Your favorite bridge in your city. Only post one.

[pdxtex]

ill nominate Pittsburgh's "Hot Metal" bridge for best bridge name ever !!!! Ronnie James Dio would agree.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Metal_Bridge

[montréaliste]

Here's Montreal's Victoria Bridge which opened in 1860 and started as a covered bridge for the Grand Trunk railroad. It is 1800metres long and was built in 6 years at the cost of 6,8 million dollars which was a pretty penny back then. Anyways, we are about to demolish Champlain Bridge, by far the busiest span in Canada to build a new one in its place because it is 50 some odd years and is about to fall any minute... Go figure.

This baby is still carrying cars in one direction alternating btwn citybound and the south shore A.M and P.M. and it is used of course intensively by trains both passenger and freight.




Here's a video by an NFB filmmaker about the bridge's history.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/victoria_bridge_the_8th_wonder/

[jg6544]

Originally Posted by fflint

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My favorite bridge anywhere. Second favorite: The Bay Bridge.

[Jonboy1983]

Originally Posted by pdxtex

ill nominate Pittsburgh's "Hot Metal" bridge for best bridge name ever !!!! Ronnie James Dio would agree.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Metal_Bridge

Damn... And it only took 61 posts for someone to mention something from the City of Bridges!!

I can't argue against the Hot Metal (29th Street Bridge), but for me it would be a toss-up between the West End Bridge and Ft. Wayne RR Bridge. The latter was built as a double-deck railroad bridge linking Pittsburgh with the city of Allegheny (present-day Downtown and the North Side)

Eh, you know something? I think I'd have to go with the Ft. Wayne RR Bridge. They ruined the West End Bridge when they decided to put a freeway interchange on the northern end...

[Onward]

For my current city of Charleston South Carolina I'm going with the Ravenel Bridge. Charleston is full of unique bridges, but none of them can quite compare to it.

[kgbnsf]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Bridge over the calumet river on the south side.


source: http://bridgehunter.com/il/cook/bh50920/

I like the industrial design in this bridge. Nice!

The Raleigh and Nashville bridges are really cool, too. I would go a few miles out of my way to check them out.

Thanks for posting.

[texcolo]

http://www.fremontcounty.us/royal-gorge-bridge3.jpg

The Royal Gorge Bridge is not a particularly beautiful bridge, but it's location can't be beat.

[gtbassett]

The Eastern span of the Bay Bridge. The largest single anchor suspension bridge in the world. Also, I personally love the offset tower compared to the spans on either side.

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[Darkoshvilli]

Originally Posted by montréaliste

Here's Montreal's Victoria Bridge which opened in 1860 and started as a covered bridge for the Grand Trunk railroad. It is 1800metres long and was built in 6 years at the cost of 6,8 million dollars which was a pretty penny back then. Anyways, we are about to demolish Champlain Bridge, by far the busiest span in Canada to build a new one in its place because it is 50 some odd years and is about to fall any minute... Go figure.

This baby is still carrying cars in one direction alternating btwn citybound and the south shore A.M and P.M. and it is used of course intensively by trains both passenger and freight.




Here's a video by an NFB filmmaker about the bridge's history.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/victoria_bridge_the_8th_wonder/

What it looks like today:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=victor...6YMLLPkw00M%3A

[ozone]

TOWER BRIDGE
Sacramento, California

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by texcolo

http://www.fremontcounty.us/royal-gorge-bridge3.jpg

The Royal Gorge Bridge is not a particularly beautiful bridge, but it's location can't be beat.

The Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain in NC might give it a run for it's money.


http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=2

[ozone]

^^^^ where is the city?

[Fresh]

http://radiantphotograph.com/wordpre...achment_id=283



How could I choose anything else. 1 walkway, 1 bus lane, 7 general traffic lanes, 2 track train line and a cycleway. Opened in 1932, is the lynchpin of Sydney's circulation and looks like the heaviest friggin' thing on earth. There's many bridges in Sydney including some gorgeous lesser known ones but i'd be lying if I said this wasn't my favorite, it's a triumph and and undeniable point of pride.

Can I also say this is a great thread, i've seen a ton of stuff i've never seen before. I've been reading 'The Power Broker' about Robert Moses and it's good to see lots of New York stuff.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

What it looks like today:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=victor...6YMLLPkw00M%3A

Yeah, apparently the original Victoria Bridge had a tubular design... only a handful of these in the world. They've always looked shockingly modern to me, since the depth of the tube usually matches the width of the piers.

Britannia Bridge in Wales (now an arch bridge).


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[hauntedheadnc]

Originally Posted by ozone

^^^^ where is the city?

This is as close as you're going to get to a city near that bridge.

[texcolo]

Here's my favorite bridge that's actually in Denver. It's the Highlands Pedestrian Bridge over I-25 connecting the Highlands neighborhood to downtown Denver. There are two more bridges that help connect Highlands that go over a rail yard and the Platte River, but since I'm limited to one, here's my favorite:


http://www.cmrp.com/images/gallery/H...dge%202%20.jpg

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by ozone

^^^^ where is the city?

I didn't say there was a city...it was in response to another similar bridge that looked to be far from a city.

[The Chemist]

Originally Posted by texcolo

http://www.fremontcounty.us/royal-gorge-bridge3.jpg

The Royal Gorge Bridge is not a particularly beautiful bridge, but it's location can't be beat.

I'd say this one does the trick - Sidu River Bridge, Hubei Province, China. Also the bridge that took the title of highest bridge away from the Royal Gorge Bridge.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...e_Bridge-1.jpg

[Ex-Ithacan]

I've always been partial to the Suspension Pedestrian Bridge over Fall Creek gorge in Ithaca. It crosses from Cornell Heights neighborhood to the main Cornell campus. We use to swim in the creek just below the waterfall shown when I was a young whippersnapper.



Source
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6406891

[chris08876]

The Sidu River Bridge must of been a great challenge to build. That drop is pretty high. The views from it look amazing.