Guess the bridge [Archive] - SkyscraperPage Forum

brickell

Nov 18, 2006, 6:40 AM

We've had just about everything else. Here's another, thanks to google earth.

I tried to make these not impossible. Maybe a little too easy for you geeks though. I've walked over 2 of these.

1
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge1.jpg

2
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge2.jpg

3
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge3.jpg

4
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge4.jpg

Kroy Wen

Nov 18, 2006, 6:53 AM

#4 is Arlington Memorial Bridge in DC, by McKim, Mead and White.

WonderlandPark

Nov 18, 2006, 6:54 AM

cool idea.

3 is New Orleans
4 is Arlington Memorial Bridge

Kroy Wen

Nov 18, 2006, 7:40 AM

#1 is in St. Augustine, Fl- "Bridge of Lions" (knew I had seen it somewhere!)

#2 is obviously of the steel arch variety, I would say Bayonne, but that's not it.

brickell

Nov 18, 2006, 4:48 PM

Bayonne is correct.

1. Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine.
2. Bayonne, NY-NJ
3. New Orleans
4. Arlington Memorial.

Here's 4 more.

5
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge5.jpg

6
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge6.jpg

7
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge7.jpg

8
http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge8.jpg

WonderlandPark

Nov 18, 2006, 5:02 PM

7-Vincent Thomas,LA Harbor

5-Looks like Throgs Neck in NY

Kroy Wen

Nov 18, 2006, 5:02 PM

#5 is the Whitestone, Bronx to Queens (though Tg's Neck is a pretty close guess);)

Kroy Wen

Nov 18, 2006, 5:18 PM

#6 is killing me- it's not Pgh @ Kennywood, not Memphis @ Mud Island- wait- WAIT!!! #8 is Memphis~! (I don't know the name of the bridge, though)

Exodus

Nov 18, 2006, 6:12 PM

#2. is in Montreal, and #3. is New Orleans.

Exodus

Nov 18, 2006, 6:16 PM

Exodus

Nov 18, 2006, 6:23 PM

Heres three new ones to guess.

http://steelflame.zoto.com/img/original/19aa194d6b83e3533c752b6c58b40480-.jpg

http://steelflame.zoto.com/img/original/edb7577ac33a37a62742170017e58ca3-.jpg

http://steelflame.zoto.com/img/original/5f1efc4ff7a12f90041c3211bfca21da-.jpg

Kroy Wen

Nov 18, 2006, 6:36 PM

Well, there you go then:
#5 Whitestone Bridge, NYC
#6 Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montréal
#7 Vincent Thomas, San Pedro (LA)
#8 Hernando Desoto Bridge, Memphis TN

Dalreg

Nov 18, 2006, 7:02 PM

brickell

Nov 18, 2006, 10:05 PM

Well, there you go then:
#5 Whitestone Bridge, NYC
#6 Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montréal
#7 Vincent Thomas, San Pedro (LA)
#8 Hernando Desoto Bridge, Memphis TN

You all are good. Those are all correct.

WonderlandPark

Nov 18, 2006, 11:16 PM

2-Houston Ship Channel Br.
3-Galveston, Tx

brickell

Nov 23, 2006, 8:33 AM

Here's 4 more

9 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge9.jpg

10 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge10.jpg

11 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge11.jpg

12 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge12.jpg

tecmsu06

Nov 23, 2006, 4:51 PM

You left some valuable info attached to the pictures.:previous:

the second one is the Cochrane-Africatown bridge in Mobile

Nitsua0491

Nov 26, 2006, 2:19 AM

This is probably really easy, but I love this bridge

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f371/Nitsua0491/oresund.jpg

WonderlandPark

Nov 26, 2006, 6:19 PM

11-The pedestrian bridge over the Mississippi in Mpls. Forgot the name.

Jersey Mentality

Nov 26, 2006, 6:43 PM

12 is in Europe dont know the name but I think its in Denmark. Orsund I think is the name.

WonderlandPark

Nov 26, 2006, 6:49 PM

12 is in the florida keys, 7 mile bridge, you can even see the old highway (with the breaks in the bridge, where that Ahnold movie was shot)

Nitsua's post is the one in Denmark

Exodus

Nov 27, 2006, 3:32 AM

#10 is Detroit/Windsor

Swede

Nov 27, 2006, 12:14 PM

Nitsua's post is the one in Denmark
More like in Sweden :cool: Most of the bridge is in Sweden, the artificial island (Peberholm) and the tunnel beign in Denmark.
So that's Kastrup Inernational Airport on the left edge and suburban Malmö on the right edge.

brickell

Nov 27, 2006, 4:01 PM

9 ?
10 Ambassador Bridge, Detroit/Windsor
11 Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis
12 7 Mile Bridge, Florida Keys

So far so good. 9 is an easy one.

FREKI

Nov 28, 2006, 10:57 PM

More like in Sweden :cool: Most of the bridge is in Sweden, the artificial island (Peberholm) and the tunnel beign in Denmark.
So that's Kastrup Inernational Airport on the left edge and suburban Malmö on the right edge.The bridge is considered "dual nation"... the police and customs from both out nations have juristriction on it... :)

Dalreg

Nov 29, 2006, 2:34 AM

9 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge9.jpg

Longfellow Bridge, Boston.

Michi

Nov 29, 2006, 2:45 AM

Heres three new ones to guess.

http://steelflame.zoto.com/img/original/19aa194d6b83e3533c752b6c58b40480-.jpg]

Rouge River Bridge, Detroit, no?

brickell

Nov 29, 2006, 2:49 AM

Correct on the Longfellow bridge.

These are the last of them. Good thing too, either it's too easy or nobody likes bridges.

13 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge13.jpg

14 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge14.jpg

15 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge15.jpg

16 http://www.miamiprogress.com/google/guess/bridge16.jpg

toddguy

Nov 29, 2006, 3:40 AM

14. San Diego-Coronado bridge.
15. Lasalle/Chicago River

Dalreg

Nov 29, 2006, 6:00 AM

I won't say easy. The thread got kind of confusing with different people posting bridges at the same time.

Biff

Nov 29, 2006, 8:58 PM

14. San Diego-Coronado bridge
15. North La Salle Blvd Bridge - Chicago
16. is one of the Yellow bridges in downtown Pittsburgh, oddly enough the 16th St Bridge

brickell

Nov 29, 2006, 9:36 PM

Since I'm going to London next week, here's a hint for 13...

It's reported to be America's longest concrete cable-stay bridge.
I have no idea if that's true or not.

village person

Nov 29, 2006, 10:34 PM

#13 is the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, FL.

I don't know if it still is the "longest," but what that superlative actually refers to is the main span length, between the towers, which is 1,300 ft (100 ft longer than the Sunshine Skyway, I believe). I would think Charleston's new bridge claimed the title, though the Dames Point remains the only cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. with the parallel harp pattern, which I think looks a lot better than the radial patterns that are 100 times more common. Or maybe it's hometown bias! :banana:

I actually toured the construction site when I was 5 yrs old, with my dad's physics club. I'll never forget that!

EDIT: Charleston's new Cooper River Bridge has a main span of 1,546 ft. Still, the U.S. has small cable-stayed bridges, considering the world's longest main span is nearly 3,000 ft!

Exodus

Nov 30, 2006, 12:36 AM

Rouge River Bridge, Detroit, no?Yep

Exodus

Nov 30, 2006, 12:38 AM

the second one is the Cochrane-Africatown bridge in MobileYes, and this one is the Dauphin Island bridge.
http://steelflame.zoto.com/img/original/5f1efc4ff7a12f90041c3211bfca21da-.jpg

WonderlandPark

Nov 30, 2006, 1:41 AM

my turn, 3 More:

17:http://www.pixelmap.com/images/Scenic/br_20.jpg

18:http://www.pixelmap.com/images/Scenic/br_21.jpg

19:http://www.pixelmap.com/images/Scenic/br_22.jpg

hoosier

Nov 30, 2006, 5:00 AM

17. Tempe, Arizona

18. U.S. 67 over the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois

19. I-80 over the Delaware River

WonderlandPark

Nov 30, 2006, 5:07 AM

17. Tempe, Arizona

18. U.S. 67 over the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois

19. I-80 over the Delaware River

Got them all. :)

hoosier

Nov 30, 2006, 5:11 AM

Got them all. :)

Yay!!!! Good selections. They made me think for a bit.:) :)

WonderlandPark

Nov 30, 2006, 5:16 AM

Yay!!!! Good selections. They made me think for a bit.:) :)

I thought the water in the river by Tempe would throw a few off, everyone associates Phoenix with water, but there they have a dam in the normally dry river.

Kroy Wen

Dec 1, 2006, 9:30 AM

Three more:

1.http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4781/jsees02xy5.jpg

2.http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1535/jsees01hh6.jpg

3.http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8586/jseesru0.jpg

brickell

Dec 1, 2006, 3:36 PM

Don't forget to turn the details toolbar off. The lat/lon is a pretty big give-away

-GR2NY-

Dec 1, 2006, 4:48 PM

I can't beleive people are getting these.

village person

Dec 1, 2006, 7:55 PM

1. Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Savannah, GA

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 8:50 AM

Yes, #1 is Talmadge @ Savannah, GA

I suppose nobody is interested anymore, or 2&3 require hints....

#2 is a rail bridge in the center of a major European capital. Change one letter and it either purrs or becomes vulgar in English.
#3 is a toll bridge named for the same man as the river it parallels, but doesn't cross. Was the longest of its kind when completed.

These are both somewhat famous- shouldn't be too difficult- in fact I'm surprised the Talmadge was guessed first!

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 9:25 AM

two more for kicks- should be easy.

#4
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3849/jsees04jw0.jpg
#5
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7733/jsees03uz8.jpg

denizen467

Dec 3, 2006, 9:41 AM

#3 is a toll bridge named for the same man as the river it parallels, but doesn't cross. Was the longest of its kind when completed.

These are both somewhat famous- shouldn't be too difficult- in fact I'm surprised the Talmadge was guessed first!
C'mon, #3 is almost impossible given the way it is deceptively (adroitly) cropped. I gave in and used the coordinates.

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 9:45 AM

fine- lol, I cropped the coords for #4 and 5!

What was so hard about #3?!?

denizen467

Dec 3, 2006, 9:52 AM

What was so hard about #3?!?
I was holding off on saying for fear of being a spoiler, but now that you ask.
That it looks semi-rural, which couldn't be farther from the truth.
You have to admit anybody named Kroy Wen would be biased on the matter.;)

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 9:54 AM

LOL! You're a puzzler indeed!

Name it then!

denizen467

Dec 3, 2006, 10:02 AM

Honestly, it wouldn't be fair, because I 'cheated'. Let's just say from a non-local's point of view, the location of Inwood Hill Park seems like an unlikely one for such a pretty and presumably dramatic place to go for a stroll.

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 10:08 AM

hehe- no worries

#3 is Henry Hudson Bridge, Manhattan to Bronx

Any guesses on #2, 4 or 5?

I'd rather guess than post, so if you've got some new ones- please do, denizen!;)

denizen467

Dec 3, 2006, 10:14 AM

Thanks for the invite. I actually am not sure how to stick images onto this forum. But in the future to the extent I can be beguiling in text I will indeed try to confound & amuse.:)
G'night for now.

ajfroggie

Dec 3, 2006, 11:18 AM

I'll bite. You guys'll have a week to figure these three out while I'm underway. Answers Friday night if no one figures them out by then.

A) http://www.vahighways.com/bridgeguess1.jpg

B) http://www.vahighways.com/bridgeguess2.jpg

C) http://www.vahighways.com/bridgeguess3.jpg

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 11:23 AM

I object!:order:

I've still got three out there and you didn't even try, froggie!:P
Have a safe deployment;)

Kroy Wen

Dec 3, 2006, 12:05 PM

C.) is I-90 across the Mississippi (Mn to Ws)

Comon now- does this bridge even have a name or a history? I found it just trawling up the river on Google Earth....

ajfroggie

Dec 9, 2006, 2:13 PM

Locally called the Dresbach Bridge, for a small hamlet just upriver on the Minnesota side.

Wouldn't say there's a whole lot of history behind it...it's an Interstate bridge. But it's got some awesome scenery at ground level. Also, because of the condition of the bridge MnDOT and WisDOT are studying replacement options.