Show Your Bridges

[felipegeek]

George Washington Bridge, Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC - 2020-05-01
All panoramic composites in Lr Classic CC from multiple vertical shots handheld.

 

[felipegeek]

George Washington Bridge, Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC - 2020-05-01 after the skies broke at sunset.

 

[coffeecat]

This was a Victorian railway viaduct, whose line was closed in the mid-1960s (like many in the UK). It has been retained as a nature reserve. Amazing how quickly the planet reclaims human-built stuff (last picture is taken up on top). Some quite big trees up there now.

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[Panolyman]

This was a Victorian railway viaduct, whose line was closed in the mid-1960s (like many in the UK). It has been retained as a nature reserve. Amazing how quickly the planet reclaims human-built stuff (last picture is taken up on top). Some quite big trees up there now.
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I take it it's not part of the National Cycle Network then, unlike several of the old railway routes?

 

[coffeecat]

I take it it's not part of the National Cycle Network then, unlike several of the old railway routes?

No - I struggled to get my bike up there, and then wished I hadn't. Getting back down with a bike was very tricky.

The Bristol to Bath cycle path (another repurposed old railway line) passes close by - I'm guessing the two old lines were once joined

 

[Panolyman]

I've cycled the Bristol to Bath route a few times and have also done the Two Tunnels Route from Bath to Radstock.
Some lovely countryside out there and next time I hope to make it to Frome on the TT route.
Here's a pic from the TT route with road bridge crossing the old track and then a bit further on, the entrance to one of the tunnels, with another bridge over the entrance.

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[coffeecat]

I've cycled the Bristol to Bath route a few times and have also done the Two Tunnels Route from Bath to Radstock.
Some lovely countryside out there and next time I hope to make it to Frome on the TT route.
Here's a pic from the TT route with road bridge crossing the old track and then a bit further on, the entrance to one of the tunnels, with another bridge over the entrance.

Cool!

Apologies to everyone else for the slightl OT ramble. I am hoping to cycle the Strawberry Line this Summer. That too is not far from here, although I won't be able to persuade my family to cycle to it, so it'll be a stick-the-bikes-on-the-roof-of-the-car job.

I have seen it said (can't verify the truth thereof) that the Bristol to Bath cycle track carries more people along it per year now, than it did through most of the 20th century as a railway. It's certainly often very busy, and my Bath-based colleagues use it to cycle commute to Bristol.

End of ramble. I'll try and find another bridge photo to post...

 

[HaHa]

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Storebælt bridge photographed last September from the top deck of the Kiel - Oslo ferry.

Cross-posted from the P 12—32 mm showcase thread.

 

[Panolyman]

Here's a gorgeous bridge just outside Bath.
It's the Dundas Aqueduct, carrying the Kennet & Avon canal over the River Avon and also the Wessex Main Line railway.
It's even been classed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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[BosseBe]

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Storebælt bridge photographed last September from the top deck of the Kiel - Oslo ferry.

Cross-posted from the P 12—32 mm showcase thread.

Love the first one most!
The play of light and shadow makes it a Winner!
It really deserves to be printed large and hung on the wall!

Edit: If you can interpret the Wind generators arms as semaphore signals, you might have a name for the picture also!

 

[HaHa]

Thanks, Bosse!

I have been thinking the same thing, that I would enjoy it printed large. Need to find some competent printshop in Oslo.

 

[BosseBe]

Thanks, Bosse!

I have been thinking the same thing, that I would enjoy it printed large. Need to find some competent printshop in Oslo.

Crimson Foto in Stockholm might be worth looking into.

 

[rloewy]

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San Luis Rey bridge. Opened in 1925. Not in use anymore.

 

[Panolyman]

These footbridges are crossed literally millions times each year by the hordes of tourists visiting Bourton-on-the-Water, one of the picturesque Cotswold villages. It's sometimes known as the "Venice of the Cotswolds", with the serene River Windrush passing through the centre.

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[Gerard]

Zeelandbrug

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[Phil.H]

Ashopton viaduct in the Peak District.

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Ashopton Viaduct. by Phil Harrison, on Flickr

 

[Phil.H]

Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District.

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[mcgillro]

A rather minor bridge

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P1024774 Henley Lake late autumn colour by Rose McGillicuddy, on Flickr

 

[O2BanRRT]

Here is a bridge in Mennonite country near Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). I was hoping to get a picture of the milky way over the river ... still too close to the city for that. But it's OK, I like this photo of the bridge which is no longer fit for vehicular traffic.

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Cheers!

 

[Avondale87]

Rail bridge over the Don River
Sailing ships once plied that river up beyond the bridge which wasn't there then

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