The Salt Creek Bridge, built in 1925 as part of Old Hwy 99. Above it the RR trestle put in @1940 to bridge the waters of Lake Shasta.
Credit: mouse from merced
Charlie Creek, Lakehead, CA.
The old Charlie Creek Bridge. Many bridges along Hwy 99 needed re-alignment via replacement alongside, or even on top, like this, a trend followed to this day by the Caltrans folks. The Carquinez is the one that sticks in my mind from early-day trips, S
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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