Archive for 'Historic'
Posted: September 12th, 2011 under Historic, Photos.
Tags: reader submitted, scale bridge
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Hell Gate Bridge 1/4 Scale

This post features one of the most intricate reader submitted bridges I have ever received. This is a model of the Hell Gate Bridge built by High Iron Models. Excellent work.
Posted: July 10th, 2007 under Historic.
Tags: historic bridges
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

This bridge is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge which is over the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina. It is North America’s largest cable stayed bridge. I got these photos when visiting family up there. My brother, cousin, and I filmed a short spoof of the TV show, “Man Vs. Wild” on this bridge. We [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Historic.
Tags: historic bridges, pony truss, warren truss
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Greentop Road Bridge

Pictures taken on October 5, 2006. This is only of the few historic bridges that is still in use. I am glad to have found it. The metal does not look in great shape, so I hope it sticks around for a while. More than that, I hope that when it is eventually replaced that [...]
Posted: December 13th, 2006 under Historic, Photos.
Tags: historic bridges, whooping creek
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Whooping Creek Bridge Reopened
Today I found out that the Whooping Creek Bridge on Clem-Lowell road has been reopened. This was good and bad news for me. My brother and I drove down there this morning to try and film something for the music video we are making (see previous post). We thought it would be the perfect place [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2006 under Historic, Photos.
Tags: historic bridges
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New River Bridge

Some friends of mine recently took a road trip to to PA. On the way, they stopped by a famous bridge and took this awesome picture: Click for a closer view This is the New River Bridge in West Virginia. It was the longest single-arch steel span bridge when it was built in 1977. In [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2006 under Historic, Photos.
Tags: historic bridges, suspension bridges
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George Washington Bridge

Here is a picture of the George Washington Bridge that a friend of mine took recently. This is a great looking suspension bridge. I think that suspension bridges in general look good, but this one is particularly beautiful. Thanks to Elizabeth for providing this as well as many other photos of historic bridges.
Posted: October 8th, 2006 under Historic.
Tags: historic bridges, pony truss, warren truss, whooping creek
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The Whooping Creek Bridge

The Whooping Creek Bridge was originally built in 1928 (According to here). Unfortunately, the bridge was closed in May of 2006 after a DOT inspection. 5 months later, no work has been done on the bridge. From what I understand, there is division on what to do with the bridge. Some people want to replace [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2005 under Historic, Photos.
Tags: european bridges, historic bridges
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European Bridge Pictures

Here are some pictures of European bridges I took on our family trip in December of 2004. Seeing these bridges was the highlight of the trip for me. Unfortunately we only were able to drive over one of the bridges, the Tay River Bridge. However, we did spent a lot of time walking on the [...]
