The Guess That Bridge thread!

[Jim]

Without doing any work to narrow down from "I'm almost sure that's a Mohawk River/NYS Barge Canal lock" I'm going with Lock 8 in Rotterdam/Glenville, thinking that might be the corner of Maalwyck Park in the background on the north side.

[1995hoo]

Without doing any work to narrow down from "I'm almost sure that's a Mohawk River/NYS Barge Canal lock" I'm going with Lock 8 in Rotterdam/Glenville, thinking that might be the corner of Maalwyck Park in the background on the north side.

Based on Street View, that looks right to me.

[SteveG1988]

Without doing any work to narrow down from "I'm almost sure that's a Mohawk River/NYS Barge Canal lock" I'm going with Lock 8 in Rotterdam/Glenville, thinking that might be the corner of Maalwyck Park in the background on the north side.

You got it. I was trying to be tricky. Technically not a bridge. But still a bridge.

[Jim]

Finally I get to play one when I'm supposed to.

This is probably too easy, but I like it, so I'll use it.

[1995hoo]

Nice picture. Rio Grande Gorge Bridge near Taos?

[Jim]

Nice picture. Rio Grande Gorge Bridge near Taos?

Yes, that's the one.

The rest of my pictures from that day, which was unbelievably over 12 years ago:

https://www.teresco.org/pics/co-nm-ski-20080122-29/26/bridge.html

I have got to get back to Taos.

[1995hoo]

That whole area of the country is one where I'd like to tour some more.

I'll post a picture in the morning at some point. Got to get one off my PC and it's not on right now.

[1995hoo]

I'm sure this will be too easy.

[1995hoo]

Clue #1: It's in the USA, not Greece.

[webny99]

I had figured from contextual clues that it was probably in the US, but it's still proving harder than it should be since there's not that many divided covered bridges around.

[SteveG1988]

I had figured from contextual clues that it was probably in the US, but it's still proving harder than it should be since there's not that many divided covered bridges around.

The clues i have, Railroad crossing, double barrel covered bridge, and it is in the usa and not "greece"

[thspfc]

I had figured from contextual clues that it was probably in the US, but it's still proving harder than it should be since there's not that many divided covered bridges around.

The clues i have, Railroad crossing, double barrel covered bridge, and it is in the usa and not "greece"

Looks like a small town in a hilly but not mountainous area. So it could be New England, certain parts of Appalachia, or even the Driftless Area of the Midwest (though the lad who posted it is from Virginia so I doubt that).

[Jim]

I have no idea, but I was thinking the "not Greece" hint meant it's in or near a place named something like Athens or Sparta.

[1995hoo]

Jim is on the right track in general as to what the previous clue denoted. Obviously I don't want to be more specific than that lest I give it away.

Clue #2: It's not located in the same state in which the original bridge was built.

[SteveG1988]

Jim is on the right track in general as to what the previous clue denoted. Obviously I don't want to be more specific than that lest I give it away.

Clue #2: It's not located in the same state in which the original bridge was built.

Philippi Covered Bridge. I did not find it by thinking West Virginia formerly part of VA, i was looking for other terms that could work..."side by side covered bridge" worked.

[1995hoo]

Jim is on the right track in general as to what the previous clue denoted. Obviously I don't want to be more specific than that lest I give it away.

Clue #2: It's not located in the same state in which the original bridge was built.

Philippi Covered Bridge. I did not find it by thinking West Virginia formerly part of VA, i was looking for other terms that could work..."side by side covered bridge" worked.

You are correct! The "Greece" reference in the prior clue was to the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC in which the members of the Second Triumvirate defeated Caesar's assassins at Philippi in Macedonia. Interestingly, there was also a Battle of Philippi in 1861 at the town where the covered bridge is located. My second clue denoted that when the original bridge was built, the town was in Virginia. ("Original bridge" denoting that it has been substantially rebuilt due to a fire.) There's a story that President Davis met Abraham Lincoln on that bridge at some point to discuss peace terms, but it's almost certainly not true.

Of course, the name of the town in West Virginia is not pronounced the same as the one in Greece–the former ends with a long "e" sound, the latter with a long "i" sound.

Had I needed to give a third clue, I was thinking about something along the lines of, "Viatologists use the wrong name for the highway system served by this bridge." A clue like, "SteveG1988 would have to use an alternate route just to the south" is a useless clue because it's hardly unusual for truck drivers to have to avoid covered bridges.

I'm genuinely surprised it took as long as it did for someone to get this one, simply because I thought that bridge is fairly well-known on the forum due to being the last covered bridge on the system of US Routes (or the "US Numbered Highway System")–which was also the gist behind the unneeded third clue, of course. I don't mean that to be poking fun of anyone for not getting it, mind you; I'm kind of glad to have posted something that proved challenging.

[plain]

Jim is on the right track in general as to what the previous clue denoted. Obviously I don't want to be more specific than that lest I give it away.

Clue #2: It's not located in the same state in which the original bridge was built.

Philippi Covered Bridge. I did not find it by thinking West Virginia formerly part of VA, i was looking for other terms that could work..."side by side covered bridge" worked.

You are correct! The "Greece" reference in the prior clue was to the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC in which the members of the Second Triumvirate defeated Caesar's assassins at Philippi in Macedonia. Interestingly, there was also a Battle of Philippi in 1861 at the town where the covered bridge is located. My second clue denoted that when the original bridge was built, the town was in Virginia. ("Original bridge" denoting that it has been substantially rebuilt due to a fire.) There's a story that President Davis met Abraham Lincoln on that bridge at some point to discuss peace terms, but it's almost certainly not true.

Of course, the name of the town in West Virginia is not pronounced the same as the one in Greece–the former ends with a long "e" sound, the latter with a long "i" sound.

Had I needed to give a third clue, I was thinking about something along the lines of, "Viatologists use the wrong name for the highway system served by this bridge." A clue like, "SteveG1988 would have to use an alternate route just to the south" is a useless clue because it's hardly unusual for truck drivers to have to avoid covered bridges.

I'm genuinely surprised it took as long as it did for someone to get this one, simply because I thought that bridge is fairly well-known on the forum due to being the last covered bridge on the system of US Routes (or the "US Numbered Highway System")–which was also the gist behind the unneeded third clue, of course. I don't mean that to be poking fun of anyone for not getting it, mind you; I'm kind of glad to have posted something that proved challenging.

The Sheetz in the background was the clue I was working on but I didn't get to WV with it yet lol

[1995hoo]

The Sheetz in the background was the clue I was working on but I didn't get to WV with it yet lol

Heh, I was quite careful which photo I chose because there was a gas station just to the left of my vantage point when I took that photo and its sign says "Mountaineer Mart." It's partly visible in one of my photos and it would have given it away instantly! (The picture was taken on October 20, 2017, and I haven't passed that way again since then, so I don't know for certain whether that gas station is still there under the same name. Google Maps suggests it is.)

[SteveG1988]

[Verlanka]

Gandy Bridge in Tampa?

[MCRoads]

That is a cool setup. I really like reversible facilities.

[SteveG1988]

Gandy Bridge in Tampa?

Nope.

[MCRoads]

It is the Thomas A. Mathis bridge near seaside, NJ. After a reverse image search brought me to a photographer from seaside's Instagram, I just needed to scroll down to find the picture.

As a side note, why is there a signal head facing the wrong way for the draw span? I can only assume that maybe it is for contraflow for hurricanes, but why would the draw span need to open in that event?

[plain]

It is the Thomas A. Mathis bridge near seaside, NJ. After a reverse image search brought me to a photographer from seaside's Instagram, I just needed to scroll down to find the picture.

As a side note, why is there a signal head facing the wrong way for the draw span? I can only assume that maybe it is for contraflow for hurricanes, but why would the draw span need to open in that event?

I was thinking it might've been that bridge earlier but the railings didn't match. Now that you posted this I went back on GSV to take another look. The columns under the bridge are a perfect match!

https://goo.gl/maps/sn5wssfDVownvFEP7

[SteveG1988]

It is the Thomas A. Mathis bridge near seaside, NJ. After a reverse image search brought me to a photographer from seaside's Instagram, I just needed to scroll down to find the picture.

As a side note, why is there a signal head facing the wrong way for the draw span? I can only assume that maybe it is for contraflow for hurricanes, but why would the draw span need to open in that event?

You got it.