Guess the bridge [Archive] - SkyscraperPage Forum

brickell

11-18-2006, 06:40 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

11-18-2006, 06:53 AM

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

WonderlandPark

11-18-2006, 06:54 AM

cool idea.

3 is New Orleans
4 is Arlington Memorial Bridge

Kroy Wen

11-18-2006, 07:40 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

11-18-2006, 04:48 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

11-18-2006, 05:02 PM

7-Vincent Thomas,LA Harbor

5-Looks like Throgs Neck in NY

Kroy Wen

11-18-2006, 05:02 PM

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

Kroy Wen

11-18-2006, 05:18 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

11-18-2006, 06:12 PM

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

Exodus

11-18-2006, 06:16 PM

Exodus

11-18-2006, 06:23 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

11-18-2006, 06:36 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

11-18-2006, 07:02 PM

brickell

11-18-2006, 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

11-18-2006, 11:16 PM

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

brickell

11-23-2006, 08:33 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

11-23-2006, 04:51 PM

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

the second one is the Cochrane-Africatown bridge in Mobile

Nitsua0491

11-26-2006, 02:19 AM

This is probably really easy, but I love this bridge

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

WonderlandPark

11-26-2006, 06:19 PM

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

Jersey Mentality

11-26-2006, 06:43 PM

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

WonderlandPark

11-26-2006, 06:49 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

11-27-2006, 03:32 AM

#10 is Detroit/Windsor

Swede

11-27-2006, 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

11-27-2006, 04:01 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

11-28-2006, 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

11-29-2006, 02:34 AM

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

Longfellow Bridge, Boston.

Michi

11-29-2006, 02:45 AM

Heres three new ones to guess.

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

Rouge River Bridge, Detroit, no?

brickell

11-29-2006, 02:49 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

11-29-2006, 03:40 AM

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

Dalreg

11-29-2006, 06:00 AM

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

Biff

11-29-2006, 08:58 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

11-29-2006, 09:36 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.

Bruin Brain

11-29-2006, 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

11-30-2006, 12:36 AM

Rouge River Bridge, Detroit, no?Yep

Exodus

11-30-2006, 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

11-30-2006, 01:41 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

11-30-2006, 05:00 AM

17. Tempe, Arizona

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

19. I-80 over the Delaware River

WonderlandPark

11-30-2006, 05:07 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

11-30-2006, 05:11 AM

Got them all. :)

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

WonderlandPark

11-30-2006, 05:16 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

12-01-2006, 09:30 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

12-01-2006, 03:36 PM

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

-GR2NY-

12-01-2006, 04:48 PM

I can't beleive people are getting these.

Bruin Brain

12-01-2006, 07:55 PM

1. Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Savannah, GA

Kroy Wen

12-03-2006, 08:50 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

12-03-2006, 09:25 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

12-03-2006, 09:41 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

12-03-2006, 09:45 AM

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

What was so hard about #3?!?

denizen467

12-03-2006, 09:52 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

12-03-2006, 09:54 AM

LOL! You're a puzzler indeed!

Name it then!

denizen467

12-03-2006, 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

12-03-2006, 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

12-03-2006, 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

12-03-2006, 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

12-03-2006, 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

12-03-2006, 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

12-09-2006, 02:13 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.