have landed on the I-76 highway located underneath on the far west end (a safety hazard although thankfully no one has been injured). An untold number of pieces have also crumbled into the Schuylkill River...

The Bridge

author: eyeofodin : San Francisco, CA

Infamous bridge for suicides, and here is a copy&paste from Wikipedia: "The Golden Gate Bridge is a notorious site for suicide, since a fall from that height into the water is almost inevitably fatal. The official suicide count ended in 2005 when the number exceeded 1,200. In the eight years preceding 2003, there was an average of one suicide jump every two weeks, which brought the unofficial total to over 1,300 suicides.[19] Until the official count was discontinued, suicide locations were officially documented according to which of the bridge's 128 lamp posts the jumper was nearest to when he or...

Walk over Bridges

author: BAM : brooklyn/manhattan

Gowanus Glimpses: Brooklyn Bridges

author: CartLegger : Brooklyn, NY

Some shots from last weekend’s Gowanus Canal Tour with BCUE, led by the very able Daniel Wiley. I suppose that this also serves very well as an addendum to the Bridges of New York City Hamilton Street Bridge The Ninth Street Bridge Smith and Ninth Street station over 9th St, the highest subway station in the city. The Third St. Bridge. The wet end of Bond St. A bridge too far. The Carroll Street Bridge, circa 1880, is the the oldest on the canal. It also was the one that was malfunctioning that day. So I can't show you the flushing tunnel at...