Under construction in California at present, a pair of $10 million bicycle / pedestrian cable bridges. San Diego Concrete stressed ribbon bridge (990' total...
"Brooklyn Bridge and East River. April 1909." At left, the Manhattan Bridge under construction in this view looking east into Brooklyn with Manhattan Terminal...
I'm glad that there is someone else here who reads Shorpy on a routine basis. Shorpy is simply one of the finest websites I have ever seen. The pictures are...
Scotland, near Edinburgh, currently the subject of some controversy as a replacement is being considered. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Road_Bridge...
Early photo, Ben Franklin Bridge: <http://www.shorpy.com/node/4941>. The bridge spans the Delaware River, between Philadelpia and Camden, NJ, a route...
... Several years ago they installed a movable barrier to separate the lanes. -- ======================================================== Cpt. Cranky ...
Any truth to this? Or did "word of mouth" get distorted over the generations? I believe it's the later as somebody commented to one of the seven photos in...
Thanks for that injection of truth.... It's been several years since I drove regularly over the Ben Franklin. Do you know if there is any life left in the...
... It's on life support. The Delaware River Port Authority now is trying to create a trolly route from Franklin Square (at the base of the BF in Philly) to...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/pedestrian_bridge_collapse or http://tinyurl.com/3w5cxb "ATLANTA – A pedestrian bridge under construction...
http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/37735449.html "Ohio transportation officials say an 80-year-old Ohio River bridge closed for safety concerns last...
... How much danger are the remaining suspension bridges in? I only made it to the Market Street Bridge, in 2000. It was carrying traffic, and I walked...
I visited the bridge in late May of 2006 and the pedestrian walkway was closed, but I still managed to walk across via the roadway - hopping over the guardrail...
I heard on the TV or the radio, can't remember, that the DOT will be opening the span on the South Capitol Street Bridge. Becuase it will be open, it will be...
How much boat traffic goes through there? Does the bridge open with any regularity? How many other draw spans are in that vicinity? Thanks Bill ... be ... ...
I have perhaps 100 photos of the original TN Bridge being constructed. They were clearly taken by workers. They're nice size b/w photos. There are also photos...
I think that would be very cool, I love that bridge and often watch the video sequences of the collapse especially the color ones. Thanks Wayne Grodkiewicz In...
I don't think it opens much (or at all) other than the routine test openings. At least, I live in the D.C. metro area and they never mention openings of this...
Includes a six minute movie. http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/01/20/japans-scariest-suspension-bridge-cross/ [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Opposition to a large building planned for construction next to the Brooklyn Bridge: http://www.savethebrooklynbridge.org/ [Non-text portions of this message...
This is a good article. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/News/200902280633 March 1, 2009 City's first rail span eyed for bikes and pedestrians CHARLESTON, W.Va. --...
Link from http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghW/0575- 4471/dorrington_ewing_robinsonrun.htm "Scheduled for replacement 2009. One...
The Volunteer Railroaders Association has announced the return of their very popular Easter Bunny Train Ride to be held this year on April 4th and 5th.. ...
100 years ago tomorrow (March 31), the Queensboro Bridge opened to traffic. This is a remarkable cantilever span over the East River (& Roosevelt Island) that...
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