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Dingus Milktoast

Gym climber
And every fool knows, a dog needs a home, and...
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 8, 2011 - 09:11am PT



DMT
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Nov 8, 2011 - 09:26am PT
A lot more interesting than the new iteration we are building from Oakland to Yerba Buena (to SF).
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Nov 8, 2011 - 10:28am PT
Don't fire unti you see their whitewalls.

Bunker Hill memorial bridge.

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Nov 8, 2011 - 01:51pm PT

Everything old is new again.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 8, 2011 - 02:38pm PT
I liked this one going up to Torres del Paine... Just a tad bouncy. :-)


This is the Bridge to Funkness!
mstearns

climber
CA
Nov 8, 2011 - 03:46pm PT
This is the opposite of modern.

Some random side valley, Pamir, Tajikistan
On the Afghan side of the Panj river. Taken from the Tajik side.
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Nov 8, 2011 - 05:26pm PT
Dingus, that last one is great. We've got three covered bridges here in town, I'll have to take some pictures.
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Nov 8, 2011 - 05:36pm PT
Sort of a bridge at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga...


Swinging bridge you cross hiking into the Foster Falls climbing area west of Chattanooga.

And a couple of the somewhat famous bridges of Madison County...


Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Nov 8, 2011 - 05:37pm PT


Can there ever have been a more appropriate memorial to a writer than the new Samuel Beckett bridge that opened in Dublin on 10 December? The several thousand tons of steel deck and pylon were fabricated in a factory in Rotterdam, then carried across the sea by a barge labouring in the churning swell. A stately bridge carried over the turbulent water by a boat?

The designer was Santiago Calatrava, the Valencian architect who has made expressionist bridges and weirdly torqued structures a trademark. Never mind that Beckett made a virtue of muted understatement. The writer once said "Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness". Calatrava does not think that way. He's in the landmark business.

This is Calatrava's second bridge in Dublin – the first was dedicated to James Joyce and opened in 2003. The new Beckett Bridge is technically interesting: the structure is cable-stayed from a 40-metre pylon. The span across the Liffey is 124m and carries two lanes of motor traffic, one of cycles and one of Godots. Trains may come later. Hydraulic apparatus allows the bridge to swing through 90 degrees in the horizontal plane to allow ships to pass.

Artistically, it is more interesting still. Calatrava has ignored the temptation to use ForEx traders, race-horse owners and other Celtic tigers as a source of inspiration. Instead, he has been inspired by Guinness's traditional harp: the tensioned cables are, he says, to be seen as strings. It reminds me of what Beckett said about Dublin university containing the cream of Ireland: rich and thick.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:01pm PT
The series 'Human Planet' had a section on 'living bridges'....pretty damn cool.

start @ ~43:20...or watch the whole thing...I won't stop ya.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DvhNdV7qic

short lower quality clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCnDj39EaVE
Timmc

climber
BC
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:07pm PT
Rural PA after the floods
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Timmc

climber
BC
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:24pm PT
Gunkie

Trad climber
East Coast US
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:29pm PT
My 10k and longer runs take me across this bridge. It's a walk-over only bridge across the Delaware River.


Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:32pm PT
That bridge in Dublin is amazing! Certainly poetic, although somewhat extravagant.
crunch

Social climber
CO
Nov 8, 2011 - 06:32pm PT
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Nov 8, 2011 - 07:07pm PT
I saw Jeff Bridges on Austin City Limits.
That dude's cool.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Nov 8, 2011 - 07:40pm PT
Atlanterhavsveien on the coast of Norway, connecting Kristiansund and Molde, is pretty amazing. Hopping from island to skerry to island for 8 km, more in the ocean than on land. Bridges, tunnels and other neat stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanterhavsveien
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Nov 8, 2011 - 07:53pm PT
The Dewey Bridge after its demise.

F'ueco

Boulder climber
Sunnyvale, CA
Nov 8, 2011 - 07:58pm PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Nov 8, 2011 - 08:02pm PT
Swinging railroad bridge over the Swinomish Channel ( that's salt water ).


A few minutes after this shot was taken, the kite and camera crash-landed in the water - about halfway between the bridge and the barge - when the kite fell apart. The camera is fine ( Pentax Optio W80 ) with the dunking, but everything else electric ( radio receiver, 3 servos, and a battery ) was shot. I always wondered what would happen if I crashed in the water.
cintune

climber
Midvale School for the Gifted
Nov 8, 2011 - 08:09pm PT
bvb

Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Nov 8, 2011 - 08:26pm PT
I remember when they built this bridge. It's spectacular, but I sure miss the drive from San Diego to Idlywild on old Highway 395.

steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Nov 8, 2011 - 09:43pm PT
How about this bridge... don't have one from below yet...

Couple of the bridge in progress...


Then there's Bridge Mountain...
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Nov 8, 2011 - 10:12pm PT
perswig

climber
Nov 8, 2011 - 10:23pm PT


Dale
mrtropy

Trad climber
Nor Cal
Nov 8, 2011 - 11:30pm PT
2,000 years old. Still in use. Roman bridge, northern Spain

2000 years and working it is a mark of civilization

DMT That looks like the old RR Bridge near Cosumnes River Preserve.
rincon

Trad climber
SoCal
Dec 10, 2011 - 06:55pm PT
NA_Kid

Big Wall climber
The Bear State
Dec 10, 2011 - 08:37pm PT

Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Dec 10, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
Same bridge, different skyline...

Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Dec 10, 2011 - 10:27pm PT
Aerial view of Atlanterhavsveien. To the right, the North Sea. Nothing but ocean until Iceland.
mctwisted

Social climber
paradise
Dec 10, 2011 - 11:28pm PT
another cool thread from dingus, hey does anybody know if the new bridge by hoover dam is built yet? pics?
JOEY.F

Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
Dec 10, 2011 - 11:35pm PT
like button!
hooblie

climber
from where the anecdotes roam
Dec 11, 2011 - 07:31am PT
here's the hoover dam bypass. unfortunately, with continuous security
sidewalls blocking any view, the drive across it is the most mundane imaginable

as with steelmonkey's pics upthread, the construction phase dazzled
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 27, 2011 - 12:33pm PT
Mighty Hiker has posted pictures from Atlantehavsveien before. I add some pictures from different weather conditions.




Dingus: The bridge fits very well into the landscape.
dfrost7

climber
Dec 27, 2011 - 12:57pm PT
I love this thread. I love bridges. I spent the 4th of july in Knights Ferry painting here. Thanks for all these amazing pics.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 27, 2011 - 01:08pm PT
So I'm dismayed that no love has been shown Mssr Eiffel for his Garabit Viaduct
over the Truyčre River. It was built 5 years before his less usefull tour.


Sadly, it was blown up in 1976:

Here's the video: Garabit Viaduct Demo


Mssr Eiffel is also well-known in Switzerland for designing the railway bridge
over the Birs River. It was built in 1875 and was one of his earlist designs.
Sadly, on 14 June 1891 it collapsed when a heavier-than-normal-train crossed
it killing 73 and badly injuring 171. The analysis "revealed that Euler's
formula for buckling, which had hitherto been used to calculate design
loads in such structures, needed to be corrected for slender bars." (Wiki)

Munchenstein Rail Disaster
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Dec 27, 2011 - 01:12pm PT
Nuristan, Afghanistan.

argus

Trad climber
Vegas
Dec 27, 2011 - 01:48pm PT
Here's the Hoover Dam Bypass from below.


Bridge Mountain in Red Rock.

happiegrrrl

Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
Dec 27, 2011 - 02:58pm PT

Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Dec 27, 2011 - 03:08pm PT


Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Dec 27, 2011 - 03:21pm PT

This is the coolest bridge I've crossed yet...
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 27, 2011 - 03:29pm PT


Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 27, 2011 - 04:13pm PT
Paris bridges
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 27, 2011 - 04:28pm PT

ClimberDave

Trad climber
The LBC, CA
Dec 27, 2011 - 04:38pm PT
Heres an actual pic of the bridge, on Bridge Mountain.


Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Dec 27, 2011 - 06:53pm PT
Thanks Lolli, I like the light in that one too.
It's a couple of miles from my house.
AlpiniPete

Social climber
and a social drinker...
Dec 27, 2011 - 07:26pm PT

Hand-cart cable bridge. Somewhere over Rio Urubamba, Peru.


Channeling Dan Osman. Rope jump, Banos Ecuador.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Dec 27, 2011 - 08:26pm PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Dec 27, 2011 - 10:23pm PT
This should be easy; Name the Bridge:




HINT: It's salt water.

MB of the Central Valley

climber
kingsburg, CA
Dec 28, 2011 - 12:37am PT
Deception Pass?
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 28, 2011 - 04:40am PT
Lolli

I have never been to Budapest, though I have always been interested of the country and it's people. One of the reasons is no good reason at all, but the fact that a lot of people from Finnskogen, Finland and Hungary have something in common in their genetic setup - a part of the Y-chromosome - showing a common ancestry. You find the same genetic marker in Estonia.

Edited: Thanks for sharing Lolli.
laughingman

Mountain climber
Seattle WA
Dec 28, 2011 - 05:04am PT
520 floating bridge just outside Seattle WA

The longest floating bridge in the world


On a much smaller scale

"Twist creek": crossing in the Waddington range up in BC...




Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Dec 28, 2011 - 12:25pm PT
Correct MB. Deception Pass.

Last summer ( according to their Weekly Tattler ) a cuople brain surgeons decided to cross that bridge on the girders supporting it - underneath the bridge.

At least one of them got stuck mid-way across, and needed rescue.


http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/96933264.html

The rescue occupied the time of five different agencies, and cost thousands of dollars. It took several hours.

I'll bet Werner could have handled it himself in under an hour, without even stopping traffic.

McDonalds fed all the rescuers, yet the bridge-crosser is the one being charged with reckless endangerment. Go figure.
rincon

Trad climber
SoCal
Feb 16, 2012 - 04:58pm PT
o-man

Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
Feb 17, 2012 - 01:00am PT
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Feb 17, 2012 - 02:40am PT






scuffy b

climber
heading slowly NNW
Feb 17, 2012 - 11:41am PT
Some obscurities being posted...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Feb 17, 2012 - 11:59am PT
The bridge to Mineral King - a thing of beauty.




It is guarded though...

guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Feb 17, 2012 - 12:08pm PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 18, 2012 - 04:29am PT
Gunkie

Trad climber
East Coast US
Feb 18, 2012 - 11:20am PT
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel from space. 20 miles of speed traps. The north end is at the bottom of the image. Two hours from the OBX from the north end, for us. We treat the tunnels as toxic tunnels and try to hold our breath all the way through. Road trip fun. Virginia Beach is in the upper left of the image. Chesapeake Bay to the right of the bridge and the Atlantic Ocean to the left.

damo62

Social climber
Brisbane
Feb 19, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
Fairy Bridge, Roscommon

guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Jul 16, 2012 - 08:48pm PT
Norwegian

Trad climber
Placerville, California
Jul 16, 2012 - 09:55pm PT
not really a bridge
but a cool homemade truss i constructed.
the whole shanti cost me 80 bucks: 30 in sheet metal screws and 50 in hardware (the 2x10's were scrapped from my home construction)
not bad for a 20'x20' engineered carport.
i ravened my material from a giant forest-service slash pile up the street.

ive seen 30 inches of wet sierra snow on top
and i had zero deflection in the 20' clear span of that 12" diameter tree.
i can achieve positive mid-span camber by cranking down my home-made, high strength turnbuckles.

i've been meaning to add a second and third cable crimp, and a double nut on each end of the turnbuckle, as im certain this is the limitation on the over system capacity.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 16, 2012 - 10:15pm PT
Here's some cool ones from the southern Oregon coast part of Hwy 101...







perswig

climber
Jul 16, 2012 - 10:44pm PT
Road to no-where.

Replaced by this (no, not the Ferris wheel).

Next-door to one of the biggest cranes I have ever seen.

Dale
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jul 17, 2012 - 12:03am PT
ekat posted this earlier, this is my image of the remarkable Sundial bridge in Redding CA

Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Jul 17, 2012 - 01:04am PT
My favorite bridge, they will let you drive over it, but it is one way, so unless you are headed west to Durango it is along way around. The Royal Gorge railroad runs in the bottom of the canyon, impressive also, worth he price of admission.

The bridge was constructed in six months, between June 5, 1929, and late November 1929, as a toll bridge, at a cost of $350,000. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The bridge was not constructed for transportation purposes; instead, it was built with the intent that it serve as a tourist attraction, and has continued to be one of the most-visited tourist attractions in Colorado since its construction. The road is designated as Fremont County Road 3A. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad runs under the bridge along the base of Royal Gorge.

Measuring from deck to the river below, the Royal Gorge Bridge held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 to 2003, with a height of 956 ft. In 2003 it was surpassed by the Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge with its height of 1,201 ft, however The Royal Gorge is still the highest bridge in the United States.

In October 2003, while performing a proximity demonstration, wingsuiter Dwain Weston was killed attempting to fly over the bridge.[3] Weston was wearing a wingsuit, a skydiving suit with fabric extended below the arms to the body and between the legs to catch air allowing for horizontal travel when skydiving. Weston was to go over the bridge while fellow skydiver Jeb Corliss was to go under it. Miscalculating his distance from the bridge, Weston struck a railing while traveling an estimated 120 mph, killing him instantly and dismembering extremities. Cleanup from his impact took two full days, and many parts of Weston's body were never recovered.

DM88T

climber
San Juan Bautista, CA
Jul 17, 2012 - 02:20am PT
Wow Ed, great lighting and shadows.



zBrown

Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
Aug 30, 2012 - 06:34pm PT
Bridge to Nowhere - San Gabriel Mountains:


nutjob

Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
Aug 30, 2012 - 08:20pm PT
natural bridge, seldom used, nearing the end of it's functional life:

temporary man-made bridge:

Pics of nicer bridges awaiting upload and organization.
Dapper Dan

Trad climber
Menlo Park
Aug 30, 2012 - 09:33pm PT



rincon

Trad climber
SoCal
Aug 30, 2012 - 10:28pm PT
scottish nob rot

Trad climber
scotland
Aug 30, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
not a bridge i have been to yet but just a phenominal bridge and mind boggling piece of engineering;


its the millau bridge in france


things to do before i die...... cross that bridge

http://urbanneighbourhood.com/2008/06/frances-big-bridge/
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Aug 30, 2012 - 11:06pm PT
Malololailai Fiji

Hurricane basin-sort of!
zBrown

Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
Aug 30, 2012 - 11:07pm PT
Confounded Talahatchie Bridge - look carefully for CCMan and Billy Joe and Bobbie



squishy

Mountain climber
Aug 30, 2012 - 11:08pm PT




can't say

Social climber
Pasadena CA
Aug 30, 2012 - 11:18pm PT
Colorado Blvd. bridge aka Suicide bridge
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 4, 2012 - 10:22pm PT
Bridge over Bixby Creek.


I remember that video posted here of the wasted dude B.A.S.E. jumping off this bridge - right in front of a CHP officer. Upon seeing it, it sure doesn't look all that high for parachuting ( you certainly wouldn't want to fall off it, though )
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Sep 4, 2012 - 10:33pm PT
Not a picture, and not mine
Courtesy of baybridgeinfo.org

Very clever.....all roadway and traffic loads are resolved within the bridge structure.

can't wait for the opening on Labor Day 2013

Cable saddle then and now
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 5, 2012 - 12:07am PT
We rapped the southern end of the Bixby Cr. Br. in 1969, landing in the iceplant. Cool first free rappel!



California here I come! Right back where I started from...

Rincon, thanks for including the downstream shot of the S. Fk. Bridge.
And can't say and Sqwishy each have a two-in-one photo! Cool...
corniss chopper

climber
breaking the speed of gravity
Sep 5, 2012 - 12:26am PT
She thought it was a bridge!

Czech Girl Mistakes Electrical Tower For Rope Bridge across river, Amazingly Doesn't Turn Into Human Fireworks Show.

good pics of the rescue!


http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/what-the-f-high-girl-mistakes-electrical.php
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Sep 5, 2012 - 12:56am PT
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Sep 5, 2012 - 01:09am PT
the bridge across Temple Creek, near its confluence with the Alexandra River, in 1993...

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 5, 2012 - 01:52am PT
Hey Mouse From Merced,

How long of a rope did you need to rap off the Bixby Creek Bridge? I'm curious because of that guy who B.A.S.E. jumped off of it.

My first "free" ( read "overhanging" ) rappel was also off a bridge - an abandoned bridge in the San Bernardino mountains ( used to be a bridge on Hwy 330, but later bypassed ). Ropes were only 150' then, and a rap off that bridge was exactly that. We just rapped right off the end of the rope. Good thing we didn't know enough to tie a knot in the end of it, that would have really complicated things.

We were still in our "let's test the system, to see if it works" phase.
azm

Trad climber
Ossau
Sep 5, 2012 - 04:21pm PT
Starting at 2:30, the Golgen Gate, free soloed :

[Click to View YouTube Video]

I also find the Millau Viaduct awesome. What the picture doesn't convey is the height of this bridge (it's huge !):


CL
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Sep 5, 2012 - 05:07pm PT
Mosquito Road Bridge, South Fork of the American River:
Torres del Paine NP, Chile:
Great thread thanks DMT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 5, 2012 - 07:54pm PT
Chaz, what's this knot in the end business?

2 150s is what we hat. Edelrids, if you are into that sort of thing.

When I think back, we must have had a few feet left over. We were in the iceplant overlooking the creek--I can't remember how much further down. We walked back up to the hwy. So what I mean to say is I don't know if two 165s would make it to the creek. Probably not. There's no reason to go down there. Unsafe or not.

Base jumping?! Fou-u-u-ughck...
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 13, 2012 - 12:29pm PT
One of the highlights of a drive up the coast is a walk back and forth across the Golden Gate Bridge. I don't drive across the bridge without stopping on the Marin side, and walking it.



Awesome structure, you can feel it move under the stresses it's bearing. Beautiful views. You're up in the weather. The dog digs the smells of a million people blowing past her nose.

Then you see this...



... and you're reminded it isn't a happy place for everyone. Every week or two on average someone hops off this bridge.
otisdog

Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
Sep 13, 2012 - 01:25pm PT
Yup, somebody jumped yesterday afternoon...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 13, 2012 - 08:28pm PT
The High Sierra Trail bridge just past Bearpaw

The old bridge

The western terminus of the old bridge above Hamilton Lk that got taken
out by an avalanche. The eastern terminus was just right of Ruth's hat.
What a structure that must have been. Musta taken a fair-sized avalanche too.
Leggs

Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
Sep 20, 2012 - 03:26am PT
DMT, stop with the temptation...

~LM
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 5, 2012 - 07:10pm PT
The Marlow Bridge, Marlow

The Szechenyi Bridge, Budapest
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 5, 2012 - 08:15pm PT
Bridal Veil Creek Bridge Pohono Trail
About half-way between Taft and Dewey Points
aka Lizzie's Bridge
9/26/12
Plenty of water flowing still.
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Oct 5, 2012 - 08:37pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 5, 2012 - 08:52pm PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 6, 2012 - 10:40am PT
Mouse

Thanks for the picture. The Kintai bridge in Iwakuni is remarkable.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
This is the Wikipedia history

"After Iwakuni Castle was completed in 1608 by Kikkawa Hiroie, who was the first lord of Iwakuni Domain, a series of wooden bridges were built. However, most of them were destroyed by floods several times before the construction of the iconic Kintai Bridge. After that, Kintai Bridge was built by the third lord, Kikkawa Hiroyoshi in 1673. The new stone piers replaced the old wooden ones and it was thought to be flood-proof; however, the bridge was destroyed by a flood the next year. As a result, they redesigned the stone piers for greater strength, and a special tax was created to maintain the bridge. This maintenance consisted of being rebuilt periodically: every 20 years for 3 spans in the middle, every 40 years for 2 spans connecting to the riverside. In this way, the bridge had not been destroyed for 276 years. However, it was washed away again by flooding from typhoon "Kijia" in 1950. It had been in a weakened state at the time, both because the Japanese had stopped maintaining the bridge during World War II and the year before the typhoon, to expand the US Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, a large amount of gravel was taken by the US Military Force from the river around the bridge, strengthening the flow of the river. In 1953, the bridge was once again reconstructed using very similar techniques to the original; however, they used metal nails (made from the same tatara iron as the Katana) to increase its durability. Between 2001 and 2004, all five bridge girders were restored for the first time in 50 years.

Architecture

The bridge is composed by five sequential wooden arch bridges on four stone piers as well as two of wooden piers on the dry riverbed where the bridge begins and ends. Each of the three middle spans is 35.1 meters long, while the two end spans are 34.8 meters for a total length of about 175 meters with a width of 5 meters.

Original Construction

For nearly three hundred years, the many versions of the bridge stood without the use of metal nails. This was achieved by the careful fitting of the wooden parts and by the construction of the thick girders by clamping and binding them together with metal belts. The main wooden parts of the bridge were covered by sheets of copper for additional durability.

Flood protection

The shape and weight of the bridge made it extremely strong at the top, but incredibly weak from underneath. To address concern that flood waters rushing along the river would destroy the bridge in its entirety, the bridge was designed so that the wooden pathway merely "floats" on top of its frame using mortise and tenon joints. This allowed rising flood waters to lift out the wooden pathway and carry it off down stream while sparing the main structure."
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 6, 2012 - 01:19pm PT
The history of construction in the West and the use of calculation (Source: Wikipedia)

Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (ca. 600 AD)

Greek mathematics was technically advanced and we know for certain that they employed and understood the principles of pulleys, which would have enabled them to build gibs and cranes to lift heavy stonework to the upper parts of buildings. Their surveying skills were exceptional, enabling them to set out the incredibly exact optical corrections of buildings like the Parthenon, although the methods used remain a mystery. Simpler decoration, such as fluting on columns, was simply left until the drums of the columns were cut in place.

The ancient Greeks never developed the strong mortars which became an important feature of Roman construction.

Romans

Vitruvius gives details of many Roman machines. The Romans developed sophisticated timber cranes allowing them to lift considerable weights to great heights. The upper limit of lifting appears to have been about 100 tonnes. Trajan's column in Rome contains some of the largest stones ever lifted in a Roman building, and engineers are still uncertain exactly how it was achieved.

A list of the longest, highest and deepest Roman structures can be found in the List of ancient architectural records. Roman building ingenuity extended over bridges, aqueducts, and covered amphitheatres. Their sewerage and water-supply works were remarkable and some systems are still in operation today. The only aspect of Roman construction for which very little evidence survives is the form of timber roof structures, none of which seem to have survived intact. Possibly, triangulated roof trusses were built, this being the only conceivable way of constructing the immense spans achieved, the longest exceeding 30 metres.

Middle ages

In the Middle Ages of Europe fortifications, castles and cathedrals were the greatest construction projects. The Roman building techniques were lost. (But Roman techniques, including the use of iron ring-beams, would appear to have been used in the Palatine Chapel at Aachen, c. 800 AD, where it is believed builders from the Langobard Kingdom in northern Italy contributed to the work.

There were no standard textbooks on building in the Middle Ages. Master craftsmen transferred their knowledge through apprenticeships and from father to son. Trade secrets were closely guarded, as they were the source of a craftsman's livelihood. Drawings only survive from the later period. Parchment was too expensive to be commonly used and paper did not appear until the end of the period. Models were used for designing structures and could be built to large scales. Details were mostly designed at full size on tracing floors, some of which survive.

Romanesque buildings of the period 600–1100 AD were entirely roofed in timber or had stone barrel vaults covered by timber roofs. The Gothic style of architecture with its vaults, flying buttresses and pointed gothic arches developed in the twelfth century and in the centuries that followed ever more incredible feats of constructional daring were achieved in stone. Thin stone vaults and towering buildings were constructed using rules derived by trial and error. Failures were frequent, particularly in difficult areas such as crossing towers.

The pile driver was invented around 1500.

Renaissance

The Renaissance in Italy, the invention of moveable type and the Reformation changed the character of building. The rediscovery of Vitruvius had a strong influence. During the Middle Ages buildings were designed by the people that built them. The master mason and master carpenters learnt their trades by word of mouth and relied on experience, models and rules of thumb to determine the sizes of building elements. Vitruvius however describes in detail the education of the perfect architect who, he said, must be skilled in all the arts and sciences.Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the first of the new style of architects. He started life as a goldsmith and educated himself in Roman architecture by studying ruins. He went on to engineer the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

The rebirth of the idea of an architect in the Renaissance radically changed the nature of building design. The Renaissance reintroduced the classical style of architecture. Leon Battista Alberti's treatise on architecture raised the subject to a new level, defining architecture as something worthy of study by the aristocracy. Previously it was viewed merely as a technical art, suited only to the artisan. The resulting change in status of architecture and more importantly the architect is key to understanding the changes in the process of design. The Renaissance architect was often an artist (a painter or sculptor) who had little knowledge of building technology but a keen grasp of the rules of classical design. The architect thus had to provide detailed drawings for the craftsmen setting out the disposition of the various parts. This was what we call the process of design, from the Italian word for drawing. Occasionally the architect would get involved in particularly difficult technical problems but the technical side of architecture was mainly left up to the craftsmen. This change in the way buildings were designed had a fundamental difference on the way problems were approached. Where the Medieval craftsmen tended to approach a problem with a technical solution in mind, the Renaissance architect started with an idea of the what the end product needed to look like and then searched around for a way of making it work. This led to extraordinary leaps forward in engineering.

Construction in the seventeenth century

The seventeenth century saw the birth of modern science which would have profound effects on building construction in the centuries to come. The major breakthroughs were towards the end of the century when architect-engineers began to use experimental science to inform the form of their buildings. However it was not until the eighteenth century that engineering theory developed sufficiently to allow sizes of members to be calculated. Seventeenth-century structures relied strongly on experience, rules of thumb and the use of scale models.

Construction in the eighteenth century

The eighteenth century saw the development of many the ideas that had been born in the late seventeenth century. The architects and engineers became increasingly professionalised. Experimental science and mathematical methods became increasingly sophisticated and employed in buildings. At the same time the birth of the industrial revolution saw an increase in the size of cities and increase in the pace and quantity of construction.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 6, 2012 - 01:49pm PT
can't say

Social climber
Pasadena CA
Oct 6, 2012 - 02:07pm PT
Timmc

climber
BC
Oct 6, 2012 - 02:27pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 6, 2012 - 02:39pm PT
BooDawg

Social climber
Butterfly Town
Oct 6, 2012 - 02:55pm PT
Pohono Trail bridge across Bridalveil Creek.

guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Oct 26, 2012 - 02:59pm PT
Toughest bridge in the world?

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858
fgw

climber
portland, or
Oct 26, 2012 - 05:03pm PT
Oregon
Meteora
Washington (not too thrilled...)
Eric Beck

Sport climber
Bishop, California
Oct 26, 2012 - 07:33pm PT
Isn't there a new Port Mann bridge in Vancouver?
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Oct 26, 2012 - 08:16pm PT
Lions' Gate (First Narrows) bridge, joining Vancouver to points north, is also rather interesting, if only because it was the first major suspension bridge in the world to have its deck replaced while it continued in use. In 2000 - 02, they replaced the deck a segment at a time - one segment every few days. A considerable engineering feat, given that they had to maintain tension/compression throughout.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge
Plaidman

Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Oct 26, 2012 - 08:27pm PT
Plaidman

Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Oct 26, 2012 - 10:46pm PT
I like it here. If you didn't know, I will tell you that Portland is where young people go to retire.
The Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Jan

Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
Oct 26, 2012 - 11:33pm PT
Some Bridges in Nepal

A standard suspension bridge. When the boards rot through,
people place heavy rocks on what's left of the old boards to cover the holes.



Sometimes these modern bridges go into the river during earthquakes.


Bamboo is wonderful for construction. Needless to say, this high and dry was observed in winter.


Things get a lot more challenging during the monsoon.




And finally, the most ingenious one of all.





perswig

climber
Nov 8, 2012 - 05:47pm PT
Yowza, indeed. Some stunning arches in that post.

Rail pivot-trestle, outside Portland, ME.






Swinging bridge north of Brunswick, ME.





Dale
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Nov 8, 2012 - 05:51pm PT
Not really a bridge but pretty amazing structure:
BASE104

Social climber
An Oil Field
Nov 8, 2012 - 08:44pm PT
Guido's toughest link bridge is unreal.

I loved it when one hay truck went down and another right behind it. Couldn't that dude see?
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 8, 2012 - 09:21pm PT
Burnt bridge in front of me.



I crossed, rather than swim the stream, and had my--

burned bridge behind me.
whitemeat

Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 8, 2012 - 09:24pm PT
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Nov 9, 2012 - 12:41pm PT
Check out this page: http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-s-strangest-bridges.html

I tried to pull pics into this thread from the above page, but it won't let me, go to the link above some really cool bridges.


London Bridge:

Medieval


19th Century

19th Century moved to Lake Havasu AZ

And the new London Bridge is... boring

Not the London Bridge. But just downstream.


Some of my favorites:

Foresthill. Good for 700 foot bungee jumps.

What it would have looked like with the Auburn Dam.

Yankee Jims

A new one in China



Different safety standards in China...


A good site I just found: http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 20, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
This old Diestelhorst Bridge was built in 1915 and is 639 feet long.
It was the first automobile bridge over the Sacramento River in Northern California.
Named for the man who owned the land.We used to have family birthdays, picnics and Fourth of July down at Lake Redding Park, fireworks off of one of these low spans. I remember the RR bridge, the SP tracks you see, they always fascinated me, so high, so climbable. Mom wrote in my baby book that I climbed and jumped all the time, she had to watch me like a hawk when we went to the park.


The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Dec 21, 2012 - 12:42am PT

Mungeclimber

Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
Dec 21, 2012 - 01:24am PT

Rainer entrance station





and somewhere above Skokomish...

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 21, 2012 - 02:56am PT
Is there a shot posted of the Briceburg Bridge?
Borut

Mountain climber
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dec 21, 2012 - 04:51am PT
Hello!

There's a bridge on each euro bill.

It's not always the same bridge.

Here's an example:


Borut

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 25, 2012 - 05:51pm PT
Good stuff, DMT. Merry Christmas!

Did ya know the word "BRIDGER" is not allowed in Scrabble? I've tried it, and got called on it. It was my nickname for a while after that.

I always liked these old trestles myself.

edit: Fet, that's an entrancing vid of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (GG) collapse. Here's a link to the story.
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)?o=3986&qsrc=999

the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Dec 25, 2012 - 05:53pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 25, 2012 - 11:44pm PT
On the edge of Iguazu Falls - any engineers in the house?


I don't wonder about the beams but rather the pilings.
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Dec 26, 2012 - 12:59am PT
Do Trestles count?

Reeotch

Trad climber
4 Corners Area
Dec 26, 2012 - 09:15am PT
A-Train

climber
Dec 26, 2012 - 10:37am PT
sunflower

climber
Dec 27, 2012 - 08:12pm PT
Just like I am there again. Awesome place.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 14, 2013 - 11:26am PT
Salt Creek, Lake Shasta.Charlie Creek, Lakehead, CA.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80651083@N00/3135411489/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronwls/3066935919/
Dog Creeek, Delta/Vollmers, CA.http://www.redding.com/news/2008/jun/26/master-work/
The family tree roots of the Berminghams are watered by these creeks. Excellent small trout streams, really challenging.



sharperblue

Mountain climber
oakland, california
Jan 14, 2013 - 12:03pm PT
Enty

Trad climber
Jan 14, 2013 - 12:31pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 14, 2013 - 12:47pm PT
I'm partial to this one on the way up to Mineral King...

It has a guard, too!
ionlyski

Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
Jan 14, 2013 - 01:02pm PT

After cruising through all the bridges on this thread, this one pales in comparison. I don't think this is the original, historic bridge but one rebuilt at a later time.

Arne
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 14, 2013 - 01:09pm PT
The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau, IPA: [vjadyk də mijo]) is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France.

Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres (1,125 ft) above the base of the structure.[3][4] It is the 12th highest bridge deck in the world, being 270 metres (890 ft)[1] between the road deck and the ground below.[5] The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Montpellier. Construction cost was approximately €400 million. It was formally dedicated on 14 December 2004, inaugurated on the 15th, and opened to traffic on the 16th. The bridge received the 2006 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.[6]--Wikipedia

WOW!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 14, 2013 - 01:11pm PT
I'm sorry but that Millau thing is a blight on the landscape.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 14, 2013 - 04:17pm PT
Shanghai Donghai bridge
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 14, 2013 - 04:19pm PT
Suramadu bridge
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 14, 2013 - 04:20pm PT
Rio Antirio bridge
Vegasclimber

Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
Jan 14, 2013 - 06:02pm PT
Some pictures of the Bahn line bridge in Mainz, this is the line to Frankfurt. All of the stonework is pre war, but the span was itself was bombed out and had to be rebuilt.



Cragar

Trad climber
MSLA - MT
Jan 14, 2013 - 06:23pm PT
Hey Dingus!

You ever check out that little limestone 'bridge' down on the creek below moaning cavern? Parking is on left < 1 mile after crossing Parrot's Ferry heading north....pockety boulder stuff with a wet landing!
Cragar

Trad climber
MSLA - MT
Jan 15, 2013 - 10:10am PT
Coo. Any pics to stoke the kindleing of my mind? I miss that 49er country!

Have fun!
mrtropy

Trad climber
Nor Cal
Jan 15, 2013 - 11:26am PT
Great place to swim sometimes but I have seen it with some scary white tweaker trash on some weekends. Lots of trash down there now with the easier access. Fun swimming through those things.
Seamstress

Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
Jan 21, 2013 - 10:36pm PT
perswig

climber
Jan 27, 2013 - 07:25pm PT



Bemis Bridge, Crawford Notch, NH
-6F in the lot

Dale
Risk

Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
Jan 27, 2013 - 08:32pm PT

The Ahwahnee Bridge in Yosemite Valley is one of several historic bridges that the National Park Service may demolish as part of its "Merced River Plan." Their plan is open for public comment until April 2013 and can be found at http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/mrp-deis-doc.htm

Removal of this or other bridges will significantly impact access for visitors to Yosemite and adversely effect the historic character of the valley landscape. They also plan to remove the famous Ice Rink, which is hardly next to the river, but deemed incompatible with recreational values there. Please comment on their short-sighted demolition plans.
kennyt

climber
Woodfords,California
Mar 5, 2013 - 10:33am PT
Goodpasture bridge,Vida, or.
perswig

climber
Mar 10, 2013 - 08:15pm PT

Dale
mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Mar 10, 2013 - 09:31pm PT


mojede

Trad climber
Butte, America
Mar 10, 2013 - 09:53pm PT

Animal bridge, Montana
kennyt

climber
Woodfords,California
Mar 11, 2013 - 03:11pm PT
Animal bridges are awesome!
Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Mar 11, 2013 - 06:10pm PT
I couldn't wait on Mojede's reply...
At the north end of the bridge you can easily see where the Judith River left its banks and did the damage.

http://www.dogcaught.com/2011/07/27/more-on-the-judith-river-bridge/


Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 14, 2013 - 06:57pm PT
Animal bridges are awesome!

In many cases, yes. In the case of the scores the enviros forced the Alaska
Pipeline to build, not so much. They were afraid the pipeline, standing
high above the tundra, would scare the caribou and change their migration.
Right, like that woulda happened. Having worked up there I can assure you
the caribou absolutely love those 'bridges' to smithereens! The bulls will
get up on 'em to make sure some interloper isn't exercising his designs on
his wimmen. But no other self-repecting caribou is gonna waste calories
walking over the silly things. On warm and windless days the rest of the
'bou will be found standing in the shade provided by the pipe. The elevated
pipe also provides a bit of a venturi effect for any wind there is which
helps to keep the damn bugs off.

And did I mention that the only things 'bou are scared of are wolves?
When you go out to your truck in the morning you often have to shoo the
'bou away. Yeah, they're so afraid of people. Well, ok, unless you're
dressed like an Inuit hunter.
Andy Fielding

Trad climber
UK
Mar 14, 2013 - 08:16pm PT
I've posted this before but it fits your thread and you get two bridges for the price of one. Yes it's me jumping.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
WBraun

climber
Apr 17, 2013 - 11:21am PT
This thread is not "TRAD".

It's full of sport people.

TRAD people don't use bridges.

They swim across the water and have adventure.

Piranha, crocodiles, electric eels, poisonous snakes and man eating sharks help make adventure more fun.

What has America become just driving in air condition vehicle over the top of the adventure?

Just see ..... :-)
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
May 28, 2013 - 10:50am PT
Many fond memories around that bridge, DMT!

Here's the bridge spanning Deception Pass (WA). Awesome kayaking spot:


Its shadow cast over some sweet standing waves:


Drawbridge between Portage Bay and Lake Union - Seattle:

George Bell

Trad climber
Colorado
May 28, 2013 - 11:20am PT
How many have bagged this one?
ElCapPirate

Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
May 28, 2013 - 11:35am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 11, 2013 - 04:54am PT
The concrete flume is the Modesto Irrigation District's Main Diversion Canal crossing Dry Creek. At the other end is the diversion for their Lateral Canal #2.

The landowners (apparently) are uptight. Their sign has a police dog saying "Go ahead. Make my day!"

What, are they afraid someone's gonna come along and try to climb that wide thing? Or that short wide thing on the other side?

[I heard Royal got shut down on this baby, BITD.]

It's on the road from Hughson to Oakdale.


mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 26, 2013 - 08:02pm PT
"Not Moe Bridges, that's Beau Bridges."--Lloyd Bridges
perswig

climber
Jul 25, 2013 - 03:03pm PT


Dale
wilbeer

Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Jul 25, 2013 - 03:08pm PT

Rochester.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jul 25, 2013 - 03:09pm PT
"Where's this confounded bridge? :-)"


Colombia River, Astoria OR ?
Gunkie

Trad climber
East Coast US
Jul 25, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
Tokyo Japan






Seoul S. Korea

survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jul 25, 2013 - 04:35pm PT
Cains Head, Seward AK

FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Jul 25, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
wilbeer

Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Jul 26, 2013 - 08:46am PT

Leon Russell at the bridge in Rochester last night.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Aug 18, 2013 - 09:05pm PT
Conde McCullough, the Oregon bridge man:



And an example of his work, carrying cars across Coos Bay:



There seems to be a gothic look to the archwork. I'll bet that wasn't just structural, but asthetic as well. Either way, they sure don't make them like this anymore.

As close as I'm going to get to church.

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Aug 27, 2013 - 12:52am PT
Twin Bridges, over the Swinomish Channel. Anacortes, WA.


I was there today hoping to get an aerial shot of John Steinbeck's boat, the Western Flyer, from his book The Log from the Sea of Cortez, which until last month was moored in front of the blue/white boat on the left bank of the channel.

Steinbeck's boat is now in Port Townsend dry dock, which I just now found out through a bit of research this evening, after not finding it in the Swinomish where I expected it today.

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130712/NEWS/307129987/celebrated-steinbeck-boat-at-port-townsend-boat-haven

I knew it was there in the Swinomish for almost a year, and I kept it a secret from my KAP ( kite aerial photography ) pal right up the street in Mt Vernon, hoping to score the shot myself first. But sh#t if I didn't screw both of us out of the shot!

Anyway, now I have another excuse to take the ferry over to Port Townsend. The Western Flyer is in the same parking lot as the Port Townsend Brewery now, which is real convenient.

http://www.porttownsendbrewing.com/

I didn't need an excuse to visit the brewery, but now I have one. Looks like I'm in for a "hoppy" day this week or next!
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 12, 2013 - 01:47am PT
The "bridge" across the Puget Sound.

Ikat

Social climber
Carson City
Sep 13, 2013 - 10:49am PT
It really should be Emperor Norton Bridge.

I'm a bit steamed about (worthless) Willy Brown Bridge.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 30, 2013 - 02:11pm PT
Seen in The Guardian lately.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Sep 30, 2013 - 02:24pm PT
DMT

I think the bridge is Swiss. Many languages are spoken and written in Switzerland, also Italian. Though it's a part of an old Roman path...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viamala
sac

Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
Oct 20, 2013 - 12:17am PT
Soon to be demo'ed / replaced.

Johnson St. Bridge.
Victoria B.C.
Built 1924

Edge

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
Oct 20, 2013 - 12:32am PT
The Ohio River in Cincinatti

Navajo Bridge, AZ

Hats off to the architect on this one.
portent

Social climber
your mom's house
Oct 20, 2013 - 11:50am PT
Donner, CA

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 20, 2013 - 02:30pm PT
As usual, the right spot, the right time. Fortune.
vôo

climber
Denver, CO
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:30pm PT
View from which movie?
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:35pm PT
Not an Alec Guiness flick?

What was that one?
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:38pm PT
Dragon Tattoo?

I haven't seen the film,only read the book, just venturing a guess from clues in the photo.
vôo

climber
Denver, CO
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:38pm PT
That's too funny. Doesn't look much like Sri Lanka.

Hint-Starred Ally Sheedy
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:40pm PT
Sri Lanka? Que?
vôo

climber
Denver, CO
Oct 20, 2013 - 05:42pm PT
Sri Lanka was where they built a bridge for the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Oct 20, 2013 - 06:18pm PT
Yesterday was Bridge Day here in West Virginny, at the coolest bridge in the USA - The New River Gorge bridge

[Click to View YouTube Video]
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 20, 2013 - 06:25pm PT
Millis' dental bridge was a guaranteed gross-out.
shiro16

climber
Oct 20, 2013 - 06:31pm PT
vôo - Astoria, OR?
vôo

climber
Denver, CO
Oct 20, 2013 - 07:11pm PT
yes, Astoria
divad

Trad climber
wmass
Oct 20, 2013 - 08:13pm PT
Keystone bridge in WMass, climable rock.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 21, 2013 - 03:58pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 9, 2013 - 11:12am PT
You leave us all in the dust, Dingusto.






mrtropy

Trad climber
Nor Cal
Nov 9, 2013 - 01:44pm PT
Damn that bat bridge can smell, usually ride over it a couple of times a month, will cross it today. DMT- Have you seen the cool little Vietnamese Buddhist temple about a mile from there? couple of neat spots in Thornton too.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 18, 2013 - 08:50am PT
Two bridges, no waiting.

Until Ferguson Slide.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 18, 2013 - 09:22am PT
"Historic" Slate Gulch Bridge.Up the river from Briceburg.
Follow the "trail" down from 140 to reach the upstream side of Slate Creek at the bridge.
There are no trolls, no trools, and no tools. No water, either.
Looking upstream from the bank I've just come down.
Crossing over to the other bank, I found this skeleton of a deer, I guess. Talk about crossing over...
Into the open, looking down river.
And after a little rest along the banks of the old Merced, back to the rig and the road.

Trools are trolls who do nothing but drool and sit, and they spit.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Nov 19, 2013 - 03:10pm PT
A half dozen from around the world...

http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20131003-six-beautiful-and-bizarre-bridges
perswig

climber
Dec 5, 2013 - 07:45pm PT

Bridge UNDER (mildly-)troubled water.
Dale
wilbeer

Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Dec 5, 2013 - 08:09pm PT
wilbeer

Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Dec 6, 2013 - 08:46pm PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 8, 2013 - 11:16am PT

Reposted inspired by the China thread:
Prod

Trad climber
Dec 8, 2013 - 11:48am PT

Here is one I built in Michigan. We copied another one....

Prod.
Prod

Trad climber
Dec 8, 2013 - 06:28pm PT
Thanks DMT,

And no I am a home builder. We did pretty high end custom homes in Michigan. A client wanted a bridge and landscaping to mimic Monet's Giverny Gardens. The bridge is pretty spot on.

Cheers,

Prod.

PS What are you wearing?
PPS I like the new Avitar.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Dec 8, 2013 - 06:54pm PT
perswig

climber
Dec 8, 2013 - 09:59pm PT

Rumford Point bridge, sun's setting after a day of ice chasing in Grafton.
Dale
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Dec 25, 2013 - 03:12am PT
From the kite-aerial photography Flickr group, a couple of interesting bridges, side by each:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dd-29/11467807383/in/pool-60181114@N00/

( I did not take this shot. A guy in France did. He does a ton of really good work. )

The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Dec 26, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
Bridge over the Grand River.

The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Dec 26, 2013 - 10:45pm PT
Locker. Everyone knows Jeff was the cool Bridges.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jan 9, 2014 - 03:00pm PT

George Washington bridge, New Jersey
perswig

climber
Jan 11, 2014 - 10:32am PT

Dale
Risk

Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
Jan 20, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
perswig

climber
Jan 24, 2014 - 01:10pm PT
^^
Nice work, Romans!

Dale
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Jan 25, 2014 - 11:38pm PT
perswig

climber
Jan 26, 2014 - 06:10am PT
^^
That's a beaut!

And maybe a butte in the background.
Dale
speelyei

Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
Feb 19, 2014 - 04:42pm PT

Here's one, DMT. During rough weather on a west swell, a wave breaks right under the bridge. A slow, mushy beautiful wave and awesome view!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Feb 19, 2014 - 04:53pm PT

"Lĺngholmsbron (Swedish: "The Long Islet Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting the major island Södermalm to the minor island Lĺngholmen, it forms an extension to the street Bergsundsgatan.

The bridge was formerly called Spinnhusbron ("The spinning house Bridge") in reference to the precursor to the Lĺngholmen prison, and, popularly, Suckarnas bro ("The Bridge of Sighs"), also in reference to the prison. Its present name stems from 1885. The section of Västerbron, the bridge overpassing Lĺngholmsbron, used to be called Lĺngholmsbron.

Most likely, an old wooden bridge was found here by the mid 17th century, as this was the location for a custom house dealing with the ships delivering goods to the city from Lake Mälaren. Nevertheless, it is present on a map dated 1733 and was replaced by a new wooden, four-span truss bridge in 1845, 33 metres long, and 6 metres wide. In 1931, the present three-span steel girder bridge was inaugurated; 56 metres in length and 8 metres wide with a roadway of 5,6 metres."

Wikipedia
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Feb 19, 2014 - 05:13pm PT
Hey speelyei,

Did you stop at the brewery on the other side of that bridge?

Best burger in OR ( tied with the other R.R. brewery, the one in Astoria )
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
Feb 26, 2014 - 08:40am PT


Sorry for the poor photo, I was probably choked up when I took it.

The plaque reads:

A mountain dog
Loved by all who knew him.
Trained in avalanche rescue
And
Respect for wilderness wildlife.
Devoted companion
To his master.
Crossed the Sierra
Many times.

This was his last trail.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 13, 2014 - 02:17pm PT

Bridge of Death
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 13, 2014 - 02:18pm PT

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 13, 2014 - 02:37pm PT

Lethe - the river of unmindfulness

In Greek mythology, Lethe (Greek: Λήθη, Lḗthē; Classical Greek [lɛː́tʰɛː], modern Greek: [ˈliθi]) was one of the five rivers of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the river was often identified.

In Classical Greek, the word lethe literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment". It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".

Is there a bridge?
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 21, 2014 - 04:08pm PT

Paco

Trad climber
Montana
Mar 21, 2014 - 04:24pm PT
Sydney, AU.
Harbour Bridge.. there's a tunnel that crosses almost directly beneath it... maybe a touch to the East, though.
Elcapinyoazz

Social climber
Joshua Tree
Mar 21, 2014 - 04:26pm PT
Marlow I think you have your caption mixed up...that train is clearly headed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Mar 21, 2014 - 04:32pm PT
Elcap

You're certainly right

... parallel worlds... as in this picture...

sween345

climber
back east
Mar 30, 2014 - 11:13am PT
Here's another bridge in a bridge
[Click to View YouTube Video]
This supposedly needs to be completed in 2 1/2 years to accommodate the larger ships coming through the expanded Panama Canal. The engineering and logistics of this is pretty demanding.
And here's 16 bridges in one.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Apr 2, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
Puente de la mujer. Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires.

It's a swing bridge that opens for boat traffic.

Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Apr 2, 2014 - 12:11pm PT
La Polvorilla. Narrow guage rr. Viaduct at 14,200 ft.

NW Argentina

Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Apr 2, 2014 - 01:02pm PT
This is the new light rail/bike/pedestrian bridge in Portland due for completion in mid 2015.

the naming contest is currently in progress. Wy'East ( mt. Hood) seems to be the front runner

Sanskara

climber
Apr 2, 2014 - 01:07pm PT
This and the bird thread are by far a couple of my favorite SP threads.

Wish I had something to contribute...

Had you told me 20 years ago I would grow to be such a nerd I woulda told you " yeah right I'll be long dead before my brain slows down enough to even notice a dam bird, if I make it 20 more years it sure ain't gonna be no sticking birds or bridges that get my attention". Funny how things turn out saiz the guy with NEVER AGAIN a skull and crossbones tattooed to the underside of his chin.



Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Apr 2, 2014 - 08:21pm PT
One more near me.

Just South of the city center in Portland is the Sellwoood bridge. It is a major commuting bridge across the Wilamette.

Built in 1925, it needs to be replaced because they fell behind on maintenance ( it rates a ZERO on the federal structural safety scale) and because the West side bank creeps due to seismic issues.

So they moved the existing bridge to the side ( still has traffic) while they put a new bridge in it's place. The move happened in one day.


The new bridge currently under construction will look like this in the same spot:
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Apr 2, 2014 - 08:26pm PT
hey there say, all... wow, i can see all the bridges now!...

say, marlow, neat smoking train, on that ol' bridge... very nice pic...

say, lorenzo? i think... wow, SCARY bridge with that 'modern train' on it... wow, :O

nice share, folks...
Sanskara

climber
Apr 2, 2014 - 08:29pm PT
That old bridge was waaaay better!

Shame we make everything outa crap these days!
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Apr 2, 2014 - 08:37pm PT

Apr 2, 2014 - 05:26pm PT


say, lorenzo? i think... wow, SCARY bridge with that 'modern train' on it... wow, :O.

It is actually quite safe. It was built in the 30's by an American engineer named Albert Fontaine Maury and is currently the only rail connection across the Andes between Chile and Argentina. Current tourist traffic ends at the bridge.
Long term plans are to restore traffic to the Chillean coast for passengers, and to restore rail traffic across the Andes near Aconcagua.

The train goes across the viaduct at about 5 KPH, it is in the Puna, ( altiplano) one of the driest places on Earth. Rust isn't an issue.

The trip is cool. It goes by silver mines that date from pre-columbian times. Several of the mines the tracks service are still active.
FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Apr 2, 2014 - 08:53pm PT
By it's self not so special, but up in the Yukon it was beautiful.
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Apr 2, 2014 - 10:44pm PT
“Save Our Bridge” Delegation Secures Support from Senate Budget Subcommittee to Restore Bridgeport Covered Bridge

March 26, 2014


Progress towards saving the Bridgeport Covered Bridge from collapse took an important step forward as state officials recommended approval of funds needed to restore and reopen the longest single span wooden covered bridge left in the world.

Nevada County Supervisor Hank Weston and David Anderson, President of the South Yuba River Park Association (SYRPA), testified to the Senate Budget Subcommittee in Sacramento last Thursday representing the “Save Our Bridge” Committee, a broad-based coalition of bridge advocates including SYRCL.

“Our community’s advocacy to save this iconic bridge is working,” said SYRCL Executive Director Caleb Dardick. “We applaud the State Senate Budget Subcommittee’s vote to allocate one million dollars from Proposition 84 funds for the bridge project. This is a major milestone that would not have been accomplished without the hundreds of calls and letters to the legislature. Now that we have their attention, we need to make sure the Assembly Subcommittee supports the bridge too.”

“The danger of losing the Bridgeport Bridge has attracted widespread support from the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, the City Councils of Grass Valley and Nevada City, the Truckee Town Council, local chambers of commerce, and civic and non-profit organizations; as well as widespread citizen support,” stated Nevada City Councilman Robert Bergman who coordinated efforts to secure resolutions of support from the three cities.

Supervisor Weston shared the Nevada County Board of Supervisors determination to see the project fully funded as soon as possible. “As you are fully aware, tourism is vital to the Nevada County area and we can’t afford to wait any longer while this project languishes. Should the State emerge from the drought with any significant rainfall, the river that this bridge crosses could rise and damage or even wash away this venerable and historic structure. Time is of the essence in this particular case,” Supervisor Weston testified.

In 2011, State Parks closed the Bridgeport Covered Bridge to pedestrian traffic after engineers found severe and unsafe structural problems. The engineers estimated it will cost over $1 million to restore this treasured State and National Landmark.

SYRCL and the “Save Our Bridge” Committee plan to return to the Capitol on April 23rd to testify in front of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee.

For more information about the campaign, visit: http://www.southyubariverstatepark.org/ or read article The Union 3.20.14: Local Bridgeport delegation heads to Sacramento
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Apr 3, 2014 - 12:26am PT
^^ Indeed. I been meaning to actually go snag a picture of the thing and throw it up here cause I don't believe it has been mentioned yet, but I guess I am lazy. "the longest clear span of any surviving covered bridge in the world." Pretty bridge.

the wikipedia photo will have to do.
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Apr 3, 2014 - 12:28am PT
I think I mentioned the covered bridge earlier in this thread. That's why I posted the update. I don't remember if pictures were posted.
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Apr 3, 2014 - 12:31am PT
ahh, I did kinda skim, apologies.
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Apr 3, 2014 - 12:47am PT
I looked and cannot find it either. My apologies. Maybe I posted it to another thread. I'll look again...

Dingus,
Why have all your picture gone missing?

EDIT
It was another thread entirely. My apologies.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2347556&tn=0

Do you mean the covered bridge in Bridgeport? The South Yuba River State Park is a great place to visit. Unfortunately the maintenance of the bridge has not been kept up and it is now closed to even foot traffic. I read an article in the Sacramento Bee the other day where it stated that even a windstorm could bring it down at this point. I would be a real shame if we lose this bridge...

The Bridgeport Covered Bridge has the longest clear span of any surviving covered bridge in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport_Covered_Bridge

http://www.nevadacountygold.com/about/state-parks/south-yuba-river
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Apr 7, 2014 - 05:08pm PT
This picture, not from wikipedia, gives a better since of the length of the span of the Bridgeport covered bridge.
And this is another local bridge, at Purdon Crossing, that has been recently retrofitted.
And to complete the local ancient bridge trifecta - Edwards Crossing, on the way ...
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Apr 7, 2014 - 05:10pm PT
Man here i was thinking i was gonna post the longest covered bridge and dingus finds one that looks bigger, hah! i guess bridgeport gets credit for longest "clear span" ( unsupported ?) bleh, frigging wording ...
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Apr 7, 2014 - 06:24pm PT


knights ferry "is home to the Knights Ferry Bridge, the longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi at 330 feet (100 m) in length " compared to bridgeports Total length 233 feet or Longest span 208 feet " I only looked it up cause the knights ferry bridge looked way long, but has supports or w/e in the middle, so i guess its not a "clear span"

i only point all this out cause i grew up thinking bridgeport was simply "the longest covered bridge still up" or something, but it seems it really depends on their wording and how they classify it.

edit : seems i dont need to get a pic of edwards, you already got 1.

nice pictures thanks for the revival of them.
labrat

Trad climber
Auburn, CA
Apr 7, 2014 - 06:41pm PT
Thanks for the pictures and attempted clarifications :-)
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
Apr 13, 2014 - 07:30pm PT
Dismantling of old Bay Bridge. Sailing under it yesterday was not permitted. This photo is from the ferry.

Susan
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Apr 13, 2014 - 08:14pm PT
The newest bridge to span The Grand River.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 9, 2014 - 05:16pm PT
The coolest!
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
May 9, 2014 - 07:57pm PT
A very cool bridge:

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
May 11, 2014 - 07:05pm PT
They should have left the old Bay Bridge standing. It could have served as an alternative back-up in case a bad wreck or bomb threat or something closes the new bridge.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 11, 2014 - 07:49pm PT
You are aware of how much the upkeep would cost, right? Ferget it!
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
May 11, 2014 - 07:54pm PT
Money's never been their concern.

They could have built three or four perfectly good bay bridges for the price paid for the new fancy one.
Banquo

climber
Amerricka
May 11, 2014 - 09:39pm PT
Took this one yesterday. The bridge at Sheep Crossing, North Fork of the San Joaquin River.

Edit - A SoYo photo and trip. This is close to Mammoth Mt. and Devil's Postpile. Actually east of Yosemite.

Banquo

climber
Amerricka
May 11, 2014 - 09:48pm PT
DMT - great day yesterday. My daughter and I hiked down into the confluence of the North and Middle forks of the San Joaquin. Long, hard hike but a cool place very few have visited.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 19, 2014 - 07:11pm PT
Formerly cool bridge.Doesn't look so hot, though.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 3, 2014 - 08:02pm PT
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Jun 4, 2014 - 07:02pm PT
^^^^ Nice DMT. Although every time we sail under I don't really see that much progress in the dismantling.

Susan
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 5, 2014 - 01:09am PT
Mouse

Bone voyagee, SC!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 6, 2014 - 05:33am PT
wilbeer

Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Jun 27, 2014 - 05:39pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 4, 2014 - 04:05am PT
Happy Firth of Forth.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Jul 11, 2014 - 02:30pm PT

Foresthill - Auburn. The scale of this bridge reminds me of a skyscaper. So much steel and concrete.
Fletcher

Gym climber
A very quiet place
Jul 13, 2014 - 08:49am PT
Stonecutter's Bridge in Hong Kong (Kowloon side) on way to Chek Lap Kok Airport. One more ride over it tomorrow for a while. Not enough, so will have to return again.

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jul 23, 2014 - 07:46am PT

Swinomish Channel. Anacortes, WA
perswig

climber
Jul 26, 2014 - 03:30am PT
^^ Nice turnstile, Chaz.



Floating the Kennebec.



How many can you see?
Three extant, one just a memory.




Dale
perswig

climber
Jul 26, 2014 - 03:45am PT
Forgot this one, up by Blue Hill.
Built to last.





Dale
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jul 26, 2014 - 05:54am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 2, 2014 - 04:34am PT
The second shot is viewed from the bridge in the first shot.

This spot on the creek has two highway bridges and two RR bridges. When I was a boy in the sixties we knew the area downstream toward the Freeway 99 crossing was the HOBO JUNGLE!!!! Bogey men and rapists abounded there, we were told.

I'd set up my camera tripod on the RR bridge, shooting the sunset last night.

A man came up behind me in a friendly manner. He said that he had been cleaning up the debris washed against the bridge that day and for many days prior and he told me of his work. But he failed to tell me, and I did not think to ask, what he did with the trash.

His story included the turtles, and how they had to crawl out of the water and over the reef that was forming from all the trash build-up.
Then there was his story about a five pound bass some lucky bank fisherman had caught downstream last week.

There are no more salmon runs on Bear Creek, according to this denizen of the bamboo thickets. The man lives down there in the Jungles someplace, I'm assuming. His skin was scorched to the tone of Roger Brown's skin, the bolt replacement volunteer in the Ditch. He did not say and I did not ask.

He should know, I suppose, about the salmon, but I recall that in the early 80s I was able to see salmon running much further upstream in two spots that were very shallow out by the McKee bridge.
This set of bridges may not be "cool" but they are utilitarian in the extreme. The spur line gets quite a lot of traffic and served the steel drum plant where I slaved for ten years.

I had a lot of time to think about the number of bridges that we have here just on Bear Creek alone. It's quite an impediment to auto traffic, poor babies. If people got out and walked a bit more (who am I kidding?) they might not use their cars as much. Duh! And they might appreciate that every litter bit hurts and that someone has to pick it up.

See you at Facelift at the bridge?

MFM



Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Aug 2, 2014 - 05:27am PT
7˝-Ton Pontoon Bridge over Chattahoochee River, Ft. Benning, GA, July 1939
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Aug 4, 2014 - 08:47pm PT
Yaquina Bay Bridge, Newport, OR.



Another one of Conde McCullough's classics.


Like the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, there's a brewery at the end of this bridge.

Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Aug 5, 2014 - 10:53am PT
Mürren to Gimmelwald:

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 6, 2014 - 03:59am PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Aug 14, 2014 - 08:57pm PT
Rainbow Bridge ( seriously ), spanning the Swinomish Channel. It goes from LaConner Washington to the Indian Reservation on Fidalgo Island.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 16, 2014 - 02:45pm PT
A very COLD Northside Drive bridge over Yosemite Creek.The casual observer may not see the second bridge in these two photos.

Another *yawn* old stone bridge.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 22, 2014 - 03:22pm PT
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Beauty, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ahem, the SF bay bridge
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 8, 2014 - 01:56pm PT
Say Good Knight, Gracie and Tami.


That's two Lover's Leaps inside six weeks: in addition to the one below Echo Summit and this one, there is the one which Nut Again! soloed on the west side of Pacheco Pass...we should have a Leapfest.
KabalaArch

Trad climber
Starlite, California
Oct 8, 2014 - 02:26pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge as the result of structural harmonic resonance on a windy day...
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 15, 2014 - 07:10am PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Oct 15, 2014 - 09:25am PT

Sydney harbour bridge
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 15, 2014 - 10:05am PT
Auckland-On-The-Waitemata.[Click to View YouTube Video]
I am Sam

Social climber
232' Above Sea Level
Oct 15, 2014 - 11:27am PT
Bridge inspection on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad a few weeks ago.






Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Oct 25, 2014 - 07:30am PT
Lets not quibble about size do you see the Hiking trail ,White blaze, vertical blue line Up, and over this is the other side the structure and the Re fix, the weight and age> It see's commuter Train traffic across the top and cars pass under at the same time. For the pedestrian Go figure. As a Risk Management Experts, Specialists In all thing bridge, do you have any opinion or do as we do; Try not to think to hard about crossing and hold our collective breath.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Oct 25, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
I can Neither Confirm or define The Thorough Extent to which the bridges has been inspected
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 28, 2014 - 10:41am PT
This one is just called 'old'...

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 5, 2014 - 08:17am PT
Reilly the vecchio knows.

The Rio Bravo, right?!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 5, 2014 - 12:52pm PT
Mouse, you know I can't fool you!




This one is cool from this angle.

From this angle it is even cooler as you can see it is holding up the whole
damn main piazza!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 26, 2014 - 11:46am PT
Hey, DMT, Santa brought me yer present by mistake!

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jan 5, 2015 - 07:42am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 5, 2015 - 08:19am PT
Ponte dell'Accademia - one of the four bridges over the Grand Canal. It is the one nearest the
lagoon at the south end and the only wooden one.

Wiki:
First suggested as early as 1488,[citation needed] a bridge was not constructed until 1854. The original steel structure, designed by Alfred Neville, was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge designed by Eugenio Miozzi and opened in 1933,[2] despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.[citation needed] The second bridge, in a dangerous condition, was razed and replaced by the present bridge, of identical construction, in 1985. As of 2011, a replacement bridge is under discussion.[3]

Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Jan 5, 2015 - 08:55am PT
Got a tour of the St. Croix River Bridge under construction last spring, amazing project.....a cool bridge in the making:


The completed project will look like this:

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 5, 2015 - 09:53am PT
Charlie, wazzup with that thang? Is it just sos those U Pee'ers can go to
Kanada to buy their cheap meds?



Proper use of a bridge:
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jan 8, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujň de la Playa
Jan 8, 2015 - 07:45pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 8, 2015 - 08:24pm PT
DMT, that tunnel of love has to be some sort of aqueduct, n'est ce pas?
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujň de la Playa
Jan 8, 2015 - 08:38pm PT

Banquo

climber
Amerricka
Jan 9, 2015 - 06:37am PT

Taken a couple weeks ago on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. We rented a 4wd Rav4 and drove everywhere. This bridge is some big logs decked with rough planking. On top of the planking are some flat wise steel beams whose purpose seems to be to hold the gravel in place. It is just wide enough for the Rav4 to barely fit. Larger vehicles ford on the far side of the bridge.

Most of the river crossings we encountered don't have bridges and I had to resort to wading the rivers to the check the depth before plowing across in out little car.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 19, 2015 - 02:38pm PT
Late fifties. Nana & Grandad had this place in Auburn they'd rented.

He worked out on the ridge to the right of the Foresthill bridge.

My older brother and I rode across it with Nana to go out to the construction site where Leonard drove a Cat or a Sheep's Foot, I forget.

That's a good shot of the old road into the canyon, Dingus.
Sula

Trad climber
Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2015 - 04:03pm PT
Over 400 posts without a photo of the Pont du Gard.

Around 2000 years old and still looking quite sound. Some very appealing stone, though bouldering frowned on.

Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Jan 20, 2015 - 11:13am PT
One of the coolest to my mind is Portland's steel bridge.


It's the second oldest vertical lift bridge in N America (1912- the oldest is the Hawthorne bridge, about a mile away) and it's a double decker.
The lower span services the rail traffic from the South and East into Union station ( it is owned by UP) and has a pedestrian/bike path tacked on the side about 10 years ago which you can see people on in the picture above.

The upper span handles car traffic, light rail, bus, and other bike/pedestrian paths linking the Lloyd district with Chinatown.

The bridge spans can be raised independently, depending on how tall the river traffic is.


With both spans open, destroyers and cruisers can make it into downtown for fleet week during the Rose festival.
axlgrease

Mountain climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 22, 2015 - 05:51pm PT

mongrel

Trad climber
Truckee, CA
Jan 25, 2015 - 06:20pm PT
When this thread first appeared, my immediate thought was, I've got to find that picture of the fig-root bridge in northern India. Took a while, but here it is:
Very clever use of two strangling figs; the original green technology!
pyro

Big Wall climber
Calabasas
Jan 29, 2015 - 07:44am PT
gaviota
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 4, 2015 - 08:25pm PT
QITNL--took the elevator up to the top of S Tower in the mid-70s.

Boring ride to the summit.

Shocking exposure on stepping out of the box (big enough for three/four max. it seemed).

Almost clear day so we could see Mt. Diablo plain as day--come to think, it was day.


Last week my partner Jeff showed and we cruised up to the Tuolumne bridges in Modesto...I had not ever crossed via the Lion Bridge, which is Seventh St., and connects to River Road, which leads out to...Waterford.

At Waterford is another Tuolumne River span. It proceeds south, crossing the Stan several miles below Hickman. Then one comes to the Merced a bit further south.

We had already come north over the same rivers on the 99.

Here's one of the Lion Bridge from earlier in this thread.Once on River Road, it's a blight-ridden area you ride through--honestly, it's not aesthetic in the least.

Then you come to H2O-ford and it's a clear shot south over the previously mentioned route in some wide-open country, not too many orchards to obstruct the view.
Lastly, the bridge on this dashboard ukelele.


mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 5, 2015 - 09:13am PT
It pays to know your customers, DMT. Or pretending to know them, which is not to say it's bad, because it's just a sales technique. N

No one really "knows" anyone.

Musical bridge.
[Click to View YouTube Video]I'll bet you listened to this on the stereo, or Walkman, going and coming.

One more for the road...at a rail crossing going to Waterford from the north end of the Tenth St. Bridge. Quaint little shack.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 6, 2015 - 09:52am PT
Cool Bridges and Miss Pfeiffer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c19PbeK6D4

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Feb 6, 2015 - 11:46am PT
I crossed that bridge once when there must have been 500 people standing on it, peering down over the rails at something ( probably fish ). CHP was directing traffic.
dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Feb 6, 2015 - 04:50pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 10, 2015 - 02:23am PT
http://www.dutragroup.com/marine-construction-projects.html

Click on 'Marine Construction Projects.'

Thank you, neebee.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 10, 2015 - 03:23am PT
hey there, say, mouse... wow, more neat bridge stuff... :)

thanks all... :)
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 11, 2015 - 04:35pm PT
When does a culvert become a bridge?Trumps me.
JimT

climber
Munich
Feb 12, 2015 - 05:12am PT

My favourite, this one swings around and bounces up and down as you walk from the crag to the pub across the canal. It´s designed that way:-)
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 20, 2015 - 07:24pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 20, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
Snell's Field by the Bay.
Bhagdad by the Bay.
The Bay Bridge by the Bay.
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujň de la Playa
Feb 20, 2015 - 07:40pm PT
Your father's Oldsmobile. Mackinac Bridge MI (fifty year birthday party)


http://blog.mlive.com/michigan_travel/beautyqueens.JPG

"The Plank Road"

Sand bridge - Mojave Desert
Ran for about seven miles

Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 20, 2015 - 07:45pm PT
Brownie, when I was a kid, the next door Republican neighbors had one of these but in pink. This was Berkeley too so their's would soon become clearly an act of rebellion. Oil people you see and horrid, all of them, even my playmates who would try and steal my Xmas presents. We are talking late Fifties Berkeley, when it was still really a right-wing retirement community.
perswig

climber
Feb 28, 2015 - 05:30am PT
^
Amazing to be up in the obs tower and watch the river traffic. Sad that there isn't as much freighter work up to Winterport anymore; there's a pretty good dogleg in the Penobscot just upwater from the bridge and center channel goes from 70' to 20s in a hurry. Yikes!

Dale
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Mar 6, 2015 - 02:36pm PT
``Tad what are the shoes?? & 'huggin' the golden bear' 5.10 (HTGB)
Was. . . - Hi Test Green Bud, but thanks for the new name!!
If you have the chance to,
in two weeks on the east coast
Two Fa's or routes in the Gunks??
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Mar 6, 2015 - 02:58pm PT
Argh yo, i need some thaw around here!
now, if you are onthis east coast,
NJ is very close to CT and both are full of rock to climb.
This is the start of Mud season
I have Projects . . .call me here anytime you have two days
Free to climb.
I am less than an hour away
form the Gunks if that has to be IT.
DM88T

climber
San Juan Bautista, CA
Mar 8, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Mar 10, 2015 - 07:55am PT
Great thread, someone should start a Cool Tunnels thread as a companion.
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Mar 10, 2015 - 09:18am PT
One that I built up the Solduc valley Olympic n.p.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Mar 13, 2015 - 07:18pm PT
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Risk

Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
Mar 13, 2015 - 09:40pm PT

A special place I've finally visited.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Mar 27, 2015 - 07:59am PT
great post! april fools resolution: gonna DMT my way into such situations as this. that GE marquee atop the console speaks of proud times
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Mar 27, 2015 - 09:53am PT
ouch.. thats not the one ,,.. close-up of the A frame deleted . .. . . it From here. .,

Now re, what I was at, , before, above,


http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/pa/pa_171/


and at again below.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 2, 2015 - 05:13am PT
Some where there are pictures [Click to View YouTube Video]

OH HERE:
http://bridgehunter.com/pa/susquehanna/starrucca/

Again :


http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/pa/pa_171/
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 2, 2015 - 05:23am PT
Photos by their grandmother, Lenna Ward Peterson.
Jeff Gorris

climber
Not from, Portlandia
Apr 2, 2015 - 06:56am PT
http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/07/bridge-over-zolotoy-rog-bay-part-ii/
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Apr 2, 2015 - 07:31am PT
I joke to my wife that this is "my" bridge, which of course it's not, but I have a small part in a research/engineering project that will make it into what's being called "smart infrastructure": capable of sensing, and telling not just engineers but the public at large, how it feels. I'll post more about that as our project unfolds, over the next few years.


My very cool bridge connects New Hampshire with Maine, across the strong tidal flows of the Piscataqua River.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 2, 2015 - 08:46am PT
http://www.nhtourguide.com/covered_bridges/why_are_covered_bridges_covered.htm
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 2, 2015 - 08:51am PT


https://www.google.com/maps/place/Perrine's+Bridge+Park/@41.816305,-74.055165,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dd19f2e06121f7:0xfaa5d06885fdfef




https://plus.google.com/113416936558107375906/about?gl=us&hl=en

Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Apr 8, 2015 - 08:10am PT
Above, I posted some photos of the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, NH, where I have a small role in a new "smart infrastructure" engineering project. Some IT students working with one of the investigators recently put together this rotate-able 3D model, looks cool to me:

https://sketchfab.com/models/7c6112ae87e14db5ba85107078c1a914
Flip Flop

climber
salad bowl, california
Apr 8, 2015 - 11:38am PT
"Can I take 'em to the Bridge"?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
tolman_paul

Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
Apr 8, 2015 - 12:01pm PT
Even simple bridges can be cool



just need the right location and peeps
Flip Flop

climber
salad bowl, california
Apr 8, 2015 - 12:22pm PT
Flip Flop

climber
salad bowl, california
Apr 8, 2015 - 12:24pm PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 8, 2015 - 12:42pm PT
+++
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 8, 2015 - 12:56pm PT
++++++
Splater

climber
Grey Matter
Apr 8, 2015 - 03:13pm PT
Is it possible that it is designed to get a protective oxide coating, so that the visible rust is only cosmetic?

Or is it just done for artistic reasons and will degrade much faster than necessary?
Splater

climber
Grey Matter
Apr 8, 2015 - 03:16pm PT

http://ourayicepark.com/wp/wp-content/gallery/home-slideshow/slideshow5.jpg
tolman_paul

Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
Apr 8, 2015 - 03:35pm PT
Is it possible that it is designed to get a protective oxide coating, so that the visible rust is only cosmetic?

Or is it just done for artistic reasons and will degrade much faster than necessary?

Or are they just being cheap?

If a bare steel bridge is built in an a relatively arid environment free from corrosive atmosphere (salt water) and of sufficiently thick steel, I'd expect it to easily last over 100 years sans paint.

Splater

climber
Grey Matter
Apr 8, 2015 - 03:41pm PT
If it's right over a creek like that in a river bottom,
I would not call it "relatively arid."
It will get condensation quite often.
sween345

climber
back east
Apr 8, 2015 - 03:47pm PT
Dingus,

That's Cor Ten steel. http://www.centralsteelservice.com/cor-ten.htm


It's also a favorite of artists who want the "aged" look.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 8, 2015 - 04:10pm PT
Hey you all, & Dingus, the bridge crews around here( Tri state NY,NJ,CT) have been cool so far but they have pointed out that they have cameras too.

As for the over built foot bridge, that is Art, and How to spend A Million $$
If the increase in quality writing continues I will not dare share a TR to the "Park"
Where good tax dollars have been spent.

It is a whoot and may well fit on this thread?"?
tolman_paul

Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
Apr 8, 2015 - 04:23pm PT
With some paint and repaint, a thousand? Paint is way cheaper than new steel.

I just don't get it...

DMT

We people are fickle creatures, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a public works project that was designed to last 100 years, let alone a 1000. Not only is it tough to get a community to approve funding for public works, it's tougher still for them to keep funding maintenance on those projects. That's the sad reality of it.

Also looking at that unpainted bridge, I'd guess the area you'd have to be most concerned with failing over time is the base connection.


You can paint it as often as you want, but it is a dynamic structure and you're not going to be able to keep paint in that joint and hence the areas in most need of protection likely won't be able to be protected.

With all that said, streams and rivers are also dynamic systems. I'd venture to say in 1000 years one shouldn't be surprised if the water way changed course or one or both of the banks eroded away to the point that a new bridge would be needed no matter how much care was used in the design, construction and maintenance of the original structure.
tolman_paul

Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
Apr 8, 2015 - 05:06pm PT
I'm not saying a bridge can't be built to last 1000 years, but it seems post industrial revolution the over riding design criteria seems to be fast and cheap.

It's a sad commentary, but in general I see societal choices made for the here and now, future generations be damned.
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Apr 8, 2015 - 05:30pm PT

Riding my bike in Rochester.
Chiloe

Trad climber
Lee, NH
Apr 8, 2015 - 05:36pm PT
We people are fickle creatures, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a public works project that was designed to last 100 years, let alone a 1000.

Talking with engineers a few days ago I heard the complaint that public infrastructure is typically decided on a lowest-cost basis, not longest-lasting. And obviously the public gets what they pay for.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 9, 2015 - 06:59am PT
Ugh, the qualityOf the Picture,, the, Foot Bridge thing will be there a long time,, if the footings ...HOLD ! !
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Apr 19, 2015 - 01:51pm PT
really interesting discussion about rust and corrosion and the mega effort to push back. here:

http://www.c-span.org/video/?324908-1/jonathan-waldman-rust-longest-war

also at 7pm pacific on cspan2 this (sunday) evening

learned that ed drummond was responsible for alerting the NPS that the statue of liberty was in need of rehab when an attempted climb of the structure using suction cups was foiled by perforations (caused by corrosion)
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 12, 2015 - 01:31pm PT
from the speed and blast from that truck I could have put this on the Borrowed time thread.These photos were taken from the North/West side (NJ)
On the Tappan Zee Bridge, there is a second Billion dollar bridge being built next to the existing span

The picture below is a work in progress and fits better in the abstract photos thread...but stopping to take pics on busy hi-ways under-passes and over the top Via ducts , is workin' on getting' in bad with the department of Transportation &




















HOME LAND SECURITY
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 12, 2015 - 02:03pm PT
Wasauksing Swing Bridge, Parry Sound, Ontario
Built as a rail bridge in 1912 for the lumber industry but converted to
rail and vehicle and then vehicle only.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 14, 2015 - 06:36am PT
from NY to NJan on going projectAbove it is the Nozzle of the cement pump, the blue 'Arm' in the lower pic
like you don't know=)The Tappan Zee
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
May 20, 2015 - 11:00am PT
There is an amazing collection of photos documenting some of the construction of a new bridge over the Ob River in Novosibirsk on Slava Steebsite.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 28, 2015 - 01:44pm PT
small beans I know that i am not a favored son,
here is the thing this is a closed to the public and once I blur the faces i will show the kids sitting on the gate. . .
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
May 28, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
Not an especially cool bridge--the Mid-Hudson Bridge--but atmospheric view from the Walkway over the Hudson is pleasant.

ß Î Ř T Ç H

Boulder climber
extraordinaire
May 30, 2015 - 10:25pm PT
Scanned a few today - Happy Isles and Sugarpine.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 23, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
OLD WORLD BRIDGES
Yosemite National Park
California, USA
by Pam Pederson

(reproduction of pages without permission but with great admiration)

A few of my faves.



[Click to View YouTube Video]
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Jul 15, 2015 - 12:45pm PT
I drove over this cool bridge on the Penobscot a couple of months ago. Bucksport Maine. My boss tells me that he was there for the opening day. No cars, but the whole town came out to celebrate mid-span.

jonnyrig

climber
Jul 15, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
Building the St Louis Arch
[Click to View YouTube Video]

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jul 19, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jul 19, 2015 - 08:12pm PT
I can't believe this thread has been here for almost four years and I haven't posted these...





This shot should give a bit of a clue about the one above. Approaching the town of Ronda from the east, you have no idea that the western edge of town is just that... the edge.

And to keep this climbing related, here's a couple of photos of the climbing at El Chorro

Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Jul 20, 2015 - 06:55am PT
zBrown

Ice climber
Jul 20, 2015 - 08:22am PT
Hussaini Hanging Bridge, Borit Lake, Pakistan

zBrown

Ice climber
Jul 20, 2015 - 08:26am PT
Bridge over the Rio del las Cuevas, Argentina

Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Jul 20, 2015 - 09:26am PT
Ghost, I've walked those bridges at El Chorro (dodged trains in the tunnels too). That place is a trip, huh? Climbing off of the Caminito, is freaking cool! Super airy!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 20, 2015 - 12:38pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]

"See ya to da U.P., eh!"
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Jul 20, 2015 - 12:43pm PT
Ghost, I've walked those bridges at El Chorro (dodged trains in the tunnels too). That place is a trip, huh?

We loved it. Good climbing, for sure, and we alternated climbing days with exploration days that were just as much fun.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 30, 2015 - 07:38pm PT

SHELL NO!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAyfV-GU9Ws
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Aug 21, 2015 - 09:35am PT
Another walk-over only bridge, the Walkway over the Hudson (a re-purposed railroad trestle).

zBrown

Ice climber
Sep 3, 2015 - 10:59am PT
What about tunnels? They are similar in certain respects to bridges.



The engineers’ solution was pretty cool. They created hollow cement capsules, big enough to for BART trains to fit. They sealed what would become the entrance and exit to each capsule, and dropped the capsules into the bay so each sat next to another. Now they had a loosely beaded necklace strung from Oakland to San Francisco. To make they necklace strong they sealed the each capsule to the next. The only thing left was to chip away the entrances and exits and—voila—we have our trans bay BART tunnel!


The HSR tunnel requires large clearances around the train for aerodynamic reasons. Without those clearances, a high-speed train (going 1.5 to 2 times as fast as BART's maximum speed) will dump megawatts of power into swirling the air inside the tunnel, making it unbearably hot. In the diagram, the BART tunnel bore is 16 feet (5 meters), and the HSR tunnel bore is 26 feet (8 meters).



China plans to build the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea by 2026, connecting the port cities of Dalian in Liaoning province and Yantai in Shandong province.

Swiss Alps tunnel here (45 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaTN_R1b00I
Sula

Trad climber
Pennsylvania
Sep 3, 2015 - 06:26pm PT
An unusual bridge construction scheme: [Click to View YouTube Video]

A "rolling" (prehensile?) bridge: [Click to View YouTube Video]

A sinking bridge: [Click to View YouTube Video]




Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Sep 3, 2015 - 07:27pm PT

wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Sep 3, 2015 - 07:28pm PT
Pedestrian bridge to the Genesee Brewery ,Rochester.
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Sep 5, 2015 - 02:02pm PT
May not be the coolist bridge but it could be the most dangerous (Afghanistan).
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Sep 9, 2015 - 04:45am PT
From fellow supertopian Mark,great stuff.


[Click to View YouTube Video]
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Sep 26, 2015 - 04:15am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Sep 26, 2015 - 04:39am PT
Charlie D story please!
Other than Afghanistan.(don't know how I missed the place before I posted my question.)

where and from where to where is that span . . . . or where was that span ?
It seems a trick an impossible looking thing !

Wow!
zBrown

Ice climber
Sep 26, 2015 - 09:50am PT
I don't know the story, but they seem to specialize in this sort of thing.


hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Sep 26, 2015 - 09:55am PT
that alconetar bridge dealio rules. can't get the soundtrack outta my head. plus one for clever too
FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Sep 26, 2015 - 11:36am PT
Joron

Trad climber
Hoodland, Oregon
Sep 26, 2015 - 06:53pm PT

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Sep 26, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
zBrown

Ice climber
Sep 26, 2015 - 07:27pm PT
Not cool and probably more time than most want to spend, but here it is.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Sep 26, 2015 - 07:53pm PT
frumy's post ^^^ is of a bridge that has occurred to me a few times when considering the thread title. that it started like this ^^^ and turned into this: 800 miles up the (being constructed at the same time) AK hiway by soldiers in response to japanese aggression,
makes it cool beyond it's mere impressiveness. nisutlin bay bridge near teslin, yukon territory

http://www.93regimentalcan.com/73rd-light-ponton-company-bridge-alaska-highway-rivers/
FRUMY

Trad climber
Bishop,CA
Sep 26, 2015 - 10:18pm PT
Yep, thanks.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 8, 2015 - 05:08pm PT
The Lk Washington floating bridges. The one on the right was built in '65 and was paid off by
people pitching quarters into the toll bins. They say the new one will never be paid off even at
$5 a pop! Sumpin' wrong with that.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 14, 2015 - 08:59am PT
^^^^ I wouldn't drive a heavy over that! It looks a 10 tonner, max!


The 'Ravine Bridge' at a park in Bellevue, Wa.



It is protected...
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 14, 2015 - 09:26am PT
DMT, I postulate that the road through there became a logging truck thoroughfare, necessitating what you see so that the trucks wouldn't have to wait for each other. Separate bridges were needed to service traffic in each direction in a timely and efficient manner.

But you knew that, you tease.
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Oct 26, 2015 - 11:28am PT
jeff constine

Trad climber
Ao Namao
Nov 3, 2015 - 07:54pm PT
When I was living in Japan Yatsugatake Bridge.
jeff constine

Trad climber
Ao Namao
Nov 3, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
Bridge at the Jogosaki climbing area near Izu in Japan. Thanks DMT.
ShawnInPaso

climber
Paso Robles, CA
Nov 3, 2015 - 11:05pm PT
The Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena, Ca. -
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Nov 21, 2015 - 08:40pm PT
anyone guess where this one is?


view from the bridge hint...
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 22, 2015 - 08:31am PT
This one has already made a few appearances in this thread, but here are some different perspectives:



Sometimes a bridge makes it into a climbing shot (Pat Ament in the Royal Gorge, CO, BITD...)

Banquo

climber
Amerricka
Dec 7, 2015 - 12:11pm PT
Took this yesterday. One lane, two way car traffic combined with railroad tracks. The trains have the right of way.

hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 13, 2015 - 10:35pm PT
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 14, 2015 - 07:47am PT
leggett, briefly visible from the replacement bridge on 101
http://bridgehunter.com/ca/mendocino/100031/

BigB

Mountain climber
Sin City
Dec 14, 2015 - 08:04am PT
under a bridge
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 14, 2015 - 08:25am PT
bingo

Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Dec 14, 2015 - 09:51am PT
Rivers are a focal point of my life. I grew up on a river that is seasonal, so springtime and fall monsoons change the environment greatly.

Living in CA, I found myself drawn to rentals that abutted rivers or creeks.

Now, back in NH and living in my homestead, I chose the super small bedroom in the house because it is on the river side. I hear running water year round and it means a lot to me.

Since rivers mean so much to me, it is only natural that I love a good bridge as well.

Great thread.

I've got two covered bridges in my town, and seven within fifteen minutes of home. They are things of true lasting beauty.

Who is credited with inventing the truss?
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 14, 2015 - 09:53am PT
Who is credited with inventing the truss?

Duh, The Fish's mom, you silly!
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 16, 2015 - 09:26am PT
that reed/tule shot wins! i was thirty feet short, coulda been a contender.


the rebar expanding as it corrodes propels the spalling process. epoxy coating became commonplace, but ... http://www.frpdistributors.com/gfrp-vs-steel/gfrp-vs-ecr

fascinating that the rumsey bridge construction represents a twofer. retro fitted beams terminate at
the pier shown above, their weight adding no additional load to the original intermediate support.

it's not always as easy as it looks.
during my days as a carpenter, i wanted to be on any job with an awesome crane, heavy concrete formwork. so while touring those legacy bridges, what comes to mind is the intricacy of all the falsework that got stripped and hauled away to reveal that shiny vision of design.

saga of a bridge, the whole process documented with lotsa pics: http://johnsankey.ca/path2011.html

~~~~

edit to add:

regarding the cache creek casino, i had no idea! thirty years have passed since i traveled that valley. from north to south things are remarkably pastoral.

suddenly, out of the foggy drizzle appeared a four story parking structure, towers and ramparts extending beyond the limits of reduced visibility.

my mind raced to find explanation, i hesitate to reveal how far afield my guesses ranged. almost vegas scale, the place was at 3/4 capacity on a sunday evening. the demographics were baffling. mostly pacific rim faces, all too intent to notice me studying them. thought i had stumbled into little macau.

whole caravans of tour coaches were marshalled to empty the place. back to where?
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 16, 2015 - 10:38am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 16, 2015 - 02:45pm PT
Here's hoping it makes it through the next big shaker along the Hayward fault, too, DMT!
Banquo

climber
Amerricka
Dec 16, 2015 - 09:30pm PT
Mrs. Banquo in the rain, on a walkwire in NZ a few days ago.

thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Dec 16, 2015 - 10:00pm PT
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 21, 2015 - 02:39pm PT
toobig?
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 21, 2015 - 11:39pm PT
Two bridge postcards I found today.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 21, 2015 - 11:51pm PT
Beware the Mousquatch at Bagby!!
Taken back in '13. The only known photos.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 22, 2015 - 02:29pm PT



mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 5, 2016 - 10:25am PT
Bridges of Santa Cruz County.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 5, 2016 - 10:33am PT
Bridges of Mariposa County.

http://www.erench.com/FAMILY/BB14/index.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv2RtD6Qkn4
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 5, 2016 - 10:55am PT
what we need is this same view , pre-I Beam, (Greenspan)See, When they replaced the original wooden span they moved it from left to right.
I know , I'm sure of it because we used to climb that crack , the top used to be a clear top out.
The Wolf

Trad climber
Martinez, CA
Jan 8, 2016 - 10:54am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 9, 2016 - 07:48am PT
BRAVO !
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 9, 2016 - 07:54am PT
IS ITA
`BRIDGE?
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 9, 2016 - 07:59am PT
This Is
Banquo

climber
Amerricka
Jan 9, 2016 - 11:20am PT





Great resource:
http://bridgehunter.com/
Banquo

climber
Amerricka
Jan 9, 2016 - 11:25am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 12, 2016 - 06:59am PT
What is this? a , A JACB, ABORTED, Just Add Culvert Bridge, ?
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jan 12, 2016 - 07:23am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jan 24, 2016 - 10:11am PT
Incoming . . .Foot bridge, For cool bridges I give, a crack in the ice sent shiversBut wanted to cover the footingsit leads to a nowhere land in a down town city park



Incoming . . .Foot bridge,


V V V
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Jan 24, 2016 - 01:16pm PT


mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 24, 2016 - 06:55pm PT


tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Jan 24, 2016 - 07:19pm PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Feb 16, 2016 - 07:22am PT
THANKS FOR SAVING ME FROM MYSELF< ON VALENTINES DAY;;;;;Getting the stuffing,
=Shaken out?
= There, you see that big-rig?, those things Rip over it
Maybe 1500 a day(?)

The whole thing vibrates, I'm not sure of what to say.. should I alert the DOT?==






tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Feb 27, 2016 - 09:54pm PT
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Mar 4, 2016 - 10:07pm PT
Paddled that! Well, portaged that!



Parrots Ferry Bridge...






Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Mar 6, 2016 - 11:03am PT
Good day for bridge spotting. Water will flow.
Risk

Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
Mar 6, 2016 - 11:15am PT
MattB

Trad climber
Tucson
Mar 6, 2016 - 01:38pm PT
Great thread... superb grace in engineering, some views of human hubris, others of geology in action

How shaky is that foot bridge? Been on a couple like that, never learned the trick to not get it swinging like mad..

wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Mar 19, 2016 - 10:53am PT
"Remember that guy?"

LOL.

Chewybacca

Trad climber
Kelly Morgan, Whitefish MT
Mar 21, 2016 - 05:33pm PT
Triple Arches on Going To The Sun Road.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 3, 2016 - 10:19pm PT

Yosemite Cr.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 3, 2016 - 10:24pm PT
Yosemite Cr.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 6, 2016 - 08:00am PT
O-la-lasweet bridge promo, to end a supertaco fest for mwua,
see ya' in da funny pages, or right next in da fire pit . .
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 6, 2016 - 08:05am PT

Double bridge on bridge , well side by side
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 7, 2016 - 08:36am PT
Culvert for Sentinel Creek, Southside Drive.

A bridge too far from Madison County?

Dig that, Kerouac. :0)

"Why don't wedo it under the road?"
--The Trolls
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 16, 2016 - 06:00am PT
^^^Really nice photo essay, ese!
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Apr 16, 2016 - 06:52am PT
Very cool.....

https://www.youtube.com/embed/dql-D6JQ1Bc?rel=0&showinfo=0&utm_source=email+marketing+Mailigen&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 21, 2016 - 01:13am PT
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Apr 21, 2016 - 04:45am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 29, 2016 - 06:09am PT
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
May 3, 2016 - 08:30am PT
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
May 12, 2016 - 03:04pm PT

The Demidov Bridge, St Petersburg



The bridge got its name from the surname of the known Russian powers Demidovs. It connects two parts of the former Demidov street (today Grivtzov street), named so because Demidov family owned a large section of land nearby. Initially it was planned to name the bridge Bank Bridge, but this name was already taken.

In the beginning of the 18th century, at the location of the modern Demidov Bridge, there existed wooden bridge, named Saarsky bridge, since it was on the road to Tsarskoe Selo.

In 1834-1835 the single-span arched cast iron bridge was constructed by the project of the engineers E.A. Adam and Pierre-Dominique Bazaine. The arched span of the bridge consisted of 91 cast iron boxes, which were fastened by the bolts. Bridge supports were made from stone, coated by granite.

The casting of the bridge railings has high artistic value. Their ornament has a form of palmettes (artistic motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree). Bridge entrance features floor lamps. In 1954-1955 the restoration project took place under supervision of architect A.L. Rotach. The lost lamps, poles and railing fragments were replaced.
Several houses near the bridge have special memorial plaques on their facades, noting the level of the water during the catastrophic flooding on November 7, 1824, described by Pushkin in the Bronze Horseman poem.

Wikipedia

The Bronze Horseman: http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/pushkin/bronze_horseman.html

The beginning of the poem:

INTRODUCTION

The incident, described in this story is based on a truth.
The details of the flood are taken from the contemporary magazines.
The curious ones can consult the record, prepared by V. I. Berkh.


PROLOGUE

On a deserted, wave-swept shore,
He stood – in his mind great thoughts grow –
And gazed afar. The northern river
Sped on its wide course him before;
One humble skiff cut the waves’ silver.
On banks of mosses and wet grass
Black huts were dotted there by chance –
The miserable Finn’s abode;
The wood unknown to the rays
Of the dull sun, by clouds stowed,
Hummed all around. And he thought so:
‘The Swede from here will be frightened;
Here a great city will be wrought
To spite our neighborhood conceited.
From here by Nature we’re destined
To cut a door to Europe wide,
To step with a strong foot by waters.
Here, by the new for them sea-paths,
Ships of all flags will come to us –
And on all seas our great feast opens.’

An age passed, and the young stronghold,
The charm and sight of northern nations,
From the woods’ dark and marshes’ cold,
Rose the proud one and precious.
Where once the Finnish fisherman,
Sad stepson of the World, alone,
By low riverbanks’ a sand,
Cast into waters, never known,
His ancient net, now on the place,
Along the full of people banks,
Cluster the tall and graceful masses
Of castles and palaces; and sails
Hasten in throng to the rich quays
From all the lands our planet masters;
The Neva-river’s dressed with rocks;
Bridges hang o’er the waters proud;
Abundantly her isles are covered
With dark-green gardens’ gorgeous locks…

By the new capital, the younger,
Old Moscow’s eclipsed at once -
Such is eclipsed a queen-dowager
By a new queen when her time comes.
I love you, Peter’s great creation,
I love your view of stern and grace,
The Neva wave’s regal procession,
The grayish granite – her bank’s dress,
The airy iron-casting fences,
The gentle transparent twilight,
The moonless gleam of your nights restless,
When I so easy read and write
Without a lamp in my room lone,
And seen is each huge buildings’ stone
Of the left streets, and is so bright
The Admiralty spire’s flight,
And when, not letting the night’s darkness
To reach the golden heaven’s height,
The dawn after the sunset hastens –
And a half-hour’s for the night.
I love your so sever winter’s
Quite still and fresh air and strong frost,
The sleighs race on the shores river’s,
The girls – each brighter than a rose,
The gleam and hum of the balls’ dances,
And, on the bachelors’ free feast,
The hissing of the foaming glasses
And the punch’s bluish flaming mist.
I love the warlike animation
Of the play-fields of the god Mars,
And horse-and-footmen priests’ of wars
So homogeneous attraction,
In their ranks, in the rhythmic moves,
Those flags, victories and rended,
The glitter of those helmets, splendid,
Shot through in military strives.
I love, O capital my fairest,
Your stronghold guns’ thunder and smoke,
In moments when the northern empress
Adds brunches to the regal oak
Or Russia lauds a winning stroke
To any new and daring foe,
Or, breaking up the light-blue ice,
The Neva streams it and exults,
Scenting the end of cold and snow.

City of Peter, just you shine
And stand unshakable as Russia!
May make a peace with beauty, thine,
The conquered nature’s casual rushes;
And let the Finnish waves forget
Their ancient bondages and malice
And not disturb with their hate senseless
The endless sleep of Peter, great!

The awful period was that,
It’s fresh in our recollection…
This time about, my dear friend,
I am beginning my narration.
My story will be very sad.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 18, 2016 - 12:22am PT
And miles to go before I sleep.

Old highway bridge on Miles Creek. North side of Hwy 140, Mariposa County.

This creek is a hoot to watch fill up when there is a cloudburst followed by snow-melt from higher up. It gains velocity coming down this grade.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 18, 2016 - 06:30am PT
UM

You do know Whats Coming Soon to a Thread You Love Too

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& because the OP has put in a lot of Effort



couchmaster, climber, Topic Author's Reply - May 16, 2016 - 08:25pm PT


Avery -Mt Kirchner, Grand Central Couloir: All Comers Welcome
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2546798/Mt-Kitchener-Grand-Central-Couloir-All-Comers-Welcome

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Avery** - Should Thread Initiators be Acknowledged?
http://web.archive.org/web/20160516041435/http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2813032&tn=0&mr=0
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Avery** - Mt Alberta, North Face: First Six Ascents
http://web.archive.org/web/20150307052052/http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2506731/Mt-Alberta-North-Face-First-Six-Ascents


Avery - Mt Robson, Emperor Face: All Known Ascents
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2542526/Mt-Robson-Emperor-Face-All-Known-Ascents

Ksolem - Prince is gone
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2801692&msg=2801698#msg2801698
Really, we need to applaud Kris (OR PAY HIM, either way) for pulling down this thread as there were 5 going all on the front page. Ironically, isn't he in the music business and most knowledgeable on this ? I worked with a guy who was playing in a band that broke up when 3 of the band members (not my co-worker) were hired by Prince to play with him.

Dtails: For Sale Great Big Wall Sleeping Bag $60
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2799411/For-Sale-Great-Big-Wall-Sleeping-Bag-60

F’ueco - Universal Belay Standard
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2797496&tn=0&mr=0

Mister E - Black Diamond Issues Massive Recall on ‘Biners & Slings
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2792129&msg=2792167#msg2792167

johnr9q - Climbng Training: Just Climbing or Weights & Climbing
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2775611&msg=2775653#msg2775653

klass7 - Add bolts to Snake Dike? What do you think?
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2771825&tn=0&mr=0

Sioux Juan - good by ! http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2760778&tn=0&mr=0

Locker - HAPPY BIRTHDAY COSMIC!!!...
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2033818&tn=0&mr=0

Happigrrrl2 - TGT- PLEASE Delete the “Ironic” Thread
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2741166&tn=0&mr=0

Locker - HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL!!!... OT..
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2738813/HAPPY-HOLIDAYS-TO-ONE-AND-ALL-OT

Philo - Jazz great Brubeck dies at 92. RIP great one.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2731407&msg=2731408#msg2731408

The Wolf - “Eric Kohler is missing. Please help.”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2725856/Eric-Kohler-is-missing-Please-help

Followup mystery solved needed a new thread: http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2730697/Why-delete-the-thread-about-missing-Eric-Kohler

Moosedrool - “SuperTopo Friendships.”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2727071&tn=0&mr=0

elcap-pics - “ElCap Report 10/9/15”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2700200&msg=2700374#msg2700374

Patrick Sawyer - “Life is too short to piss people off”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2697702&msg=2697710#msg2697710

Bob D’A -”Ten Gunned Down in Oregon”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2694822&tn=0&mr=0

Moosedrool - “Ban Climbing Related Topics!!!”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2694120&tn=0&mr=0

Prezwoodz- “Bolt Chopping Question”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1397810&tn=0&mr=0

pn - “Climbing magazine refuses to pay photographer”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2687292&tn=0&mr=0

Jody - "Hope you Idiots are Happy"
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2680213&tn=0&mr=0

The Chief - “Blackman Executes White Sheriff. Where’s the Rioting & Fires”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2678428&tn=0&mr=0

Vera Kaikobad - "URGENT - Roland C. Arsons : Missing Climber/ Paraglider"
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2675629&msg=2675793#msg2675793

Dave Kos - “Hey CMac, Wendell is a disgusting racist”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2658764&tn=0#msg2658767

Patrick Sawyer - Dementia
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2644083&msg=2644091#msg2644091

Randisi - All I need is the air that I breath, In China, part 2
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2630701&tn=0&mr=0

QITTNL- Posts per day limit
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2581007&tn=0&mr=0

Skeptimistic - ISIS
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2470481&tn=0&mr=0
Charlie B. - Dawn Wall A0! 5.14! http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2560312&tn=0&mr=0

The Larry - “Anita514 appreciation thread” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2453945&tn=0&mr=0

Largo - “Homeless Girl” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2538646&tn=0&mr=0

Avery - “Zenith 1980” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2501714&msg=2501738#msg2501738
Which was quite capably resurrected here by J-Tree here:http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2510131&msg=2510178#msg2510178

Avery - “Do you remember Roger Ramjet?” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2509518&msg=2509520#msg2509520

Which was later revived by Norwegian here as remember roger ramjet:: http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2509532&msg=2509534#msg2509534

Stewart Johnson - “Supertopo A distinct lack of lass” - http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2422036&tn=0&mr=0

Lolli - “Men are emotional cowards” - http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2508111&tn=0&mr=0
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Avery** - "Supertopo and Bullying" - http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2487984&tn=0&mr=0

Ron Anderson/Rdog - "Crabs in my pants again, what do I do": http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2487679&tn=0#msg2487685

Jonnyrig - “one for the anti-gun crowd” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2485587&msg=2485592#msg2485592

locker X 10-15 - some threads...he says.

W.L - “Eastside Attorney Suggestions?” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2476190&msg=2476269#msg2476269

Avery - “Cerro Torre, Bolt Removal: Yes or No!” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2474964&tn=40#msg2475671

Homicidal - “Looking for outdoor adventure partners in Dago County…”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2458644&msg=2458648#msg2458648

Ed Hartouni - “Proposed “wach-a-mole” Forum member posse“
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2453641&tn=0&mr=0

onrockandice - “Well. We all all need a soft catch once in a while...”
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2435819&tn=0&mr=0

Ron Anderson/Rdog - Cali SNOBS? http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2446986&tn=0&mr=0

Ed Hartouni - “Best first ascent style - an old debate” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2432877&tn=0&mr=0

Moosedrool - “Boob Thread” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2060384&msg=2133871&tn=0&mr=0
**
Avery** - "Goodbye from me!" http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2412131&tn=0&mr=0

FAKE (not the real) Dr (probably was a Physician's assistantl). F - “I admit it. I'm fat.” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2422346&msg=2422359#msg2422359

Ron Anderson/Rdog - “Remember my Ebay” thread~~http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2414511&tn=0&mr=0

Dave T. - trip report deleted “My 34 day solo FA on Escula” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2372417&tn=0&mr=0

Patrick Sawyer - some “political bullshet hate thread” http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2370071&tn=0&mr=0

Somebody deleted (not thebravecowboy as originally attributed) - Duck Dynasty http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2298933&tn=0&mr=0

Locker - Butt Hurt thread http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2294733&tn=0&mr=0

Survival - Bad names to use or something like that. http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2283772&tn=0&mr=0

Billygoat - Joe Kinder/Ethan Pringle tree incident???
Ron Anderson/Rdog - Forest and Fuels
Ron Anderson/Rdog - Just got a malware warning off the Norton thread!
Largo -10 commandments in Ebonics
Brandon - My boss is a racist
Brandon - Why Occupiers are as#@&%es thread.
Mountainlion - What is a worthy cause? AKA why don’t you bastards send me some bolts?
Bluering - deleted his "Haters" thread.
BooYah - When men were men - discuss.
Coz - Deleted his “BD Countdown Clock” calling out Peter Metcalf. - this is the 2nd deleted thread, had it been his first he would get a pass. We are passing on the pass now due to multiple instances.
Cragman - Dean, deleted the "Another dictator dead....Muammar Qaddafi" thread
Crazy Horse - Southern yosemite thread
Jody - Obama thread.
Footloose - Mystery What's going on here?
Happiegrrl - petition to bring t*r back thread
iannonymous = EE questions, Expert replies appreciated.
Locker - Philo got Deactivated.
Lolli - eveything.
Mighty Hiker - Squamish in the 70’s, Chief Gondola, others.
Norton - Republicans are wrong thread
Part-time communist -any hot guys around here? thread
Patrick Sawyer - Owned up, not sure what it was about.
Philo - Deleted the “I’ll never post on Supertopo again cause Russ is a meany. “
Prod - Recent gun sales?
Pud = Occupy protesters need to move on thread
Norwegian - Gun owners piss me off.
Seth Jackson = deleted his Wings of Steel money raiser thread.
Squishy -Aid gear sale, D5 hammer (for too much money) sale
Tooth - want’s to be on list for some thread he claims to have deleted.
Tony Bird - a serious matter
t*r - bunch of them, too many to list.
Yosemite 5.9 - Paul Ryan claims to have climbed X 14,000 foot high Colo. peaks. (speculation, not confirmed as it may have been the CIA that deleted it)
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 18, 2016 - 01:16pm PT
as a way of ameliorating, the last postthen the Big Kahuna, under construction`it is hard to get pics on a family outing stopping with no shoulder getting out of the car with Trucks & cars whizzing by, so I tried to take these while moving
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 18, 2016 - 04:27pm PT

On the MID Main Canal at sun-up.

Fresh Merced River water, good to the last swallow.




Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 2, 2016 - 06:33pm PT







Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jun 2, 2016 - 07:46pm PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 3, 2016 - 09:34am PT
( best part of this shot: Oregon, in my rear-view mirror )

WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Jun 3, 2016 - 09:42am PT

Cool, no longer there bridge.
sween345

climber
back east
Jun 3, 2016 - 03:22pm PT
Dingus,

Your Bridge On a Bridge is what is known as a Bailey bridge. It originated as a light and fast way for the military to set up river crossings.

We erected one as a Bridge In a Bridge in Sing Sing Prison, of all places. Basically there is a small. old bridge that crosses over the Metro North train tracks that bisects the prison. It wasn't rated for the weight of a fire truck so the Bailey bridge was stuffed inside the old bridge without it's weight ever being on the old fella. That was accomplished by building the new bridge on rollers about a foot high,stacking the roadway plates on the back end for counterweignt, then pushing it with a good sized front end loader. For obvious reasons we weren't allowed cameras to take pictures inside the prison.

The other Bailey bridge we worked on didn't fare so well.

Apparently while paving the roadway the GC put two dump trucks full of blacktop in the wrong spot. It's a temporary bridge we erected to allow traffic on and off City Island while the old bridge is demolished and replaced.
The collapse happened in the bend in the bridge shown in this news story.
http://bronx.news12.com/news/concerns-mount-over-temporary-city-island-bridge-1.11315159
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 4, 2016 - 12:17pm PT
Do you even yodel, braj?

sween345

climber
back east
Jun 4, 2016 - 04:22pm PT
Yeah Dingus, the baileys are pretty neat with their simple modular design, but around these parts slow and heavy is the order of the day.

Here's a bridge on and in a bridge. I may have posted this previously.

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The jacking system is impressive. On the Brooklyn Bridge they lowered the caissons by stacking granite blocks around the outside of it.

I can take you on the tour if you're in town any time soon, but it'll have to be on a Sunday. We're still grinding away six days a week on the Hudson Yards project, for over a year now, with no end in sight.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jun 5, 2016 - 09:18am PT
oops,that is a cool looking shot but I meant 450 not 405. . .
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Jun 5, 2016 - 11:06am PT


Bridge or bridge?...
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Jun 5, 2016 - 01:34pm PT
heh, DMT, I know that bridge. It don't go nowhere.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 6, 2016 - 09:48am PT
The "bridge" from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend.



Washington State Highway 20
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jun 29, 2016 - 05:11pm PT
'
`8=D
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jun 29, 2016 - 05:18pm PT

Great shots up there,Marlow ,your great photo reminds me of "none shall pass".lol.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Jul 10, 2016 - 10:01pm PT
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
Jul 11, 2016 - 02:34am PT
New River Gorge Bridge, Wests Virginia.
(As the locals say - WHAT BRIDGE?)

The ol' covered bridge over the Tygart River at Philippi, West Virgina, site of the first land skirmish of the Civil War.
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Jul 24, 2016 - 12:51pm PT
Bridge across Snake River, Twin Falls, Idaho
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 24, 2016 - 02:04pm PT
Consumnes River bridge/county line.
The Mother Lode Road, Hwy. 49, south of Nashville.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 24, 2016 - 06:48pm PT
Highway 49 two-fer: auto traffic and train traffic.

It's in DMT's back yard. What's the name of the short-line RR up there, Dingus?

http://bridgehunter.com/ca/calaveras/
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 26, 2016 - 09:56am PT
Kennebec R bridge in Bath, Maine.
They built the new one to the left but still use the lower railroad section of the lift bridge!
Typical Maine practicality.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jul 26, 2016 - 01:18pm PT
At the top of the picture, is that a fish out a water with pointy teeth?






























cool bridge!
mrtropy

Trad climber
Nor Cal
Jul 26, 2016 - 02:49pm PT
mouse from merced,


That cement bridge never got used by train because the plant used another track to ship to Lodi. That is why the bridge is in such good shape and was only used by trucks. I know that Bridge too well went under Sunday for about the thousandth time, been nearly 60 years.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 27, 2016 - 10:03am PT
Sioux Juan

Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
Jul 27, 2016 - 01:36pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 27, 2016 - 06:35pm PT
No, Tad, rockin' RI and Bean Town now. RI is SUWEET!
Pretty flat but lotsa bridges!


Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 30, 2016 - 02:39pm PT
Didn't kniw they still built ones like this which looked almost new.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 5, 2016 - 01:35pm PT
DMT, here's a twofer for ya!

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 6, 2016 - 08:32am PT
Could we have a moment of silence for Bob?
He was a gut old bridge but he could not handle
the flood of '15.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Aug 8, 2016 - 06:48pm PT
Fantasy bridge, the castle, stairs, bridge, Giraffe skin motif, and sea monster are all
Hand carved out of a Maple tree. The remains of the tree is 12 feet tall so it was all accomplished while perched on a ladder. (Some use of a Dremell, no doubt)
I love Connecticut, Some one, Tradman, I think, said just invite them
and be tolerant & accepting of those who find their way to the lesser known or secret cliffs.




Wilbeer,
Thank you, you should come & climb here.
There are many fresh first & second accents to be had.
All a stumble from the road.

Closer than the NJ climbing area that is also stacked with potential.
I am inviting anyone that knows what a 1st or second time up a climb can be like. (fresh, a bit dirty and exciting)
the stone Is bullet hard granite. It takes gear and there are leads from 5.2 to 5 'No Can Do'. ( but fun to swing on and off of)
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Aug 8, 2016 - 07:25pm PT
Good photos Gnome!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 17, 2016 - 09:04am PT
Nice angles, fisherman Tad.

Sentinel Bridge from the El Cap Crossover shuttle bus near candle-light (dusk).
8/14/16
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Aug 17, 2016 - 09:06am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Aug 17, 2016 - 09:08am PT
Not The Bayone Bridge

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/20/490747210/photos-welcome-to-the-worlds-highest-and-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 17, 2016 - 09:31am PT
Super-cool bridge, not far from the town of Cool. Built in 1912.http://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/auburn-state-recreation-area?referrer=everytrail
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 22, 2016 - 07:13pm PT
Boss Ton...

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 6, 2016 - 12:07pm PT
Got bridges to go? This shop is just off 395 in Olancha. Who knew?


Wonder where it's headed.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 16, 2016 - 09:37am PT
DMT, don't be a tool, where's that rock bridge?
And nice shot of the GG (I presume)?

How bout cool bridge views?
Big Hill and Big House...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 16, 2016 - 10:01am PT
BTW, thought of you when I found this swing bridge in Strasbourg. It was just closing when we got to it! :-(

Where the wood meets the cobblestones...

The track...

"How old is it, Johnny?"
Dunno, but waaay over a hundred, by a good fiddy I'd say.


This one is certifiably ancienne...
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Sep 16, 2016 - 05:20pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Sep 17, 2016 - 02:02am PT
Sellwood bridge in Portland. They moved the old one over a weekend and built the new one in its old place while traffic moved over the old bridge.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 18, 2016 - 09:35am PT




Especially those noisy Fatcrackistanians!!!!!!!!!!!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 27, 2016 - 06:56pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Sep 27, 2016 - 07:30pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 6, 2016 - 04:45am PT
Troll-hunting under Hwy 99 on Bear Creek.

Nearly the end of irrigation season and our local waterway is still filled with water coming out of Yosemite via the Merced River.

The place was quiet and peaceful and shady and out of the wind: a fine resting stop on my bike ride out to the cable office to pay a bill.

I've been here several times, but not at this time of day, when the dragonflies were only present for brief moments as the wind made them its toys.

There are just a few swallows nests under this bridge. Must be the noise of traffic and the shaking of semis bound north.

I did not explore under the southbound lane bridge: there were occupants. None over on this side, though, as there is now a wire mesh under the south bank to prevent squatters from taking up residence.

It appeared to be effective, somewhat, but there are still "artifacts" like a folding lounge chair and other items left by people holing up for a spell of homeless, outdoorsy camping. The folks squatting under the southbound lane bridge are using the mesh fence to hang laundry. Adds to the Mediterranean charm of the place, I thought of back streets in Napoli, for example, or the old Camp 4 where I spent part of my misspent youth.

Really, there's not much that is romantic down there. I kept hoping that a troll would appear, maybe even a genie named donini. Lord knows there were bottles lying around here and there, a few in one piece.

It's incredible that salmon have been known to migrate up this creek, though I haven't heard of them doing so since the '80s. There are maybe a few, but very few. The Merced River to the north is the main salmon stream in the area.

I spent about an hour, maybe, down there. Much of the time I was finding it difficult to move around, as I had to watch my every step or maybe find myself in the water. The embankment is shelved, using concrete bags laid on one another and wet down and left to harden. Pretty efficient, as the concrete was produced locally from quarried rock from the Merced river canyon back in 1940. It has withstood several large floods which sent the creek's level to the underside of the bridge, nearly washing onto the highway and then into town.

Sorry, I didn't take any pictures.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Oct 7, 2016 - 06:49am PT
California 1 crosses Pico Creek in San Simeon.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 7, 2016 - 07:08am PT
It's a bridge, ain't it? Really good for letting the solicitors know yer not interested.
And, no, it weren't a Monty Python curtain call.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 7, 2016 - 07:29am PT
Looks pretty cool in that mall, y'all.

I was trolling when I said I hadn't any pix.

So ban me.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 7, 2016 - 07:30am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 7, 2016 - 07:35am PT
I agree. You have to man up to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIfcKy-VcXo


The truth is that I have too many pix. I had to choose JUST THE RIGHT ONES.

The left ones were not that obvious.

I hate quandaries. Trolls are A-OK, though.


Hey, DMT, if you took all the bridges on this thread and strung them together end to end, where would they reach? Starting in Sacramento, of course.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Oct 7, 2016 - 08:31am PT
the far side, or maybe mas alla

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 13, 2016 - 07:50pm PT
I've never seen a bridge doing The Wave until now.^^^^
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Oct 14, 2016 - 11:39am PT

EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Oct 16, 2016 - 05:34am PT
From Outsideonline:


Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Oct 16, 2016 - 05:36am PT
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , VERY COOL BRIDGE, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .
Cool
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 20, 2016 - 09:00am PT
Why is it considered passé not to tell us where things are? Is that tribal elitism?
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Oct 20, 2016 - 09:13am PT
welcome to the commoditization of quaint. tab hunter's double may have crossed here.


edit: sorry, mistaken about the star of route 66.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 20, 2016 - 10:04am PT
DMT, I wasn't really implying you. ;-)

Lysefjord Bridge, Norway
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 25, 2016 - 02:23pm PT

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Early-Golden-Gate-Bridge-sketches-flight-of-fancy-3386352.php#item-44548
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 3, 2016 - 05:17pm PT





court-yard bridge as viewed from the stone steps on the lake-view porch, Mohonk Mountain House, Christmas 2015










Hoser ayh? Where and what is that ?V V V V V V
Hoser

climber
Vancouver,Rome
Nov 3, 2016 - 11:32pm PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 4, 2016 - 12:22pm PT
One must reset ones 'merican vibration to get into this but here is where it fits fo' sure

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 5, 2016 - 10:19am PT
DMT, don't be coy, boy. That looks the doppelganger to the Bridge To Nowhere which made
the front page of the LA Times today vis a vis an ongoing contretemps with numerous
gubmint agencies and the guy who owns the 50 acres there and runs a bungie jumping
bidness on the bridge.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 6, 2016 - 05:16am PT
^^^Playing the troll again, eh, Dingus?

Looks like a fun road trip or two there. Thanks, traveling man!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 18, 2016 - 10:22am PT
What, them lazy assed students couldn't hike through that puny arroyo? That thang prolly
cost more than the OG Golden Gate!
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 18, 2016 - 11:45am PT
Ho I was wondering where I left that.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 18, 2016 - 11:59am PT
SCHOOLED! HaHaHa! I fergit what a river is, they're all concrete here. :-(
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Nov 18, 2016 - 12:06pm PT
The timbers almost look to be pit sawn. Pretty cool.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 18, 2016 - 12:14pm PT
I'd say those beams came straight from the mill with a big-assed band saw with maybe one
tooth per inch.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 19, 2016 - 01:23pm PT
The LA River - I guess it is only mostly concrete.
The first Sharp-tailed Sandpiper seen in LA County in 30 years is in this pic, but ya gotta have sharp peepers!
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Nov 20, 2016 - 10:06pm PT
DM88T

climber
San Dimas CA 3.11 X
Nov 23, 2016 - 08:57am PT
Love the desert lighting Ed.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 30, 2016 - 10:41pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 1, 2016 - 11:18am PT
DMT: Dingus tremendus is a member of the Peripatato family, known for its ability to sniff out concrete, steel, stone, or wood, combine them with water and turn them into scenic, even stunning pics.

I smell a coffee table book, sir. Keep it up and up and up.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 6, 2016 - 05:50am PT
Beating a path to Heaven's Door?

http://forward.com/culture/356090/sure-bob-dylan-is-a-great-artist-but-have-you-looked-at-his-art/
Yet “The Beaten Path” is not dominated by these urban settings. By contrast, vast canvases feature expansive, dramatic plains and open, endless highways that often converge towards the horizon. Paintings of natural beauty depicting rural America include The Green River, Wyoming and the Lighthouse in Maine.

Not Bob Dylan - Manhattan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIgQdOoEV0

DMT is maybe not a "grate" artist, but he's working hard at becoming one.

Keep grinding, Stony Man.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Dec 6, 2016 - 06:37am PT
,


left out? Not now ,soon again for fun











Well, it insists on being seen!


EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Dec 11, 2016 - 11:07pm PT
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Dec 12, 2016 - 02:50pm PT
Dingus,
you think graffiti is cool?? : (

i guess i am still stuck on the disrespect of property by those that do not own it..
or that the north hollywood boys cleaned out my climbing shop so they could access bridges to put graffiti on them, who knows maybe stolen gear assisted to produce your subject...
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 17, 2016 - 01:08am PT
Tuolumne River, close to Groveland.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Lumsden's a good spot to fish or play with your drone, or whatever.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 17, 2016 - 08:04am PT
Hey, homeboy. Your memories call forth the ghost of Bobby, Tony Manero's buddy in SNF.
http://www.davidheuser.com/SNF.html


http://mapio.net/pic/p-68181565/

I grew up in Arden Park, so we didn't play around on that bridge, but I crossed it lots in the fifties. The old cement Watt Ave. bridge on the American - one end was an Indian burial ground which we raided many times for beads.

The willows hid inlets and hop barns were around to be explored on old wooden ladders and stairs. And the views of river bottom country in the burgeoning suburb of North SAC were better than I recall, I'm sure.

http://www.davidheuser.com/SNF.html
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 17, 2016 - 08:35am PT

ß Î Ř T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Dec 17, 2016 - 10:47am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 17, 2016 - 11:56am PT
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1954729&msg=2269803#msg2269803

If eet's not a cool breech, senor, ees eet a stinkin' breech?

My FB page photo was of me standing in front of the Briceburg span until I found the one there now.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 18, 2016 - 09:40am PT
Are you like some homeless dood with a free gas card just driving around endlessly cataloging
every bridge in Cali? Keep up the gud werk, Exxon loves you! ;-)

BTW, cool shot of the The Shadow Knows. What is with the buoys?
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Dec 18, 2016 - 09:35pm PT
Hats off to Dingus
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Dec 18, 2016 - 09:47pm PT
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Dec 18, 2016 - 09:48pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 23, 2016 - 10:13am PT
There's an amazing used bookstore at the local mega-mall. It is so incongruous, but I'm not complaining! The wife scored a nice copy of Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu! Yes, in French for $9! After many months I finally got to meet the owner - really cool guy. He gets a lot of his books from retiring profs, which explains all the books in French. But I digress. Scored this gem the other day for a tenner! Eat yer heart out DMT!


Published in '63 and covers Washington, Oregon, and Cali!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 25, 2016 - 09:35pm PT
Is the Knights Ferry Bridge in there?

DOOD!



My bad, taken in 1865 as the original was 8' lower and washed away in flood of 1862. The pictured one was built by Lewis Dent, brother-in-law of Ulysses Grant! The top-hatted gent in the pic is believed to be Dent. The book has a pic taken in 1962 from the same angle. Interestingly the landscape in the second is far more lush.


There are even pics of the one covered bridge in Nevada and Arizona!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Dec 29, 2016 - 10:46am PT

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 5, 2017 - 02:26am PT
Meh, not a real bridge.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 5, 2017 - 02:29am PT
How high was the water, grandpa?
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Jan 5, 2017 - 10:50pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 7, 2017 - 05:58am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 10, 2017 - 05:48pm PT
Much better footage, Tad...thanks for the skinny on the doings/undoings.

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/shasta/caltrans-crews-checking-why-one-section-of-antlers-bridge-failed-to-fall/260619488
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 15, 2017 - 09:37am PT
Porto, Portugal
Peater

Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
Jan 23, 2017 - 12:36am PT
I met a Chinese engineer guy while coming back to the US. He was coming over to study and visit US bridge and architectural failures. Interesting guy.
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Jan 23, 2017 - 12:02pm PT
Saw the Cosumnes where it goes under 99. Fully breached the banks flooding the flats. Very enlightening to see the flats getting flooded again.
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Jan 23, 2017 - 03:36pm PT
ladyscarlett

Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
Jan 23, 2017 - 10:35pm PT
Good, it's nice when the Delta can blow it's load more than once in a season.

plus this means I will have a chance to actually see them open the weir...how cool it would be to hear/feel that water roar through!

Cheers

LS
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 30, 2017 - 11:26am PT
BwaHaHaHa! Somebody didn't take much physics, eh?
It's doing something, just not very damn much.
But he gets a B- for thinking outside the box!

I changed his grade to a B cause that last shot shows more of an angle
and probably is picking up another 10%? :-)
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Feb 1, 2017 - 05:26pm PT
ß Î Ř T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Feb 1, 2017 - 10:04pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 1, 2017 - 10:17pm PT
^^^Cool britches!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/94445698@N07/20261557500
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Feb 10, 2017 - 09:29am PT
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Feb 19, 2017 - 02:37am PT

edit: i've got fond memories of that *vvv* spot doughnutnational
doughnutnational

Gym climber
its nice here in the spring
Feb 19, 2017 - 06:43am PT
Edge

Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
Feb 19, 2017 - 01:04pm PT

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 19, 2017 - 01:11pm PT
seano

Mountain climber
none
Feb 19, 2017 - 01:15pm PT
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Feb 21, 2017 - 07:49pm PT

dewey brizzle
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Feb 22, 2017 - 02:47am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Feb 26, 2017 - 09:44pm PT
Nice! Too bad you didn't have yer drone! ;-)
Roughster

Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
Feb 27, 2017 - 08:06am PT
Cool bridge in the middle of nowhere. A little scary at high speeds on a mtn bike because those gaps are "just" wide enough to almost swallow your tire and definitely wide enough to track you in and send you tumbling.

hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Mar 5, 2017 - 05:27am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 20, 2017 - 03:20am PT
Waiting on your coffee table book, Dingus.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Mar 20, 2017 - 08:19am PT
hooblie approves the unregulated dissemination of bridgey type stuff and everything else that he likes
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Apr 24, 2017 - 12:57pm PT
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Apr 24, 2017 - 02:12pm PT
I like this one because, well, that's my house in the foreground.

squishy

Mountain climber
Apr 24, 2017 - 04:09pm PT
squishy

Mountain climber
Apr 24, 2017 - 04:10pm PT
and for dingus, posted this weekend...it's pretty "interesting"

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 9, 2017 - 10:34am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 11, 2017 - 04:47pm PT

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 12, 2017 - 07:52am PT
All I can say is Omar must have thought 54 virgins were awaiting him on the other side!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 12, 2017 - 12:34pm PT
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
May 12, 2017 - 02:18pm PT
That's not a dozer, it's a grader.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 19, 2017 - 07:23pm PT
Two pics by DMT I liked from another thread, Merced River Photography Plan.


Click on "Merced Falls."
http://yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/LOGGING.COMPANIES/YosemiteLumber.html

These are utilitarian bridges, lacking much in the way of cool but for the fact that they are on the Merced River.

Now this one's got some old school cool. Photo taken from the downstream side of the bridge on the south bank.
ß Î Ř T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
May 19, 2017 - 08:24pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
May 20, 2017 - 10:15am PT

The Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon River near Bristol, England. Originally planned to be built in 1831 by Isambard Brunel, the engineering genius of the century, the Bristol Riots caused a lengthy postponement further lengthened by Brunel's death and design changes. Finished in 1864 the original structural elements are still extant and for a quid you can drive across it, just not in yer lorry. ;-)

In 1885, a 22-year-old woman named Sarah Ann Henley survived a suicide attempt off the bridge when her billowing skirts acted as a parachute and she landed in the thick mud banks of the tidal River Avon at low tide; she subsequently lived into her eighties.

In 1957 a Filton-based RAF Vampire jet from 501 Squadron piloted by Flying officer John Greenwood flew under the deck while performing a victory roll before crashing in Leigh Woods, killing the pilot. The accident caused a landslip that led to the temporary closure of the nearby Bristol to Portishead railway line.

On 12 February 2014 the bridge was closed to traffic due to wind for the first time in living memory.

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
May 20, 2017 - 02:41pm PT
For about a decade and a half following the end of the
Second World War, British rock climbing was dominated by Joe
Brown and Don Whillans and their compatriots in the
Manchester Rock and Ice Club. Such was the unprecedented
severity of this group's climbs, and especially those of
Brown, that they immediately took on an aura of
impregnability. But, in the late 1950s, Hugh Banner
spearheaded a new generation which came to sweep away the
mythical reputation of the Rock and Ice Club and begin a
surge forward to even harder climbs. "There were few
climbers who were quite as daring as Banner," thought the
climbing historian Trevor Jones.

Banner, like Brown and the Rock and Ice men, was a
Lancastrian, but began his outstanding climbing career while
studying chemistry at Bristol University in the early 1950s.
Here he was one of the pioneers of the strenuous, fingery
climbing on the forbiddingly steep limestone of Avon Gorge.
Bold, extreme climbs such as Great Central Route and the
aptly named Desperation, climbed in 1953, epitomised
Banner's vision in opening up lines on a formidable cliff
few had dared to consider seriously as a climbing ground.
--The Independent / 05 May 2007 / Colin Wells
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 2, 2017 - 07:40am PT
there's two bridges there, one behind the other
Esparza

Trad climber
Westminster, CA
Jun 2, 2017 - 10:24am PT
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 2, 2017 - 07:59pm PT
Capt.

climber
some eastside hovel
Jun 2, 2017 - 08:10pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 5, 2017 - 09:53am PT
The Menai Straits Bridge - completed in 1823! Designed by Thomas Telford who was born penniless in Scotland and was apprenticed to a mason. Through incredible drive he was completely self-taught. He never attended a day of formal school! His list of major engineering accomplishments is unsurpassed in the 19th or any century.



An honor to drive across it!
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 5, 2017 - 06:38pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 5, 2017 - 07:10pm PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 6, 2017 - 06:50pm PT

I gotta stand back a little further to get it all in the frame.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 7, 2017 - 08:24am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 11, 2017 - 09:23am PT
Where's your grappling iron? Tyrolean traverse, don't go in reverse.

When is no bridge a cool bridge?

When DMT says it is.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 11, 2017 - 09:50am PT
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Jun 12, 2017 - 05:31am PT
When is no bridge a cool bridge?h
When it's a zen bridge.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 12, 2017 - 06:55pm PT
Yaquina Bay Bridge - Newport, Oregon

Conde McCullough designer, 1934


Yeah, we fly kites in the rain. That never hurt anybody.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 14, 2017 - 09:42pm PT

That's as high as the kite-camera reached yesterday. The "pilot", he's probably higher than a kite too. It is Oregon.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 16, 2017 - 02:50pm PT
Happiegrrrl2

Trad climber
Jun 16, 2017 - 03:21pm PT

The new Trapps Bridge bivied at the corner of 299 and 44/55 the night before it was placed(Wednesday, June 14th). While the Steel Bridge was iconic, I think people will love this new one too, once a few memories get made.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 16, 2017 - 08:34pm PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jun 18, 2017 - 06:59am PT
For those above a Cool bridges share

http://video.newyorker.com/watch/eighty-years-of-new-york-city-then-and-now

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 18, 2017 - 08:12am PT
You see trucks on bridges every day, but this is the first time I've ever seen a bridge on a truck.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 20, 2017 - 02:24pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 20, 2017 - 03:19pm PT
Look what we missed!

It still turned out OK.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 20, 2017 - 05:19pm PT
Highway 525


You can get a beer on this bridge.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Jun 21, 2017 - 11:22am PT

Oops "cool bridges" not cool bridging......
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jun 22, 2017 - 07:06pm PT
Kinzua Bridge ,Pennsylvania,RIP.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 24, 2017 - 09:32am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 24, 2017 - 09:34am PT
Q- Ball

Mountain climber
but to scared to climb them anymore
Jun 24, 2017 - 04:44pm PT

Ice axes come in handy for some bridges! Haha.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jul 1, 2017 - 07:26pm PT
? Proper Bridge ?
Here: 6 seconds of crossing a Proper Bridge [Click to View YouTube Video]Replacement under construction on your left.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 6, 2017 - 08:07am PT

The steam pump(s) which drive the hydraulic pumps...


The hydraulic accumulator(s)...REALLY BIG!

wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jul 11, 2017 - 06:03pm PT
Just reminds me......
Great Photos up there.....man
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 12, 2017 - 05:35pm PT
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Jul 17, 2017 - 10:31am PT
Here is what happens when people think steel is indestructible then decide to forgo engineering based on that premise, and then you get a bigger snow load then you ever thought possible.


Presto, I-beams bent like wet noodles and a bridge that looks like it was designed by Salvador Dali.

A buddy of mine and I had the job of taking this apart in 1999 so the steel could be flown out. Pretty exciting work over an 80 foot deep slot canyon.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 17, 2017 - 10:37am PT
I bet the gubmint didn't sue the engineer(s), right?
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 17, 2017 - 10:15pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jul 24, 2017 - 10:02am PT

ladyscarlett

Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
Jul 28, 2017 - 10:37am PT
That part of that bridge is private property!!!

I hope you were wearing your camo...

TFPU!

Cheers

LS
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Jul 30, 2017 - 07:33pm PT
Somewhere in Portugal....

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 7, 2017 - 02:54pm PT
^^^The bridge to Far.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Aug 8, 2017 - 06:31am PT
Highway 20, Whidbey Island

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 17, 2017 - 08:55am PT
Old bridge at Monte Rio on the Russian R.

hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Aug 17, 2017 - 09:54am PT
obscurity challengesame neighborhood. any answer will do ... i don't know either, meaning correct from incorrect
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Aug 24, 2017 - 08:51pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 24, 2017 - 09:42pm PT
Portlandia...




The wall of a Russian's furniture store in SE Portlandia...

hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Aug 25, 2017 - 09:35pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 29, 2017 - 06:33pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 30, 2017 - 12:33am PT

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 30, 2017 - 12:39am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 13, 2017 - 10:21pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 14, 2017 - 12:40pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 15, 2017 - 07:58am PT
I don't have to tell you, DMT, that wooden strapped arch bridges are fairly common.
Do I?At Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/sitting-bull-crystal-caverns-closing/article_3ca30421-0bfd-56c2-a4f9-a716fb2b8f59.html
there is this pyramidal structure made from three laminated wooden arches
which failed their tests before being placed in what is called the Keystone Wye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Wye

[Google "bridge with laminated arches" at Google Images]
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Sep 16, 2017 - 07:58pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 20, 2017 - 01:43am PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Sep 20, 2017 - 02:06am PT
When interstates collide the resulting juxtaposition interests only those who
take the time to consider the path of entropy
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 20, 2017 - 04:56am PT
I once worried about Gnome, but he's turned out all right after all.

Here we have a relatively poor example of "entroopy" in bridge building.The group at the far end didn't get the word to stop and vogue, apparently.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 25, 2017 - 05:58am PT
HWY 525, heading south.


Because of the currents flowing in and out of Puget Sound, the ferry captains come in hot, and they hit the brakes right about here, bringing the ferry to a gentle stop.



HWY 525, headed north.










Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Sep 25, 2017 - 07:47am PT
Hwy 525? Really? It's Mukilteo you mukilhead!

Not as gud a pic as yers...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 10, 2017 - 08:52am PT
So we get captions but no locations? Weak, braj!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 10, 2017 - 09:06am PT
Yeah, but a few people beat you to the Swiss bridge.

Jerry Brown’s dad’s sluice?
Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Oct 10, 2017 - 10:51am PT
Over 14 years working on the Olympic National Park trail crew I got to build a lot of bridges, this one was probably the most artsy. As you can see it is in a pretty vulnerable position so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it is still there more than 20 years later.







mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 10, 2017 - 05:21pm PT
It can be a gangplank or a runway, depending.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 12, 2017 - 08:36am PT
The I. B. Perrine Bridge is four-lane truss arch span located at Twin Falls, Idaho.
It carries U.S. Highway 93 over the Snake River Canyon, connecting to Jerome County and Interstate 84.
My friend George took a job up there just recently and posted these on his page.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Oct 12, 2017 - 09:10am PT
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Oct 24, 2017 - 07:25am PT
Excellent aerial shots, Mr Milktoast!

It always blows my mind that Crissy Field was the place they thought would make a good airfield, and that they used it for as long as they did.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 20, 2017 - 12:28pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 4, 2017 - 02:52am PT
Dear Izabelle,
I am having a wonderful time here.
Received your greetings for Mothers' Day.
Thank you. I missed you all so much.
Be good to Harry.
I may come home at the end of this week.
Love, Mother

And that's all she wrote.
Addressed to a Miss in Somerville, MA.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 9, 2017 - 07:53am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 15, 2018 - 09:41am PT
Pinched from the Norwegian intardnet. But a nice shot, ikke sant?

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 18, 2018 - 08:35pm PT
DMT, me sainted Grandfather Reilly was the tender on that bloody bridge BITD!
And didn’t he see some things there over the years?
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 20, 2018 - 10:26pm PT
Nice work!

CRANK THE VOLUME!

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Santa Ynez River Bridge (Lompoc)
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 21, 2018 - 04:40am PT
There is something in the character of man which strives to bridge the chasms of nature.
The same desire that urges the spanning of a river also drives man's curiosity about a plant's special use of sunlight.
--Ernest Braun
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Jan 21, 2018 - 08:50am PT
I guess with the government shutdown, we'll have to inspect our own bridges. This one was good enough.

hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Feb 21, 2018 - 11:02am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 9, 2018 - 05:52pm PT
An original pic of the new Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego.
Amazing how much the trees have grown there.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 9, 2018 - 06:16pm PT
Nothing but!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 10, 2018 - 02:00am PT
The Cabrillo looks like a copy of the Roman aqueducts. A current photo might be a nice contrast.

I looked for one, but these are all I came up with.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Mar 10, 2018 - 08:06am PT
I started to walk across the Cabrillo to get a better shot but realized what a PITA it was gonna be to get a good angle unobstructed by those damn Ozmanian trees.

From below Sipapu...
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Mar 10, 2018 - 08:23am PT
^^^ cool!had to search up the colorado ave bridge in pasadena for cabrillo comparison. memory fail ... owell
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Apr 9, 2018 - 03:35pm PT
Got sulphur?

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Apr 9, 2018 - 06:01pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Apr 11, 2018 - 08:34am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Apr 17, 2018 - 12:22pm PT
Soon to be the view from our AirBnb at Saltstraumen, Norway. You might know the Saltstraumen as the Maelstrom. The tide rips through there twice a day at up to 17 knots! Not recommended for dinghies.

Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 22, 2018 - 07:36pm PT
No Attributions Ok?It makes me sadto see

`No attribution?

I will share the location and specifics of this cool bridge if we can all get back to sharing the locations as per was the norm.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 11, 2018 - 03:06am PT
outstanding! worth waking up early for
ladyscarlett

Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
Jun 12, 2018 - 12:03am PT
Dan? Was it Dan?

That was PRETTY AWESOME!!!

They had to shave it's tips down because it wouldn't meet in the middle!! The bridge has shaved TIPS! HAHAH!

Also, according to all professional reports, the bridges that connect me to the rest of the world are dunfer...it's just a matter of time!

So much learned...including why the Old Oakland span ended up falling down in the last Big Shaker!

SO COOL. Thanks Dingus!

LS

radair

Social climber
North Conway, NH
Jun 12, 2018 - 07:02am PT
Great thread, DMT! I've designed and built a bunch of bike/ped bridges over the years. They are always satisfying projects.


And here's one in Whistler that was pretty exciting (2004 photo; I did not design or build this one):
i-b-goB

Social climber
Wise Acres
Jun 12, 2018 - 02:26pm PT

https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/bridge-to-nowhere-hike-los-angeles/
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 26, 2018 - 02:18pm PT
Sick Norskie freeway bridge. The 2 southbound lanes are on the other side of the arch.
I was tempted to stop and see how the roadway is connected to the arch but I fingured I’d have some splainin’ to do. 😬

Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 27, 2018 - 07:01am PT
Crossing Coos Bay

[Click to View YouTube Video]

Conde McCullough - The Oregon Bridge Man


In the early days of cars, getting from one place to another on the Oregon Coast often took several days of driving. Newport to Lincoln City - 25 miles - was about a 24 hour drive. In 1919, McCullough was put in charge of fixing that. The right guy for the job, McCullough didn't just design bridges, he created works of art fitting for one of the most scenic drives anywhere. In just 15 years, McCullough made the Oregon Coast into a straightforward trip and turned a lost coast into a tourist destination.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 27, 2018 - 12:38pm PT
A biggie in Sweedin...

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 2, 2018 - 11:44am PT
Looked sketchy but Norskies don’t really do sketchy.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 4, 2018 - 10:12am PT
I went the extra mile for ya on this one folks! OK, quarter mile.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 9, 2018 - 11:18pm PT
The Saltstraumen Bridge. So big it goes over the mountains!


Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 14, 2018 - 08:32am PT
Just south of Narvik...


hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jul 14, 2018 - 08:39am PT
thanks for keeping us in the loop. it really takes the edge off being unwashed and left behind. no, really reilly!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 14, 2018 - 08:50am PT
This is the bridge capitol of da world! They got a corner on the tunnel market too!


Forget if that was the 7 km undersea one. They do tend to look the same from the inside. 🤡
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 15, 2018 - 09:42am PT
Did somebody say ‘burly’?


Not quite finished...

Pretty expensive bridge just to save a 30 km drive around the end of the fjord.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 15, 2018 - 01:38pm PT
Gotta reprise this bad boy between Gothenberg and Oslo...

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 18, 2018 - 10:06am PT
A six humper!

Shoulda rolled the window down...
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Jul 18, 2018 - 05:58pm PT
Forder bridge , Paulding county ohio...Named after my dad's great grand parents...Our family cemetery , which i visited recently , is right next to the bridge spanning the Maumee River...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jul 20, 2018 - 05:31am PT
No, there’s nuthin wrong with yer eyes! Dunno, maybe there’s a prevailing wind from the left?
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Jul 20, 2018 - 06:14am PT
Trying to get out climbing with a supervising Bridge inspector, he has a challenge 'round this stateThey just leave these awesome climbing objectives sitting . . .
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
Jul 20, 2018 - 06:31am PT

Hardly Visible

Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
Aug 1, 2018 - 02:42pm PT

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 14, 2018 - 10:46am PT
Built in the 60’s and undergoing structural reinforcing. Hmmm ....
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 14, 2018 - 11:05am PT
That fallen Italian bridge has lost its cool. She is no longer interested.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Aug 22, 2018 - 07:22pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 23, 2018 - 04:20pm PT
I've been touring Bosnia with Tom Clancy the last two days via His Latest, "Line of Sight."
The Franjo Tudman bridge in Dubrovnik, an A-shaped pylon job that uses an ultramodern steel-cabled suspension which contrasts with the Old Town's ancient stones.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=yM4A%2FwwS&id=DC7D7F9C96D7D120CA52BC14E956CBFD2311FF32&thid=OIP.yM4A_wwSMMkjWU8nwz7KqAHaEK&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.fineartamerica.com%2Fimages-medium-large-5%2Ffranjo-tudman-bridge-maria-coulson.jpg&exph=506&expw=900&q=franjo+tudman+bridge&simid=608016940410342022&ajaxhist=0

Then there is a fine old bridge, the Stari Most, at Mostar on the Neretva River, home of a long-standing tradition of bridge-diving.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=baFw2Akv&id=13ACEE1409A58253FA6057BEF2B7FA1DBAEF1E9E&thid=OIP.baFw2Akvziw58Yh_edFs1QHaEK&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.ytimg.com%2fvi%2ff8twK_rztYo%2fmaxresdefault.jpg&exph=720&expw=1280&q=bridge+at+mostar&simid=608015888189030777&selectedIndex=12&ajaxhist=0
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Aug 23, 2018 - 05:52pm PT
To be literal that isn’t the ‘Stari’ Most as we all know what befell it, pardon the black humour.
It is rather the ‘Novi’ Most, or ‘new’ bridge, if you will.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Aug 23, 2018 - 05:57pm PT
I thank you for your linguicic advice, M. Reilly.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Sep 16, 2018 - 05:27pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Oct 14, 2018 - 02:54am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 10, 2018 - 01:14pm PT
Damn! Came across this bad boy while planning next trip to France.
Near Crozon, Bretagne...


Nice shot, n’est ce pas?
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Nov 10, 2018 - 02:13pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 5, 2018 - 10:16am PT

No, yer bifocals aren’t outta wack, it does slope! Trondheim, Norge

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 9, 2018 - 05:08pm PT
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Dec 10, 2018 - 07:27pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 17, 2018 - 07:04am PT
^^^ Lovely pair of shots.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 29, 2018 - 09:09am PT
That's gonna be some kinda (very large) coffee table book, Dingus.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Dec 31, 2018 - 09:18am PT
What a fine tour, one of your best ever.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 1, 2019 - 06:30am PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 1, 2019 - 07:42am PT
Migawd, Tad. That's some wreckage. Liz would cry to see that. She spent hours and hours there with her two boys back in the day.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 22, 2019 - 02:13am PT
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jan 22, 2019 - 06:29am PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jan 22, 2019 - 10:33pm PT
How old do you suppose this beaut is? You guessed 1855? Trés bien! Yes, this is the
Royal Albert Bridge designed by Isambard Brunel, he of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
and the SS Great Eastern, to name but a few. Don’t feel bad, I drove very close to it two
years ago blissfully unaware I was near to such genius. It looks like Klimmer’s friends helped, eh?
I also feel quite the fool just having found out I was just blocks from his birthplace in Portsmouth!


The Clifton
Believe it or not that is the River Avon below but the tide is out! The bridge is about 4-5 miles
from the Bristol Channel and they built the bridge so high so sailing ships could go to Bristol!

FYI, the 2001 BBC poll of greatest Britons placed Brunel second only to Sir Winston!
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 30, 2019 - 08:04pm PT
Frickin' COLD-ASS Bridge.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 13, 2019 - 09:37pm PT
hey there say, dingus! wow, yes, i see this share, now...
here...


thanks for the note... and the LINK...



also, i love those 'earned the hard way shots'
farther up post, that you posted of the 'cache' (did is spell that right?)
creek area??


and, reily:
as to this quote:
Believe it or not that is the River Avon below but the tide is out! The bridge is about 4-5 miles
from the Bristol Channel and they built the bridge so high so sailing ships could go to Bristol!


man oh man-- the river avon, WITH TIDE OUT... :O



thanks for all the shares here... i miss so much...
been 'good busy' this last year, into TWO... wow, :)
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 15, 2019 - 10:21am PT
Highway 49 South Yuba River bridge this week.

https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/10154963335204874/

mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 24, 2019 - 09:31am PT
Knightce shots, DMT. Very cool.😎
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Feb 24, 2019 - 04:39pm PT
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 25, 2019 - 03:45am PT
EdwardT

Trad climber
Retired
Feb 25, 2019 - 07:09am PT
That's a bad ass trestle. I've always wanted to hike out to that thing.

DMT

Keep an eye out for a cowboy and a nun on a mule.
Chaz

Trad climber
Straight Outta Crafton
Feb 25, 2019 - 07:18am PT
Huell Howser was there.

[Click to View YouTube Video]

He found a cool way to get there too.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 25, 2019 - 07:31am PT
Welcome to Trestlemania, folks.

Mean Gene just stepped out for a mo', and he told me to take over till he came back,
but he's been gone over an hour and a half, so I don't think he's serious about returning.

So let's go Down Under instead, fair dinkum.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2668877/Paul-Hogan-used-experiences-Sydney-Harbour-Bridge-rigger-tried-stop-people-jumping-deaths-THAT-famous-ledge-scene-Crocodile-Dundee-director-reveals.html

Crikey!
DanMerrick

Social climber
FKA Banquo from Mo' Hill, CA
Feb 25, 2019 - 07:32am PT
The single lane bridge over Little Pigeon Creek last week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Pigeon_River_(Indiana)

StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Feb 25, 2019 - 08:04am PT
Dingus, It is definitely worth it. We MTB'd the tracks and went through all the tunnels, but there is a decent trail that is more direct from the east. Better hurry, they are thinking about running the trains again. Some the tunnels were so dark you needed a headlamp.


https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/transportation/sd-me-desert-line-20171221-story.html
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 27, 2019 - 04:58pm PT
Posted on Facebook, the town of Monte Rio on Russian River recently.

The same bridge in ordinary times.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 2, 2019 - 06:29am PT
On the 99 norhtbound.


On Santa Fe Avenue southbound.

The railroad bridge grafitti/art gallery.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 18, 2019 - 04:14am PT
Neat pictorial tour, DMT.

Careful with that truss-passing, dude.

Jumping Frog Jubilee aka Frog Jump

Though the first County Fair was held in 1893, the fiarst Jumping Frog Jubilee did not take place until 1928. Created by the Angels Camp Boosters to commemorate the paving of Main Street, the Frog Jump, as it is locally known, drew more than 15,000 visitors to watch a parade celebrating the area’s Gold Rush heritage and a frog jumping contest. Ten years later, the County Fair and the Jumping Frog Jubilee were combined at the nearby County Fairgrounds, of course called Frogtown, and have been held there in May every year since.

Today, the County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee remains the biggest annual event in Calaveras, and both Mark Twain and Jim Smiley’s frog are colorful and celebrated symbols of the county.

.......

Jenny Lind, CA.

Situated on the road leading from Stockton to the Southern Mines, this town on the north bank of the Calaveras River was first called Dry Diggins at the dawn of the Gold Rush and served as a convenient waystation for freighters and mule teams.

In the early 1850s, the town was renamed Jenny Lind, partly for pioneer Dr. John Y. Lind and partly for the far more famous singer Jenny Lind, though the Swedish Nightingale never set foot there.

Placer mining prospered on the river, mainly by the area’s large Chinese population, for only a short time and in the early 1900s, gold dredging operations moved in until they diminished with World War II. Though Jenny Lind’s heyday is long past, a handful of buildings still stand as reminders of a rambunctious history.
Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Mar 18, 2019 - 07:38am PT
Bridge over lake Ponchatrain is so long (21 miles) that it has it's own cell towers. Nawlins on the horizon.

Jon Beck

Trad climber
Oceanside
Mar 18, 2019 - 07:49am PT
The Edmund Pettus is a cool bridge in it's own right. In 1965 a little known young black man led a group of 600 brothers and sisters on a voter suppression protest march across this bridge and were brutally attacked by police. John Lewis finds it necessary to continues that fight over 50 years later. That is not cool
Zay

climber
Monterey, Ca
Mar 18, 2019 - 09:52am PT
maybe its buried up thread, but does anyone have any pictures of the famed rotten log of royal arches?
Mike Honcho

Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
Mar 24, 2019 - 10:44am PT
Pretty crazy bridge in South France we played on for a few days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct

Caylor
Mike Honcho

Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
Mar 24, 2019 - 03:15pm PT
The French aren't so uptight about folks jumping from bridges, are they Mike Honcho?

We actually got caught the second to last jump. 3 French cops in a Subaru Outback were waiting. The only thing they were cranky about is that we stopped our vehicle for a second while the 4 of us piled out of the car. No cuffs, just follow them to the police station and we all paid a 22euro fine, about $25 bux. Then we all got repacked and did it again. The vast majority of the rest of the world sees no reason for a massive police force to incarcerate it's own citizens for mostly harmless sh#t. The Russian Gulag camps excepted..

As a fan, this is a bit tough to watch..
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Caylor
Mike Honcho

Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
Mar 27, 2019 - 05:17am PT
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge in Taos, NM.
Considered remote and sketchy it very very rarely gets jumped.
Plus the hike out is tricky as hell and easy to f*#k up.
But the Wife and I just love it.
[Click to View YouTube Video]

Caylor
WBraun

climber
Mar 27, 2019 - 09:55am PT
Caylor cool stuff.

Flip Flop will show up soon and go into his crazy rant again ..... lol
Mike Honcho

Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
Mar 27, 2019 - 05:09pm PT
Ok, so I co/organized a BASE trip waaay down in Mexico and was the 1st person to ever jump the Baluarte Bridge, my wife was the 2nd. Easily one of the most dangerous things I've ever done. The landing is the least forgivable scenario on the planet but we had helicopters and crazy "Werner style" Mexican High Angle Rescue dudes all over.
It was rad, there were still dudes working on the bridge. Check out that scaffolding. They were very very proud that not a single man lost his life building that freakshow.
Also rad, we were given unfettered access to all parts of the bridge. The supports off to the side were 400'-ish tall and fantastic jumping.
1,322' to the road deck makes it a tall ass bridge.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluarte_Bridge

Caylor
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Apr 16, 2019 - 04:08pm PT
9 to forever, its been a pisser
Caylor u gno`me she sure is a keeper
rincon

climber
Coarsegold
Apr 20, 2019 - 09:34am PT
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 20, 2019 - 06:05pm PT
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
May 22, 2019 - 02:11pm PT
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