The Manhattan Bridge opened to the public on December 31, 1909, so it had to be
close to completion by the time of this photo (though it doesn't especially look
like it!) There was only eight months between this photo and opening day.
> On Nov 5, 2008, at 11:43 PM, jxgant wrote:
>
> > "Brooklyn Bridge and East River. April 1909." At left, the Manhattan
> > Bridge under construction in this view looking east into Brooklyn with
> > Manhattan Terminal at lower left. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham
> > Bain Collection.
> >
> > http://www.shorpy.com/node/4833
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> > John Gant
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Any updates as to when the Fort Steuben will be removed? It's really
disappointing and depressing to keep losing suspension bridges in that area.
How many will we have after the Fort Steuben is eliminated...Market Street,
Newall, which others?
--- In ManySpans@yahoogroups.com, "David Denenberg" <david@...> wrote:
>
>
> http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/37735449.html
>
> "Ohio transportation officials say an 80-year-old Ohio River bridge
> closed for safety concerns last week will not re-open. The Ohio
> Department of Transportation says the Fort Steuben Bridge between
> eastern Ohio and West Virginia's Northern Panhandle will remain closed
> until its scheduled demolition this fall. A crew doing routine
> maintenance noticed a slight dip in the floor of the towering
> suspension bridge on January 8. ODOT deputy district director Dick
> Bible said in a statement Thursday that a subsequent inspection found
> major deterioration, leading officials to decide the 1929 bridge
> should not carry traffic again..."
>
> More: http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=50099
>
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/524545.html?nav=515
STEUBENVILLE - As West Virginia officials prepare to fix the Market Street
Bridge, the Ohio Department of Transportation plans to spend about $6.4 million
in January to demolish the Fort Steuben Bridge. So the suspension bridge that
has spanned the Ohio River between Steubenville and Weirton since 1928 - and
served as the crossing for U.S. 22 until 1990 - is scheduled to come down about
one year after its January 2009 closing....
Thanks for the update, David. I'm sad to lose another suspension bridge,
especially in that area.
I didn't realize the Market Street Bridge was over 100 years old.
--- In ManySpans@yahoogroups.com, "David Denenberg" <david@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/524545.html?nav=515
>
> STEUBENVILLE - As West Virginia officials prepare to fix the Market Street
Bridge, the Ohio Department of Transportation plans to spend about $6.4 million
in January to demolish the Fort Steuben Bridge. So the suspension bridge that
has spanned the Ohio River between Steubenville and Weirton since 1928 - and
served as the crossing for U.S. 22 until 1990 - is scheduled to come down about
one year after its January 2009 closing....
>
Last October a VDOT suspension footbridge had collapsed with ten people on it.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/210511
"The 160-foot-long bridge hung about 30 feet over the creek and served as a
secondary access for three households, VDOT spokeswoman Heidi Underwood said. It
was used mostly when flooding made a nearby low-water bridge inaccessible to
traffic.
Underwood said there are no plans or funding to rebuild the bridge."
This article is more on the findings of that failure:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=10634857&nav=menu368_2
Bridge in David's inventory:
http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=1593
-Patrick
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I recently took some pictures of some very unusual bridges in Minot, ND. First,
a rare "false arch" bridge:
http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/eastwood-park/
And two very small through truss footbridges:
http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/anne-pedestrian/
and
http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/bh43077/
Has anyone seen a false arch bridge like the Eastwood Park Bridge? It was built
as a false arch rather than a Marsh arch because of fears of patent
infringement.
If anyone has any information on the two footbridges, such as the year of
construction, please let me know as information on these bridges is scarce.
There apparently was another Anne Street bridge that was replaced by the current
structure.
Who know Minot had so many interesting bridges?
Great pictures.
Stephen Taylor
Austin TX
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:18 PM, yetti <bugo@...> wrote:
>
>
> I recently took some pictures of some very unusual bridges in Minot, ND.
> First, a rare "false arch" bridge:
>
> http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/eastwood-park/
>
> And two very small through truss footbridges:
>
> http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/anne-pedestrian/
>
> and
>
> http://www.bridgehunter.com/nd/ward/bh43077/
>
> Has anyone seen a false arch bridge like the Eastwood Park Bridge? It was
> built as a false arch rather than a Marsh arch because of fears of patent
> infringement.
>
> If anyone has any information on the two footbridges, such as the year of
> construction, please let me know as information on these bridges is scarce.
> There apparently was another Anne Street bridge that was replaced by the
> current structure.
>
> Who know Minot had so many interesting bridges?
>
>
>
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In June of this year I visited the Alexandra Suspension bridge at Tain
in Scotland.
Some local people expressed a fear that it was being left to
deteriorate to a stage where it would need to be closed.
I have produced a webpage showing photos of the bridge plus a link to
the Bridgemeister site.
My page is :-
http://web.me.com/forcooperman/Bridges/Alexandra_Bridge._River_Tain..html
Apparently if the bridge did close it would effectively cut off a
number of footpaths used both by local people & visiting bird watchers
etc.
I understand that the Highland Council is responsible for the upkeep
of the bridge. Their email address is :- service.point@...
The Scottish Rights of Way Society will also be an interested party.
Their email address is :- info@...
If people from across the globe took an interest in this bridge I
think that it help getting it refurbished.
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There were no advance postings about the Bay Bridge closure here on the Group,
but it was well-publicized locally in the San Francisco bay area. In a
nutshell, the entire bridge (traversed by 200,000+ cars on a typical day) was
closed for 4 days over this long weekend. This was to allow a 300-foot-long
section of the original 1930s construction to be eased out of place while a
temporary replacement was eased in, as part of the ongoing seismic rebuild.
Caltrans used the shutdown to accomplish other tasks, including a thorough
inspection, which turned up a crack halfway through an eyebar. At this writing,
they are working feverishly on a solution, but at the worst the bridge may need
to be closed for a day or two longer. For a complete archive of news stories on
this, I'd suggest the website of the S.F. Chronicle, which is sfgate.com, and
search 'bridge' to see all their coverage.
kw
Here's a terrific cam showing the Brooklyn Bridge 24 hours a day. It's quite a
crisp image, and is updated every second (it can be updated less frequently by
using controls on the bottom right hand side.)
http://brooklyn-bridge.mobotixcam.de/cgi-bin/guestimage.html
The news here reported that they are hoping for a Wednesday reopening now.
John Spafford
"I went from Phoenix, AZ all the way to Tacoma..."
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM, k_p_walsh <k_p_walsh@...> wrote:
>
>
> There were no advance postings about the Bay Bridge closure here on the
> Group, but it was well-publicized locally in the San Francisco bay area. In
> a nutshell, the entire bridge (traversed by 200,000+ cars on a typical day)
> was closed for 4 days over this long weekend. This was to allow a
> 300-foot-long section of the original 1930s construction to be eased out of
> place while a temporary replacement was eased in, as part of the ongoing
> seismic rebuild. Caltrans used the shutdown to accomplish other tasks,
> including a thorough inspection, which turned up a crack halfway through an
> eyebar. At this writing, they are working feverishly on a solution, but at
> the worst the bridge may need to be closed for a day or two longer. For a
> complete archive of news stories on this, I'd suggest the website of the
> S.F. Chronicle, which is sfgate.com, and search 'bridge' to see all their
> coverage.
> kw
>
>
>
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Many thanks for this. I visited the bridge earlier this year and it would be a
pity if it went the way of so many others. Very much enjoyed your website and
you may be interested in mine (also linked to and from Bridgemeister) viz
www.harperbridges.com
Douglas Harper
--- On Thu, 3/9/09, Dave Cooper <coopermans@...> wrote:
From: Dave Cooper <coopermans@...>
Subject: [ManySpans] The Alexandra Suspension Bridge, Tain, Scotland. (Possible
closure.)
To: ManySpans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 3 September, 2009, 5:26 PM
In June of this year I visited the Alexandra Suspension bridge at Tain
in Scotland.
Some local people expressed a fear that it was being left to
deteriorate to a stage where it would need to be closed.
I have produced a webpage showing photos of the bridge plus a link to
the Bridgemeister site.
My page is :- http://web.me. com/forcooperman /Bridges/ Alexandra_
Bridge._River_ Tain..html
Apparently if the bridge did close it would effectively cut off a
number of footpaths used both by local people & visiting bird watchers
etc.
I understand that the Highland Council is responsible for the upkeep
of the bridge. Their email address is :- service.point@ highland. gov.uk
The Scottish Rights of Way Society will also be an interested party.
Their email address is :- info@scotways. com
If people from across the globe took an interest in this bridge I
think that it help getting it refurbished.
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Hi Douglas,
I am glad that you like my site. I have just taken a quick look at
yours. It has some interesting info. I am just about to leave for
Orkney. On the way back I may get chance visit & photograph some of
the bridges on your list.
I don't know if you still have interest in Aberdeen. If you do there
is a Jonathan Meades program about Aberdeen currently available on BBC
iPlayer. The program is one hour long. It's entitled: Jonathan
Meades : Off Kilter.
Regards. Dave Cooper.
On 14 Sep 2009, at 11:51, DOUGLAS HARPER wrote:
Many thanks for this. I visited the bridge earlier this year and it
would be a pity if it went the way of so many others. Very much
enjoyed your website and you may be interested in mine (also linked to
and from Bridgemeister) viz www.harperbridges.com
Douglas Harper
--- On Thu, 3/9/09, Dave Cooper <coopermans@...> wrote:
From: Dave Cooper <coopermans@...>
Subject: [ManySpans] The Alexandra Suspension Bridge, Tain, Scotland.
(Possible closure.)
To: ManySpans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 3 September, 2009, 5:26 PM
In June of this year I visited the Alexandra Suspension bridge at Tain
in Scotland.
Some local people expressed a fear that it was being left to
deteriorate to a stage where it would need to be closed.
I have produced a webpage showing photos of the bridge plus a link to
the Bridgemeister site.
My page is :- http://web.me. com/forcooperman /Bridges/ Alexandra_
Bridge._River_ Tain..html
Apparently if the bridge did close it would effectively cut off a
number of footpaths used both by local people & visiting bird watchers
etc.
I understand that the Highland Council is responsible for the upkeep
of the bridge. Their email address is :- service.point@ highland. gov.uk
The Scottish Rights of Way Society will also be an interested party.
Their email address is :- info@scotways. com
If people from across the globe took an interest in this bridge I
think that it help getting it refurbished.
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Any bridge fans in the northeastern U.S. - especially those in the New York City
area - should plan on attending the incredible grand opening of the Walkway over
the Hudson on the formerly abandoned Poughkeepsie Railroad bridge on the weekend
of October 3rd. Amazingly what many thought was a pipe dream has been completed
in less than 2 years with more than a thousand concrete planks, new railings and
lights and the ability of the public to walk or bike across the largest railroad
bridge in North America. What was once in danger of being torn down has been
saved for a new generation.
It is the only time in bridge history you will be able attend the reopening of a
major railway bridge or attend the opening of such a long and high pedestrian
bridge. Suspension bridge fans will now be able to photograph the Mid-Hudson
bridge from this 120-year old giant.
It really is going to be something else with a Grand Illumination and 1,000
Points of Light release on Friday night as well as fireworks between the Railway
and Mid-Hudson bridges. And then on Saturday October 3rd there will be official
grand opening ceremonies from 11am to 3pm. Then at 3pm the bridge will be
opened to the public and Saturday evening there will be illuminated performers.
I think it will be one of the grandest moments in bridge saving history that
will probably cause some Poughkeepsians to shed more than a few tears.
Check it all out here.
http://www.walkway.org/
That is so cool! I wish that more historic bridges could be reused that way.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric
To: ManySpans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 20:17
Subject: [ManySpans] America's Largest Railway Bridge to Reopen
Any bridge fans in the northeastern U.S. - especially those in the New York
City area - should plan on attending the incredible grand opening of the Walkway
over the Hudson on the formerly abandoned Poughkeepsie Railroad bridge on the
weekend of October 3rd. Amazingly what many thought was a pipe dream has been
completed in less than 2 years with more than a thousand concrete planks, new
railings and lights and the ability of the public to walk or bike across the
largest railroad bridge in North America. What was once in danger of being torn
down has been saved for a new generation.
It is the only time in bridge history you will be able attend the reopening of
a major railway bridge or attend the opening of such a long and high pedestrian
bridge. Suspension bridge fans will now be able to photograph the Mid-Hudson
bridge from this 120-year old giant.
It really is going to be something else with a Grand Illumination and 1,000
Points of Light release on Friday night as well as fireworks between the Railway
and Mid-Hudson bridges. And then on Saturday October 3rd there will be official
grand opening ceremonies from 11am to 3pm. Then at 3pm the bridge will be
opened to the public and Saturday evening there will be illuminated performers.
I think it will be one of the grandest moments in bridge saving history that
will probably cause some Poughkeepsians to shed more than a few tears.
Check it all out here.
http://www.walkway.org/
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Does anyone plan on attending the ceremonies on the link below? I missed the
Queensboro events earlier this year, and definitely want to catch one or two
things for the Manhattan Bridge.
http://www.nycbridges100.org/manhattan-events.php
I was just up there a few weeks ago on a bridging trip. Walked one way across
the bridge on the south side walkway, then bicycled the other way on the north
side bike path.Â
While visiting I noticed "1910" on one of the plaques and thought that next year
would be the 100th, but upon doing a bit of research for the caption to the
photos in the link below, I have become aware that the bridge officially opened
December 31, 1909 with the bridge still needing some work yet to be completed.
Manhattan Bridge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suspensionstayed/sets/72157622358656410/
-Patrick
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To: ManySpans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:33:31 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [ManySpans] Manhattan Bridge Centennial Celebration
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Does anyone plan on attending the ceremonies on the link below? I missed the
Queensboro events earlier this year, and definitely want to catch one or two
things for the Manhattan Bridge.
http://www.nycbridges100.org/manhattan-events.php
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