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Started by Some_Person, February 08, 2013, 11:05:08 PM

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wolfiefrick

#125
Does this one on I-270 at Big Bend Rd count? https://goo.gl/maps/fxACzNQjtCP2


thefraze_1020

Alright, this is how it's gonna be!

D-Dey65

How about the Long Island Expressway over Long Island City, including Dutch Kills? 106 feet above ground!

I thought of another one, but I forgot what it was.


Rothman

Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 02, 2017, 12:42:49 AM
How about the Long Island Expressway over Long Island City, including Dutch Kills? 106 feet above ground!

I thought of another one, but I forgot what it was.



Hm.  Not sure if this is what the OP envisioned.  It's more of an elevated highway than a typical overpass.

https://goo.gl/maps/VuXiaCz82zr
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D-Dey65

Quote from: Rothman on February 02, 2017, 09:01:36 AM
Hm.  Not sure if this is what the OP envisioned.  It's more of an elevated highway than a typical overpass.

https://goo.gl/maps/VuXiaCz82zr
Good point. But it sure looks like an overpass when you're on it.


Now that you mentioned it, I'm still thinking of an excuse to go on the Borden Avenue Bridge and take some pics.


InterstateGuy

I once vacationed up in Lake George and my family drove down Route 9 at night where NO lights were to be seen at all. We came across an eerie looking tall overpass that just kind of came out of nowhere (It actually carries I-87 as US-9 slips under it). We drove by there the nex day and even during the day it looks kind of creepy. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4523993,-73.7341123,3a,19.3y,306.44h,97.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szS-cFcFW6QLBWQuqsrZ6ZA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Its not the tallest but it sure is creepy.

CtrlAltDel

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iBallasticwolf2

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Rothman

Here's the Thruway (Berkshire Spur - Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge) from NY 9J. :D

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cl94

As if it doesn't look bad enough from above, you have to show us how bad the concrete down below is. Certainly makes me want to drive over that thing some more.
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amroad17

Quote from: CtrlAltDel on March 23, 2017, 12:43:51 AM
The old Street View picture doesn't do it justice, but here's I-26 crossing Big Laurel Road near Mars Hill NC:

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9154192,-82.5554064,3a,83.6y,304.17h,93.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shMDOqbHb6nb6RAjLZxOoQA!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
My guess is 100-120 feet above the road.  I remember when NCDOT was constructing this section in the early 2000's.  Those pillars looked tall even without the bridge deck on them.
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ColossalBlocks

#138
Old SR 21 in Otto, Missouri where it goes over M highway.

https://goo.gl/maps/t51tmSpFqi32

M Highway over Old Lemay Ferry Road.

https://goo.gl/maps/7izduNJ8paL2

SR 30 over the Meramec River in Fenton, Missouri.

https://goo.gl/maps/eSoSFrAVVPD2

Big Bend Road over Interstate 270.  Shit, someone already posted that.

https://goo.gl/maps/PQZKKLCXFvj


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empirestate

#140
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 19, 2017, 02:45:15 AM
Do I win?

Nah; you were beaten to that punch on the first page. ;-)

(Plus I'm not sure whether we ever settled the question of whether such a thing can even be considered an overpass...)

intelati49

Quote from: empirestate on May 19, 2017, 09:42:30 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 19, 2017, 02:45:15 AM
Do I win?

Nah; you were beaten to that punch on the first page. ;-)

(Plus I'm not sure whether we ever settled the question of whether such a thing can even be considered an overpass...)

Clicks link, goes to violinist page.

Wait, wrong link?

noelbotevera

#142
I WIN! (it's an overpass over a road ;-))

New River Gorge Bridge

empirestate

Quote from: intelati49 on May 19, 2017, 12:45:13 PM
Quote from: empirestate on May 19, 2017, 09:42:30 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 19, 2017, 02:45:15 AM
Do I win?

Nah; you were beaten to that punch on the first page. ;-)

(Plus I'm not sure whether we ever settled the question of whether such a thing can even be considered an overpass...)

Clicks link, goes to violinist page.

Wait, wrong link?

So, you're saying you don't need to hire a violinist who also plays trumpet? ;-)

Quote from: noelbotevera on May 19, 2017, 02:58:20 PM
I WIN! (it's an overpass over a road ;-))

New River Gorge Bridge

Equally doubtful...hmm, who shall be the official arbiter of what is an overpass? :hmmm:

CtrlAltDel

Quote from: amroad17 on March 31, 2017, 11:00:08 PM
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on March 23, 2017, 12:43:51 AM
The old Street View picture doesn't do it justice, but here's I-26 crossing Big Laurel Road near Mars Hill NC:

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9154192,-82.5554064,3a,83.6y,304.17h,93.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shMDOqbHb6nb6RAjLZxOoQA!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
My guess is 100-120 feet above the road.  I remember when NCDOT was constructing this section in the early 2000's.  Those pillars looked tall even without the bridge deck on them.

I'm not entirely sure I believe this, but John Lansford's I-26 web site says that the overpass is 220 feet over the creek.

http://a10.jlansford.com/intro.html
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amroad17

^ Might have to revise my guess to between 180-200 feet up, looking at them again.
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csw

Just drove under this one the other day! Southwest of Bloomington on I-69.

https://goo.gl/maps/AEnwJzj3gjm

roadman65

#147
The Bridge on US 19 in WV is higher than the Washington Monument as shown in the overlook that faces it on the north ridge.  I do not know how accurate that one is, but it showed the point of the monument in a diagram comparison that it should fit. 

Edit:  I just fact checked and it is surprisingly.   The New River Arch is 876 feet above the New River and the monument is only 576 feet tall.
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MikieTimT

#148
I-49 over AR-282 south of Mountainburg exit.  Several bridges further north around the Bobby Hopper Tunnel that are taller, but they aren't overpasses like this one is.

AR-282 passing under I-49

wriddle082

Two in Huntington, WV along I-64:

McCoy Rd over I-64, b/w Exits 8 and 11 just W of the WV Welcone Center (likely needs rehabbing):
https://goo.gl/maps/wKfghvaJihD2

West Pea Ridge Rd over I-64, just W of Exit 15 (recently rehabbed):
https://goo.gl/maps/5xiymZKSPAA2

They really look higher than these GMSV images make them out to be, and they've always impressed me due to their close proximity to one another.



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