Not sure if this is the place for this, but I thought I would start a little game. Guess That Bridge is as simple as it sounds, Guess the bridge! Almost any bridges are allowed, but:
–No immediately recognizable bridge pics. The point of this game is to have to think a bit.
–No unrecognizable bridge pics. It has to have a somewhat distinct feature, so that overpass by your house probably won't work here.
–photo editing is encouraged, but follow the rules above. If you couldn't recognize the picture after 6 months of not seeing it, it's probably not going to be guessed.
The bridges DO NOT need to be road bridges! Do you know a cool train bridge? Put it! Is there a bridge that carries a set of rails to roll barracks of bourbon across the road? Post it here! Someone may know it!
With the image guidelines in place, we can move onto guessing. Here are some guidelines:
–Guess the name and/or location of the bridge. Both local and formal names are accepted. Examples of guesses might be: the War Mother's Memorial Bridge; OR the Capitol St Bridge; OR the bridge that leads to the capitol in Frankfort, KY. Just make the bridge in question obvious.
–To make a guess, quote the original post, without the picture.
–The first person who gets their guess correct (as confirmed by the poster) gets to post a new picture to guess. If they do not post a picture within 24 hours, someone else can post one.
–If no one guesses it within a week, the guessing has stalled. That's OK, after a wile, someone can post a new picture to guess.
All that being said, please keep it on topic, good luck, and let's begin!
First bridge to guess:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/391697684194656270/734886747091238972/image0.jpg)
Decatur, Alabama?
Quote from: M3100 on July 20, 2020, 08:02:40 PM
Decatur, Alabama?
No, it's a bit north of there. Though, it is on a river named after a state, so...
Been on the BUS 72 bridge tho, so that was a nice surprise.
McKinley Bridge, Saint Louis, Missouri. Crosses the Mississippi River...?
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 20, 2020, 11:53:39 PM
McKinley Bridge, Saint Louis, Missouri. Crosses the Mississippi River...?
Close, it's a bit to the west. It does look similar though. This bridge has 5 Pennsylvania truss spans, not just 3. If you have been on the Bourbon Trail, you will have probably seen it.
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
First bridge to guess:
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Ohio River @ Metropolis, IL
Paducah & Illinois Railroad
My best guess is that it was taken from the parking lot at Harrah's.
Big Four Bridge over the Ohio between Jeffersonville, IN, and Louisville, KY.
Quote from: electricbee on July 21, 2020, 01:00:25 PM
Big Four Bridge over the Ohio between Jeffersonville, IN, and Louisville, KY.
I believe you're correct, but
MCRoads will need to confirm.
GSV here (https://goo.gl/maps/e76apP9e8E56pcyQ7)
Quote from: electricbee on July 21, 2020, 01:00:25 PM
Big Four Bridge over the Ohio between Jeffersonville, IN, and Louisville, KY.
Yup! You got it! Now it's your turn to post a picture to guess at.
Quote from: kphoger on July 21, 2020, 01:31:04 PM
Quote from: electricbee on July 21, 2020, 01:00:25 PM
Big Four Bridge over the Ohio between Jeffersonville, IN, and Louisville, KY.
I believe you're correct, but MCRoads will need to confirm.
GSV here (https://goo.gl/maps/e76apP9e8E56pcyQ7)
Wow, that street view is dead on! I rock the pic a bit higher up, but it's still really close.
Should the correct guesser not post a picture of a new bridge, what should be the policy be on that? My suggestion: if the correct guesser does not submit a new bridge within 24 hours of confirmation of the poster, anyone may post a new one.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 21, 2020, 10:58:51 PM
Should the correct guesser not post a picture of a new bridge, what should be the policy be on that? My suggestion: if the correct guesser does not submit a new bridge within 24 hours of confirmation of the poster, anyone may post a new one.
Sounds good, I'll amend the rules. Hopefully it doesn't happen often.
It has been more than 24 hours. I just drove across this bridge, and it is one of the more scary bridges I've been on.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200723/8af19f7dfca14f887016e4e3cb8186c8.jpg)
SM-G965U
Connection road between Branson and Forsyth, Missouri?
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 23, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
It has been more than 24 hours. I just drove across this bridge, and it is one of the more scary bridges I've been on.
Beaver Bridge – AR-187
Quote from: kphoger on July 23, 2020, 04:02:15 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 23, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
It has been more than 24 hours. I just drove across this bridge, and it is one of the more scary bridges I've been on.
Beaver Bridge – AR-187
Correct. That one is quite unique, in my opinion. Now, please post a new bridge.
M3100 was close in that it still crosses the White River.
SM-G965U
Well, the only post-worthy bridge photo I have of my own would have been the same one I just guessed correctly, so... looks like I'll have to 'borrow' one from the interwebs...
(https://i.imgur.com/rg7bQKT.jpg)
Hint 1: Seven spans, metal grate road deck.
Quote from: kphoger on July 24, 2020, 10:20:18 AM
Hint 1: Seven spans, metal grate road deck.
It's probably not right, but is this a bull shoals lake bridge of some sort, i am getting MO ozarks vibes from it. BUt the two i know of (160 and MO76) are 10 and were 6 spans each respectively.
It reminds me of a bridge that used to be by I-44 south of OKC. But this one has too many spans.
Quote from: MCRoads on July 26, 2020, 11:57:51 AM
It reminds me of a bridge that used to be by I-44 south of OKC. But this one has too many spans.
Yeah i get the vibe for the ozarks region too.
US 62-US412 east of Mountain Home, AR?
Hint 2: Opened in 1956. Not in the USA.
Hint 3: The bridge's opening was reported in The Whitehorse Star.
Can't ID the road much less the bridge (haven't been that far north), but I'm guessing this is a bridge over the Yukon River and therefore is somewhere in the Yukon Territory.
Nisutlin Bay Bridge, Canada over the.. Nisutlin Bay
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 29, 2020, 07:42:20 PM
Nisutlin Bay Bridge, Canada over the.. Nisutlin Bay
That is correct. Also known as Teslin Bridge.
Unfortunately, I don't have any more post-worthy bridge photos with me, so I will proceed to borrow one from the internet as well.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50170397501_84f03e6f8d.jpg)
You might have to give us a clue!
Clue 1: An old suspension bridge, dating back to the 30s.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 30, 2020, 12:47:49 PM
Unfortunately, I don't have any more post-worthy bridge photos with me, so I will proceed to borrow one from the internet as well.
I figured out what bridge it is, and also where you snagged the photo from.
But, since I just went last time, I'll hold my tongue for someone else to get the answer.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 30, 2020, 12:47:49 PM
Unfortunately, I don't have any more post-worthy bridge photos with me, so I will proceed to borrow one from the internet as well.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50170397501_84f03e6f8d.jpg)
The Green's Mill Bridge in Missouri.
Correct. It is also known as the Little Niangua Swinging Bridge.
Oh great, you can simply search by image on google :banghead: I tried to see if that would be the case before I posted the image and it didn't work, but now Google recognizes it?
When I saw this thread, my first plan was to post my picture of the Nisultin Bay Bridge. But since that's already been done, I'll post what I think will be a fairly easy one for someone to get:
(https://www.teresco.org/pics/north-20030707-22/11/P7110013-1024.jpg)
I'd say that looks like the Mackinac Bridge.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:51:39 PM
I'd say that looks like the Mackinac Bridge.
A very quick winner.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 31, 2020, 01:48:31 PM
Correct. It is also known as the Little Niangua Swinging Bridge.
Oh great, you can simply search by image on google :banghead: I tried to see if that would be the case before I posted the image and it didn't work, but now Google recognizes it?
I didn't use an image search, but I did find it by looking for "old suspension bridge 1930s."
I think I get to go next, so here's an entry.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200731/a3bbd7dde85148b8eefa9fa420869fb5.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
I think I get to go next
Actually, I think Jim skipped you, but his was easy and you got that one right as well, so it ended up not mattering.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
here's an entry.
[img snipped]
The new Frederick Douglass Bridge into DC?
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
I think I get to go next
Actually, I think Jim skipped you, but his was easy and you got that one right as well, so it ended up not mattering.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
here's an entry.
[img snipped]
The new Frederick Douglass Bridge into DC?
Close enough. The car is on the old Douglass Bridge because the new one isn't open yet, but those arches are the new bridge, so I think either or both would have been a perfectly good answer because it shows you recognize where the picture is of. It's not really "into DC," of course, because it connects two parts of DC separated by the Anacostia River, but again, that's picking nits because you knew which bridge it is.
I thought that one might have taken a little longer. Oh well!
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 02:25:26 PM
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:17:45 PM
The new Frederick Douglass Bridge into DC?
Close enough. The car is on the old Douglass Bridge because the new one isn't open yet, but those arches are the new bridge, so I think either or both would have been a perfectly good answer because it shows you recognize where the picture is of. It's not really "into DC," of course, because it connects two parts of DC separated by the Anacostia River, but again, that's picking nits because you knew which bridge it is.
I thought that one might have taken a little longer. Oh well!
I didn't recognize it offhand, but it was not too hard to find. :)
It was smart on your part to pick a bridge that no one could find through Street View, because the most recent Street View still has the old bridge before construction started. Unfortunately for your chances of stumping us, though, a picture of the new bridge came right up in the sidebar, at which point I put 2 and 2 together.
I've got one to post in a few minutes... stay tuned.
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:36:37 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 02:25:26 PM
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:17:45 PM
The new Frederick Douglass Bridge into DC?
Close enough. The car is on the old Douglass Bridge because the new one isn't open yet, but those arches are the new bridge, so I think either or both would have been a perfectly good answer because it shows you recognize where the picture is of. It's not really "into DC," of course, because it connects two parts of DC separated by the Anacostia River, but again, that's picking nits because you knew which bridge it is.
I thought that one might have taken a little longer. Oh well!
I didn't recognize it offhand, but it was not too hard to find. :)
It was smart on your part to pick a bridge that no one could find through Street View, because the most recent Street View still has the old bridge before construction started. Unfortunately for your chances of stumping us, though, a picture of the new bridge came right up in the sidebar, at which point I put 2 and 2 together.
I've got one to post in a few minutes... stay tuned.
I hadn't even thought about Street View. If I get a chance to go again, though, I have a picture that can't be duplicated by the Street View car.
Here's my entry:
(https://i.imgur.com/XCeCs0v.jpg)
Taken by me, this month (July 2020). With that said, I'll let my post below serve as a clue. Hopefully it's not
too easy.
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:39:44 PM
I guess I've been to seven states this year, counting my own.
Went to NJ in January, and all of the other five were this month: PA, DE, MD, VA, and MN.
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
I think I get to go next
Actually, I think Jim skipped you, but his was easy and you got that one right as well, so it ended up not mattering.
Sorry about that - you'd think that after all these years playing photo games on this forum that I'd know to read the rules more carefully before making my first post to one.
Quote from: Jim on July 31, 2020, 02:57:33 PM
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
I think I get to go next
Actually, I think Jim skipped you, but his was easy and you got that one right as well, so it ended up not mattering.
Sorry about that - you'd think that after all these years playing photo games on this forum that I'd know to read the rules more carefully before making my first post to one.
No worries. I wasn't going to grouse, especially about you given the effort you've put into the Travel Mapping site.
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 31, 2020, 01:52:45 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 31, 2020, 01:48:31 PM
Correct. It is also known as the Little Niangua Swinging Bridge.
Oh great, you can simply search by image on google :banghead: I tried to see if that would be the case before I posted the image and it didn't work, but now Google recognizes it?
I didn't use an image search, but I did find it by looking for "old suspension bridge 1930s."
I had a good idea of what part of the country it was in, so I did a search of things like "suspension bridge Arkansas" and "suspension bridge Missouri".
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:44:03 PM
Here's my entry:
(https://i.imgur.com/XCeCs0v.jpg)
Taken by me, this month (July 2020). With that said, I'll let my post below serve as a clue. Hopefully it's not too easy.
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:39:44 PM
I guess I've been to seven states this year, counting my own.
Went to NJ in January, and all of the other five were this month: PA, DE, MD, VA, and MN.
I just looked up "Brown tied arch bridge" in google, surpizingly, it was quite easy to find! Hastings Bridge, Hwy 61, Hastings, MN
Quote from: MCRoads on July 31, 2020, 07:22:36 PM
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 02:44:03 PM
Here's my entry:
(https://i.imgur.com/XCeCs0v.jpg)
Taken by me, this month (July 2020). With that said, I'll let my post below serve as a clue. Hopefully it's not too easy.
I just looked up "Brown tied arch bridge" in google, surpizingly, it was quite easy to find! Hastings Bridge, Hwy 61, Hastings, MN
...
Huh. You must have better luck than me, because I just tried that myself and didn't find this one.
But, yes, that is correct. A classic Mississippi river crossing complete with the barge and the sunset!
Quote from: kphoger on July 28, 2020, 02:24:01 PM
Hint 2: Opened in 1956. Not in the USA.
The landscape should've also been a big hint it wasn't in the Ozarks/AR/MO/whatever area, you definitely won't see boreal trees like that there
Own photo, circa August 2017. Anyone willing to take a guess?
'(https://i.imgur.com/hNRKdxj.png)
Here's a view from the opposite direction:
(https://i.imgur.com/EcTAW5z.png)
Quote from: index on July 31, 2020, 08:07:17 PM
Own photo, circa August 2017. Anyone willing to take a guess?
[img snipped]
Here's a view from the opposite direction:
[img snipped]
Hmm. That looks weirdly familiar, so I'm sure it will be obvious in retrospect, but I got nothing.
(Also, MCRoads was technically next in line to post a photo since he got mine correct, so I will give him a chance to answer.)
Quote from: webny99 on August 01, 2020, 01:05:40 PM
Quote from: index on July 31, 2020, 08:07:17 PM
Own photo, circa August 2017. Anyone willing to take a guess?
[img snipped]
Here's a view from the opposite direction:
[img snipped]
Hmm. That looks weirdly familiar, so I'm sure it will be obvious in retrospect, but I got nothing.
(Also, MCRoads was technically next in line to post a photo since he got mine correct, so I will give him a chance to answer.)
I have no clue. I was going to post a picture of a bridge near me, but I like your bridge better, lol.
Any clues, index?
Quote from: webny99 on August 01, 2020, 10:13:43 PM
Any clues, index?
Somewhere in Cascadia. Route has a low number, halfway between two decently sized regional centers.
Quote from: index on August 02, 2020, 07:43:33 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 01, 2020, 10:13:43 PM
Any clues, index?
Somewhere in Cascadia.
I was looking around there prior to the clue, because of the mountain off to the side and the boreal forest surrounding the area. My guess is the Colwitz bridge on I-5.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 02, 2020, 08:12:02 PM
Quote from: index on August 02, 2020, 07:43:33 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 01, 2020, 10:13:43 PM
Any clues, index?
Somewhere in Cascadia.
I was looking around there prior to the clue, because of the mountain off to the side and the boreal forest surrounding the area. My guess is the Colwitz bridge on I-5.
Geographically you're a moderate distance away. It's also on a surface road.
Can you answer a yes/no question? If so, I'd like to ask if this bridge has since been reconstructed since 2017. I feel like I'm close to the answer.
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 03, 2020, 12:07:20 AM
Can you answer a yes/no question? If so, I'd like to ask if this bridge has since been reconstructed since 2017. I feel like I'm close to the answer.
Nope. Still there.
US-12 bridge over the Sastop River in Sastop?
Quote from: thspfc on August 03, 2020, 08:41:58 AM
US-12 bridge over the Sastop River in Sastop?
That one looks like a dual tied arch. Here's another hint: It's north of the border and on a route that is nominally east-west but is strictly north-south as it begins.
Surely I've got it this time. The TCH bridge in Duncan?
Quote from: index on August 04, 2020, 01:09:31 AM
Quote from: thspfc on August 03, 2020, 08:41:58 AM
US-12 bridge over the Sastop River in Sastop?
That one looks like a dual tied arch. Here's another hint: It's north of the border and on a route that is nominally east-west but is strictly north-south as it begins.
Trans-Canada Highway in BC crossing the Chemainus River near Westholme.
https://goo.gl/maps/wLi3dd9bVuN6GsEn6
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2020, 08:58:39 AM
Quote from: index on August 04, 2020, 01:09:31 AM
Quote from: thspfc on August 03, 2020, 08:41:58 AM
US-12 bridge over the Sastop River in Sastop?
That one looks like a dual tied arch. Here's another hint: It's north of the border and on a route that is nominally east-west but is strictly north-south as it begins.
Trans-Canada Highway in BC crossing the Chemainus River near Westholme.
https://goo.gl/maps/wLi3dd9bVuN6GsEn6
Shoot, I believe you've got it.
I guess index should still probably confirm, but even the trees match.
Quote from: kphoger on August 04, 2020, 10:54:50 AM
I guess index should still probably confirm, but even the trees match.
I haven't posted a new picture because the rules say the person posting the previous picture is to confirm.
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Thanks. I thought so, but I gave up trying to straighten out the sequence of events in my mind (straighten them out in my mind, not the events in my mind).
Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Good point. I'll defer to MCRoads in posting the next picture, then.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2020, 12:48:35 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Good point. I'll defer to MCRoads in posting the next picture, then.
Well index can't be bothered to respond, so I say we just move on. No reason why this thread should be held up by one person not responding.
Quote from: thspfc on August 04, 2020, 10:13:12 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2020, 12:48:35 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Good point. I'll defer to MCRoads in posting the next picture, then.
Well index can't be bothered to respond, so I say we just move on. No reason why this thread should be held up by one person not responding.
index hasn't been online since 1:00 this morning, per the profile info, and it's none of my business why not. My thought is–MCRoads has dibs on the next photo as far as I'm concerned, so let's give it overnight. If there's no new entry by the time I look at the forum while eating breakfast tomorrow morning, I'll post one of the ones I have queued up and ready to go.
With neither index (who could confirm 1995hoo's correct answer) nor MCRoads (the OP and previous correct guesser) having logged in recently, 1995hoo going ahead with a new photo tomorrow morning seems reasonable.
As this situation points up, it doesn't make sense to require confirmation from the person that posted the photo, since there's no commitment to be here and people come and go on their own time. Unless anyone has a better idea, my suggestion would be that from now on, anyone can verify a correct answer.
I suspect this one might be too easy. I took this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200805/48ea49ff01ea74b5bae1fb437225cf15.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 05, 2020, 07:28:39 AM
I suspect this one might be too easy. I took this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200805/48ea49ff01ea74b5bae1fb437225cf15.jpg)
At first glance looks like CBBT to me.
Quote from: Jim on August 05, 2020, 09:20:42 AM
At first glance looks like CBBT to me.
Not the CBBT.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 05, 2020, 07:28:39 AM
I suspect this one might be too easy. I took this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200805/48ea49ff01ea74b5bae1fb437225cf15.jpg)
Would this be the Oresund Bridge (and tunnel) between Denmark and Sweden? It's on my bucket list, that's for sure :)
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 05, 2020, 09:32:07 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 05, 2020, 07:28:39 AM
I suspect this one might be too easy. I took this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200805/48ea49ff01ea74b5bae1fb437225cf15.jpg)
Would this be the Oresund Bridge (and tunnel) between Denmark and Sweden? It's on my bucket list, that's for sure :)
You are correct. See, I knew this one was too easy. I took that picture on July 23, 2007, from the deck of Holland America's
Veendam at the start of our Baltic Sea cruise (we had just left Copenhagen and were headed to Tallinn next). Hence why I said earlier that the Street View car wouldn't be able to duplicate the photo.
I have not been over the bridge-tunnel except insofar as the ship "passed over" the tunnel portion. Didn't have much time. We flew into Copenhagen the day before the cruise began, and when we got back there at the end we flew out later the same day.
It's quite the impressive feat of engineering...I knew people in college who studied abroad in Copenhagen, and I've been wanting to find a reason to go check it out ever since.
Anyways, I guess it's my turn now (borrowing from the interwebs):
(https://cdn2.apstatic.com/photos/hike/7069353_large_1586286412.jpg)
I know where that is, but I won't respond unless nobody else gets it in the next 24 hours because I think someone else deserves a chance.
Quote from: thspfc on August 04, 2020, 09:08:38 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2020, 08:58:39 AM
Quote from: index on August 04, 2020, 01:09:31 AM
Quote from: thspfc on August 03, 2020, 08:41:58 AM
US-12 bridge over the Sastop River in Sastop?
That one looks like a dual tied arch. Here's another hint: It's north of the border and on a route that is nominally east-west but is strictly north-south as it begins.
Trans-Canada Highway in BC crossing the Chemainus River near Westholme.
https://goo.gl/maps/wLi3dd9bVuN6GsEn6 (https://goo.gl/maps/wLi3dd9bVuN6GsEn6)
Shoot, I believe you've got it.
Yeah, that's the one.
Quote from: thspfc on August 04, 2020, 10:13:12 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 04, 2020, 12:48:35 PM
Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
Well if we're going by the rules, don't forget we skipped MCRoads.
Good point. I'll defer to MCRoads in posting the next picture, then.
Well index can't be bothered to respond, so I say we just move on. No reason why this thread should be held up by one person not responding.
I don't see a need to be so irate over this, not everyone constantly checks replies to their stuff. I have a life. This is a niche forum, not social media, things can wait some hours. I don't have any real reason to log on and check things multiple times a day considering the pace of things here. I second what webny is saying:
QuoteAs this situation points up, it doesn't make sense to require confirmation from the person that posted the photo, since there's no commitment to be here and people come and go on their own time. Unless anyone has a better idea, my suggestion would be that from now on, anyone can verify a correct answer.
Hey, I tried to be charitable. We all have higher priorities.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 05, 2020, 09:25:31 PM
Hey, I tried to be charitable. We all have higher priorities.
Oh, that wasn't really taking a swipe at you or directed to you, you just ended up in the quote chain. I just get kind of irked when people do that type of stuff, you didn't draw the ire of me though.
Quote from: index on August 06, 2020, 04:33:10 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 05, 2020, 09:25:31 PM
Hey, I tried to be charitable. We all have higher priorities.
Oh, that wasn't really taking a swipe at you or directed to you, you just ended up in the quote chain. I just get kind of irked when people do that type of stuff, you didn't draw the ire of me though.
Yeah, I understand that. Looking at the times when you post (1:00 AM, 4:30 AM) strongly suggests to me you're on a very different schedule from many of us and thus you should not be expected to reply during the day!
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 05, 2020, 10:04:33 AM
It's quite the impressive feat of engineering...I knew people in college who studied abroad in Copenhagen, and I've been wanting to find a reason to go check it out ever since.
Anyways, I guess it's my turn now (borrowing from the interwebs):
(https://cdn2.apstatic.com/photos/hike/7069353_large_1586286412.jpg)
It's been over 24 hours and nobody has submitted a guess, so I'll play: US-40 bridge over the Patapsco River in Patapsco Valley State Park west of Baltimore and south of I-70. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2948735,-76.7786488,18.25z
I knew it too. But I was in the same boat as you.
That style of bridge is a favorite of mine. Like this one too (also on US 40). I hope this one gets rehabbed too:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5443/8897749918_c715216ddc_b.jpg)
Quote from: BrianP on August 06, 2020, 10:53:31 AM
I knew it too. But I was in the same boat as you.
That style of bridge is a favorite of mine. Like this one too (also on US 40). I hope this one gets rehabbed too:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5443/8897749918_c715216ddc_b.jpg)
Oh, that's a pretty picture. I hope it gets rehabbed too, but at the same time, I like the color now (I'm guessing it is just old concrete), it fits very well with the landscape.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 06, 2020, 10:46:16 AM
Quote from: jmacswimmer on August 05, 2020, 10:04:33 AM
It's quite the impressive feat of engineering...I knew people in college who studied abroad in Copenhagen, and I've been wanting to find a reason to go check it out ever since.
Anyways, I guess it's my turn now (borrowing from the interwebs):
(https://cdn2.apstatic.com/photos/hike/7069353_large_1586286412.jpg)
It's been over 24 hours and nobody has submitted a guess, so I'll play: US-40 bridge over the Patapsco River in Patapsco Valley State Park west of Baltimore and south of I-70. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2948735,-76.7786488,18.25z
Correct!
Side note: I appreciated the effort MDOT SHA made to preserve the historic look when it received an extensive rehab in 2012. The temporary bridges used during construction were pretty impressive too.
https://www.cormanconstruction.com/project/us-40/
This one is very small, but I think there are enough clues in the picture so as not to make it impossibly difficult. I haven't cropped anything because I figured I should keep the other clues visible.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200806/5a55fa53203f7c5b8bcbff764fa5a880.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 06, 2020, 11:01:16 AM
This one is very small, but I think there are enough clues in the picture so as not to make it impossibly difficult. I haven't cropped anything because I figured I should keep the other clues visible.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200806/5a55fa53203f7c5b8bcbff764fa5a880.jpg)
Is it the Rakkaudensilta (https://goo.gl/maps/Q6ZKHFLvAzjKup3B6) in Helsinki, Finnland?
You are correct, and the Street View link you posted is from almost exactly the same place where I took the photo (I just zoomed in more). We had walked down that way hoping to go into Uspenski Cathedral up on the hill to the right, but the cathedral was closed.
Here is my submission:
(https://i.ibb.co/F5J45L3/6-D325235-20-BC-4931-BE10-CA3490106816.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0CZyCR2)
Just so this isn't impossible, I'll give you a few hints:
1. If you have driven on I-85 in NC, you have probably been close to it. I myself have been on that road, but didn't stop to see it.
2. You may have seen this bridge before, but maybe not in person. I know I have!
3. My final hint: it is notorious for being able to constantly do something, even after several modifications ...
The 11 foot 8 bridge (Gregson St) in Durham?
SM-G965U
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 06, 2020, 12:08:10 PM
The 11 foot 8 bridge (Gregson St) in Durham?
SM-G965U
Wow, good job! Bonus points if you know what the bridges hight is now (it was recently raised, but it hasn't stopped opening cans, lol).
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 06, 2020, 12:08:10 PM
The 11 foot 8 bridge (Gregson St) in Durham?
http://11foot8.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/yovo68/videos
Quote from: MCRoads on August 06, 2020, 12:12:08 PM
Wow, good job! Bonus points if you know what the bridges hight is now (it was recently raised, but it hasn't stopped opening cans, lol).
12-4 (or as the latest crash videos note it, 11-8+8)
Because I will be in an area with no service for a while, someone who hasn't already posted a bridge may now do so. I want to keep the game going..
SM-G965U
Heh, I've driven under that bridge many times because I lived a short distance away during my three years at Duke. Passing under that bridge was the best route back to the Durham Freeway after a visit to one of the pubs in that area.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 06, 2020, 12:19:22 PM
Because I will be in an area with no service for a while, someone who hasn't already posted a bridge may now do so. I want to keep the game going..
SM-G965U
I have one I can post, but I think someone else deserves a chance.
I underestimated my Verizon coverage, so here is a bridge I got a picture of recently.
EDIT: uploaded a better photo.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200806/326b931f6fa903ccc55c1c0a7275afef.jpg)
Clue:
Get your kicks...
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 08, 2020, 03:12:51 PM
Clue:
Get your kicks...
I see that you made a mad dash for the Pacific Coast...isn't that the bridge over the Gasconade River?
Bridge over the Gasconade River near Hazelgreen, Missouri?
(If I'm right, give me a few hours to post a new entry. My PC isn't turned on and I haven't looked to see if I have any good pictures on my iPad.)
Correct. This old bridge was actually supposed to be demolished a month ago. However, new public interest in saving the bridge has led to the project being put on hold. I was on my way to the St. Francois Mountain region of MO and figured I would visit it on my way there, before it was too late.
If someone else wants to post a picture, by all means go ahead. I don't feel like going upstairs and turning on my PC on Saturday afternoon. I know what picture I was going to post, but it's not on any of my mobile devices.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50203952713_e5662c8ce3_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jumo4B)
Is it the Brooklyn Bridge?
Quote from: Verlanka on August 09, 2020, 05:02:39 AM
Is it the Brooklyn Bridge?
It would resemble that, but this came before that one, and is practically a bastion of western expansion.
Quote from: Verlanka on August 09, 2020, 05:02:39 AM
Is it the Brooklyn Bridge?
Definitely not. The arches on the Brooklyn Bridge's towers are pointed on top and there are two arches per tower.
I'm guessing it's the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
Wheeling suspension bridge?
Quote from: thspfc on August 09, 2020, 08:54:21 AM
Wheeling suspension bridge?
Yeah, that's definitely it. IMO it's one of those bridges where, if you know it, you'll know it when you see it every time. The only other thing you could really confuse it with is the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati and even then that has big differences.
I'll submit an entry. I took this picture in 2005.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200810/523774f33ff5201262afd5ef1c38b18a.jpg)
John O'Connell Bridge in Sitka, AK? I think I recognize this one.
Quote from: index on August 10, 2020, 11:08:18 AM
John O'Connell Bridge in Sitka, AK? I think I recognize this one.
Correct! I had to look up the name of the bridge because I never knew what it was, but yes, we were in Sitka for the day in 2005 and I have several pictures of that bridge, which was obviously under construction at the time.
I thought about whether to use a more zoomed-out picture to try to make it tougher because from certain angles, the mountain in the background (not visible in the picture above, of course) might look a little like Mount Fuji to some viewers.
Since it's been over 24 hours with no new entry, I'll post one. This is way too easy, of course, and I really just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to post a great bridge picture. My aunt sent this. She lives a short distance from the bridge. This was a couple of weeks ago.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200811/d4469dbaaae950551eabfe252a982dc2.jpg)
The Marine Parkway-Gill Hodges Memorial Bridge to Rockaway Beach, being hit by a lightning bolt.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 02:32:29 PM
The Marine Parkway-Gill Hodges Memorial Bridge to Rockaway Beach, being hit by a lightning bolt.
Of course. You're up next if you want to post a picture.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2020, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 02:32:29 PM
The Marine Parkway-Gill Hodges Memorial Bridge to Rockaway Beach, being hit by a lightning bolt.
Of course. You're up next if you want to post a picture.
I still can't figure out how to upload a photo that is saved to my device. Man, I feel stupid.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 05:32:58 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 11, 2020, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 02:32:29 PM
The Marine Parkway-Gill Hodges Memorial Bridge to Rockaway Beach, being hit by a lightning bolt.
Of course. You're up next if you want to post a picture.
I still can't figure out how to upload a photo that is saved to my device. Man, I feel stupid.
You can use the Tapatalk app to upload directly from your mobile photo gallery.
SM-G965U
^^^^
Tapatalk is what I use since Photobucket became unusable. It's been reliable so far.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200811/6962b3e837c64449a39a95e71a2f8144.jpg)
Thanks. Here is my entry.
Since nobody has made a guess yet, I'll give you all a hint: The bridge is located in Windsor County, Vermont.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 06:50:53 PM
Thanks. Here is my entry.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 12, 2020, 05:52:51 PM
Since nobody has made a guess yet, I'll give you all a hint: The bridge is located in Windsor County, Vermont.
Spaulding Bridge, Cavendish(Holy cow, Windsor County looks like a truss bridge paradise!)
Quote from: kphoger on August 13, 2020, 09:33:38 AM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 11, 2020, 06:50:53 PM
Thanks. Here is my entry.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 12, 2020, 05:52:51 PM
Since nobody has made a guess yet, I'll give you all a hint: The bridge is located in Windsor County, Vermont.
Spaulding Bridge, Cavendish
(Holy cow, Windsor County looks like a truss bridge paradise!)
Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Thank goodness for your hint!
Here is my challenge.
(https://i.imgur.com/6yhw1ou.png)
Quote from: kphoger on August 13, 2020, 12:33:34 PM
Thank goodness for your hint!
Here is my challenge.
I'm know what it is (I think) but I'll give someone else a chance.
US 281's bridge over the Canadian River, west of El Reno, Oklahoma. It has 38 trusses.
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 01:44:17 PM
US 281's bridge over the Canadian River, west of El Reno, Oklahoma. It has 38 trusses.
Correct, sir.
Nice. Here's my submission, photo taken a year ago.
Link to bridge (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNRY5WWDCOZhx8G7iaeOFY4dlcuVpCV8tUuk-1N2ga27NU1VZGRGsC9qw4Pxs9xtw?key=TWtDcUZKUHJXTnJhN0JuZEFaRV9nbTRiUmNWTlNR)
(One of these days, I'll download Tapatalk so I can use photos in my device storage...hopefully this works for now.)
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 01:56:43 PM
Nice. Here's my submission, photo taken a year ago.
Link to bridge (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNRY5WWDCOZhx8G7iaeOFY4dlcuVpCV8tUuk-1N2ga27NU1VZGRGsC9qw4Pxs9xtw?key=TWtDcUZKUHJXTnJhN0JuZEFaRV9nbTRiUmNWTlNR)
(One of these days, I'll download Tapatalk so I can use photos in my device storage...hopefully this works for now.)
West End Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 01:56:43 PM
Nice. Here's my submission, photo taken a year ago.
Link to bridge (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNRY5WWDCOZhx8G7iaeOFY4dlcuVpCV8tUuk-1N2ga27NU1VZGRGsC9qw4Pxs9xtw?key=TWtDcUZKUHJXTnJhN0JuZEFaRV9nbTRiUmNWTlNR)
(One of these days, I'll download Tapatalk so I can use photos in my device storage...hopefully this works for now.)
West End Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Welp, quicker than I thought. Yup, that's the one.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50203948173_6e8787dc2d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200813/ae531bb5a5d3175e907242f492680434.jpg)
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 04:10:43 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 01:56:43 PM
Nice. Here's my submission, photo taken a year ago.
Link to bridge (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNRY5WWDCOZhx8G7iaeOFY4dlcuVpCV8tUuk-1N2ga27NU1VZGRGsC9qw4Pxs9xtw?key=TWtDcUZKUHJXTnJhN0JuZEFaRV9nbTRiUmNWTlNR)
(One of these days, I'll download Tapatalk so I can use photos in my device storage...hopefully this works for now.)
West End Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Welp, quicker than I thought. Yup, that's the one.
There is only a couple of cities in the US I know that have reversible roads on bridges, and one is Pittsburgh, so it wouldn't have been hard. There is also one in Cincinnati, And a couple in DC, as one has a temporary setup for construction. And of course there is the bay bridge as well.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200813/ae531bb5a5d3175e907242f492680434.jpg)
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2020, 05:45:11 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 04:10:43 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: noelbotevera on August 13, 2020, 01:56:43 PM
Nice. Here's my submission, photo taken a year ago.
Link to bridge (https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNRY5WWDCOZhx8G7iaeOFY4dlcuVpCV8tUuk-1N2ga27NU1VZGRGsC9qw4Pxs9xtw?key=TWtDcUZKUHJXTnJhN0JuZEFaRV9nbTRiUmNWTlNR)
(One of these days, I'll download Tapatalk so I can use photos in my device storage...hopefully this works for now.)
West End Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Welp, quicker than I thought. Yup, that's the one.
There is only a couple of cities in the US I know that have reversible roads on bridges, and one is Pittsburgh, so it wouldn't have been hard. There is also one in Cincinnati, And a couple in DC, as one has a temporary setup for construction. And of course there is the bay bridge as well.
Jacksonville has been one of those, but I forget which one was the reversible bridge here.
EDIT: It was the old Acosta Bridge Downtown, but it was replaced in the late-80s/early-90s and does not have one anymore. :(
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
That would be correct. :clap:
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 07:17:08 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
That would be correct. :clap:
The floodlights visible in the picture suggested there was a ballpark right there, so that made it a lot easier to figure out.
My submission, should be easy:
(https://www.masslive.com/resizer/7so2y4SeZTlV5B4LPQdW1Cf1PkY=/1280x0/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com/public/O2WJYOLTXVBLJGIW4KBT5DFQCM.jpg)
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 07:45:38 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 07:17:08 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
That would be correct. :clap:
The floodlights visible in the picture suggested there was a ballpark right there, so that made it a lot easier to figure out.
My submission, should be easy:
(https://www.masslive.com/resizer/7so2y4SeZTlV5B4LPQdW1Cf1PkY=/1280x0/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com/public/O2WJYOLTXVBLJGIW4KBT5DFQCM.jpg)
Does this happen to be the Tobin Bridge in boston?
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2020, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 07:45:38 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 07:17:08 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
That would be correct. :clap:
The floodlights visible in the picture suggested there was a ballpark right there, so that made it a lot easier to figure out.
My submission, should be easy:
(https://www.masslive.com/resizer/7so2y4SeZTlV5B4LPQdW1Cf1PkY=/1280x0/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com/public/O2WJYOLTXVBLJGIW4KBT5DFQCM.jpg)
Does this happen to be the Tobin Bridge in boston?
Yep. Good job.
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 08:30:58 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2020, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 07:45:38 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 07:17:08 PM
Quote from: thspfc on August 13, 2020, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 13, 2020, 05:39:03 PM
This one should be much easier.... I'd be surprised if at least one person doesn't recognize this
Ouelette Bridge (Aiken Street) in Lowell, MA
That would be correct. :clap:
The floodlights visible in the picture suggested there was a ballpark right there, so that made it a lot easier to figure out.
My submission, should be easy:
(https://www.masslive.com/resizer/7so2y4SeZTlV5B4LPQdW1Cf1PkY=/1280x0/smart/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-advancelocal.s3.amazonaws.com/public/O2WJYOLTXVBLJGIW4KBT5DFQCM.jpg)
Does this happen to be the Tobin Bridge in boston?
Yep. Good job.
The Tobin Bridge looks awfully like that of the Mathews Bridge here. Speaking of which, I need to post some more bridge photos here.
How about this one:
(https://i.ibb.co/0f5y0rx/FBA8-E08-E-1499-405-B-9-AEF-C4-B816-F9-A51-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/30Kmxcn)
I used to drive by this one on occasion, and it is a really cool structure, with a really cool history.
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2020, 09:22:21 PM
How about this one:
(https://i.ibb.co/0f5y0rx/FBA8-E08-E-1499-405-B-9-AEF-C4-B816-F9-A51-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/30Kmxcn)
I used to drive by this one on occasion, and it is a really cool structure, with a really cool history.
Coleman bridge in VA?
Quote from: index on August 13, 2020, 09:44:27 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on August 13, 2020, 09:22:21 PM
How about this one:
(https://i.ibb.co/0f5y0rx/FBA8-E08-E-1499-405-B-9-AEF-C4-B816-F9-A51-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/30Kmxcn)
I used to drive by this one on occasion, and it is a really cool structure, with a really cool history.
Coleman bridge in VA?
Yup! That's it!
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50203948173_6e8787dc2d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
Quote from: kphoger on August 14, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50203948173_6e8787dc2d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
QuoteHorace Wilkinson Bridge?
Well, no reply in well over a day, so I'm just going to assume I'm right (unless anyone else wants to object). Here's my submission: (https://img.marinas.com/v2/9d62f866c3db63485c71e13f6fc6e54535bda14a12e363c27e1153ef3d687339.jpg)
Quote from: thspfc on August 14, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 14, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50203948173_6e8787dc2d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
QuoteHorace Wilkinson Bridge?
Well, no reply in well over a day, so I'm just going to assume I'm right (unless anyone else wants to object). Here's my submission: (https://img.marinas.com/v2/9d62f866c3db63485c71e13f6fc6e54535bda14a12e363c27e1153ef3d687339.jpg)
Bridge in the black and white aerial photo is the Mathews Bridge, Jacksonville FL.
Quote from: thspfc on August 14, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 14, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
[image snipped] (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
QuoteHorace Wilkinson Bridge?
Well, no reply in well over a day, so I'm just going to assume I'm right (unless anyone else wants to object). Here's my submission: (https://img.marinas.com/v2/9d62f866c3db63485c71e13f6fc6e54535bda14a12e363c27e1153ef3d687339.jpg)
http://prntscr.com/u0fmhw
Based on this signal setup I'm going to guess this is somewhere in the midwest, and due to the fact it's a drawbridge, somewhere on the great lakes coast.
Quote from: index on August 16, 2020, 08:02:28 AM
Quote from: thspfc on August 14, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 14, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
[image snipped] (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
QuoteHorace Wilkinson Bridge?
Well, no reply in well over a day, so I'm just going to assume I'm right (unless anyone else wants to object). Here's my submission: (https://img.marinas.com/v2/9d62f866c3db63485c71e13f6fc6e54535bda14a12e363c27e1153ef3d687339.jpg)
http://prntscr.com/u0fmhw
Based on this signal setup I'm going to guess this is somewhere in the midwest, and due to the fact it's a drawbridge, somewhere on the great lakes coast.
Correct.
Quote from: thspfc on August 16, 2020, 11:40:19 AM
Quote from: index on August 16, 2020, 08:02:28 AM
Quote from: thspfc on August 14, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 14, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on August 13, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
[image snipped] (https://flic.kr/p/2jummHk)
I know this one was posted out of order, but should it be in play now?
QuoteHorace Wilkinson Bridge?
Well, no reply in well over a day, so I'm just going to assume I'm right (unless anyone else wants to object). Here's my submission: (https://img.marinas.com/v2/9d62f866c3db63485c71e13f6fc6e54535bda14a12e363c27e1153ef3d687339.jpg)
http://prntscr.com/u0fmhw (http://prntscr.com/u0fmhw)
Based on this signal setup I'm going to guess this is somewhere in the midwest, and due to the fact it's a drawbridge, somewhere on the great lakes coast.
Correct.
I can narrow that down further then, are we looking at Wisconsin?
Here?
https://goo.gl/maps/ifgyJaxwTvAx9a2dA
This should be pretty easy. I took this photo.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200817/f9de08b5751bf65f249e393bdd292534.jpg)
My guess is:
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Great Britain.
The driving on the left made it a lot easier to guess.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 17, 2020, 01:59:28 PM
My guess is:
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Great Britain.
The driving on the left made it a lot easier to guess.
Correct as to both points. It's pretty distinctive regardless of the driving on the left, though. The speed limit signs would have helped clarify it's not in the USA, certainly.
Since nobody's posted a new entry, here's another one I took:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200819/471dc23f63568ef00df31a186d555ded.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 19, 2020, 05:19:17 PM
Since nobody's posted a new entry, here's another one I took:
This is driving me nuts a lot more than I think it should be. :banghead:
I'm glad one of mine was finally challenging!
Edited to add: It's close enough to 24 hours that I'll go ahead and give a hint. It's not in the USA. I know that narrows it down bigtime. :)
Quote from: kphoger on August 20, 2020, 03:56:31 PM
This is driving me nuts a lot more than I think it should be. :banghead:
Same here, although knowing that it's not in the US, I probably won't be banging my head like I figured I would be.
I've never been to Canada in my life but I believe I've found it... The Seal Island Bridge in Nova Scotia.
Quote from: plain on August 20, 2020, 07:29:41 PM
I've never been to Canada in my life but I believe I've found it... The Seal Island Bridge in Nova Scotia.
Correct! In July 2007 we were headed westbound from Louisbourg to the Keltic Lodge and stopped after crossing the bridge to take pictures. I had previously been across that bridge twice in 1982, but finding those pictures (if my father had any) would be much more difficult.
Took me a while to find it as I was focused on Metro Vancouver and then Quebec.
Here's my entry.
Most of my bridge photos are too easy, so I plucked this from GSV and cropped it. Probably still easy.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200821/c7c239a2692a72f4a52a227bb8b88453.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Is that 51/60/62 heading from KY into IL at Cairo?
iPhone
Quote from: bassoon1986 on August 20, 2020, 10:52:52 PM
Is that 51/60/62 heading from KY into IL at Cairo?
iPhone
Nope
Quote from: plain on August 20, 2020, 08:46:16 PM
Took me a while to find it as I was focused on Metro Vancouver and then Quebec.
Here's my entry.
Most of my bridge photos are too easy, so I plucked this from GSV and cropped it. Probably still easy.
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Is this the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge on VA 156 near Hopewell VA?
Quote from: dlsterner on August 21, 2020, 01:12:10 AM
Quote from: plain on August 20, 2020, 08:46:16 PM
Took me a while to find it as I was focused on Metro Vancouver and then Quebec.
Here's my entry.
Most of my bridge photos are too easy, so I plucked this from GSV and cropped it. Probably still easy.
(image snipped)
Is this the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge on VA 156 near Hopewell VA?
Correct!
So I guess it's now my turn to post a bridge picture ...
I've never actually seen this one but I've always been intrigued by its unique look.
(https://bridgehunter.com/photos/13/20/132063-L.jpg)
Quote from: dlsterner on August 21, 2020, 08:04:42 PM
So I guess it's now my turn to post a bridge picture ...
I've never actually seen this one but I've always been intrigued by its unique look.
(https://bridgehunter.com/photos/13/20/132063-L.jpg)
Carpenters Bluff Bridge over the Red River
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 22, 2020, 01:28:55 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on August 21, 2020, 08:04:42 PM
So I guess it's now my turn to post a bridge picture ...
I've never actually seen this one but I've always been intrigued by its unique look.
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Carpenters Bluff Bridge over the Red River
Correct! Your turn ...
(Photo from the web, vintage photo)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbridgehunter.com%2Fphotos%2F27%2F31%2F273190-L.jpg&hash=4050f4fdd6df5624819b23a27ba4fb3b64eda2ce)
I'm gonna guess it's the Commodore Barry Bridge.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 24, 2020, 07:46:28 AM
I'm gonna guess it's the Commodore Barry Bridge.
You're right.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 24, 2020, 01:25:40 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 24, 2020, 07:46:28 AM
I'm gonna guess it's the Commodore Barry Bridge.
You're right.
Good educated guess, then. My first thought was the Goethals Bridge or the Outerbridge, but I quickly realized those had to be wrong due to the surroundings and that made it easier.
This one should be very easy for someone to get. I took the photo and I've always liked the way the bridge frames the image.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200824/dc5a4b3e3165e115f0755ca829068b80.jpg)
Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 24, 2020, 06:51:48 PM
Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Correct, of course. You're up.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 24, 2020, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 24, 2020, 06:51:48 PM
Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Correct, of course.
The buildings in the background should have immediately brought Vancouver to mind, but instead I got hung up on the Hampton Roads area, which ended up being a futile waste of time. I'll get another one right yet!
Quote from: webny99 on August 24, 2020, 09:41:26 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 24, 2020, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 24, 2020, 06:51:48 PM
Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Correct, of course.
The buildings in the background should have immediately brought Vancouver to mind, but instead I got hung up on the Hampton Roads area, which ended up being a futile waste of time. I'll get another one right yet!
To me it would be more the mountains that would cause me to rule out Hampton Roads (setting aside that I obviously knew where it was since I took the picture, of course).
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 25, 2020, 07:34:58 AM
Quote from: webny99 on August 24, 2020, 09:41:26 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 24, 2020, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 24, 2020, 06:51:48 PM
Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Correct, of course.
The buildings in the background should have immediately brought Vancouver to mind, but instead I got hung up on the Hampton Roads area, which ended up being a futile waste of time. I'll get another one right yet!
To me it would be more the mountains that would cause me to rule out Hampton Roads (setting aside that I obviously knew where it was since I took the picture, of course).
Wow, I actually completely missed the mountains. They were sneaky well-disguised. Goes to show how observant I am! :-D
Let's see if I can make this harder by using an on-bridge view instead of a side elevation view(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200825/d9254d5a43c0340b27905a17de95b004.jpg)
Been a bit, any clues?
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 27, 2020, 12:24:13 PM
Been a bit, any clues?
Sure.
Hint 1: New England
Hint 2: Quack!
Route 116 between Chicopee and Holyoke.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 25, 2020, 12:26:48 PM
Let's see if I can make this harder by using an on-bridge view instead of a side elevation view
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 27, 2020, 12:29:19 PM
Hint 1: New England
Hint 2: Quack!
Union Street over the Merrimack River – Lawrence, MA
Hint 2 made it too easy!
Looking at Street View, I think kphoger's got it. Hint 2 wouldn't have helped me, though looking at the map I now get the reference!
Kphoger is correct.
Here's one for you guys. (borrowed from the interwebs)
(https://i.imgur.com/Se797Q8.png)
My first thought is the Port Mann bridge (Hwy 1 over the Fraser River) in Surrey, BC.
Nope, but that was a reasonable guess.
Reasonable enough that when I first checked Street View (https://www.google.com/maps/@49.2192802,-122.8127917,3a,65.3y,345.9h,98.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sG8k-3W-FBWF9YF7OG4Rpcw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DG8k-3W-FBWF9YF7OG4Rpcw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D82.79813%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en), I became even more confident.. before realizing that the mountains in the background didn't quite match. I guess it's got a twin somewhere out there.
Quote from: kphoger on August 27, 2020, 12:48:16 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 25, 2020, 12:26:48 PM
Let's see if I can make this harder by using an on-bridge view instead of a side elevation view
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 27, 2020, 12:29:19 PM
Hint 1: New England
Hint 2: Quack!
Union Street over the Merrimack River – Lawrence, MA
Hint 2 made it too easy!
Does anyone know why it was called the Duck Bridge?
Hint #1: This bridge is 849.3 miles from my house, as the crow flies.
Quote from: kphoger on August 27, 2020, 01:17:26 PM
Here's one for you guys. (borrowed from the interwebs)
(https://i.imgur.com/Se797Q8.png)
Quote from: mrsman on August 28, 2020, 08:21:51 AM
Quote from: kphoger on August 27, 2020, 12:48:16 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 25, 2020, 12:26:48 PM
Let's see if I can make this harder by using an on-bridge view instead of a side elevation view
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on August 27, 2020, 12:29:19 PM
Hint 1: New England
Hint 2: Quack!
Union Street over the Merrimack River – Lawrence, MA
Hint 2 made it too easy!
Does anyone know why it was called the Duck Bridge?
Nearby were these textile mills, which produced duck-down material.
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41rkefXszML._AC_.jpg)
Quote from: kphoger on August 28, 2020, 01:16:17 PM
Hint #1: This bridge is 849.3 miles from my house, as the crow flies.
Quote from: kphoger on August 27, 2020, 01:17:26 PM
Here's one for you guys. (borrowed from the interwebs)
Puente de la Unidad, Monterrey, Mexico?
You got it!
Here is the approximate GSV. (https://goo.gl/maps/t1FgACfq4GCLTJFu9)
Funny, that red tower visible through the cables had me thinking somewhere in Latin America.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 28, 2020, 01:47:00 PM
Funny, that red tower visible through the cables had me thinking somewhere in Latin America.
I edited the photo to make the bridge more difficult to identify, and that red tower was how I gauged how much color to remove.
This is a screenshot of a picture I took from the internet.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50279314282_2ce3595b5b.jpg)
Clue 1: The dull architecture in the background, associated with a certain ideology.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 29, 2020, 11:47:56 AM
Clue 1: The dull architecture in the background, associated with a certain ideology.
Tuchkov Bridge on the Neva River, Saint petersburg Russia.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 30, 2020, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 29, 2020, 11:47:56 AM
Clue 1: The dull architecture in the background, associated with a certain ideology.
Tuchkov Bridge on the Neva River, Saint petersburg Russia.
No, but a reasonable guess. I looked at your bridge, and it actually looks quite similar to my submission. The correct bridge is still in European Russia.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 30, 2020, 12:33:43 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 30, 2020, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 29, 2020, 11:47:56 AM
Clue 1: The dull architecture in the background, associated with a certain ideology.
Tuchkov Bridge on the Neva River, Saint petersburg Russia.
No, but a reasonable guess. I looked at your bridge, and it actually looks quite similar to my submission. The correct bridge is still in European Russia.
my line of reasoning for that was, "where have i seen this bridge...did i see it in air crash investigation" and then i went "oh...the water ditching"
Clue 2: The bridge is associated with a historically famous math problem.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 30, 2020, 11:29:16 PM
Clue 2: The bridge is associated with a historically famous math problem.
Wooden bridge, on the maps of kaliningrad russia, part of the 7 bridges math problem
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 30, 2020, 11:39:03 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on August 30, 2020, 11:29:16 PM
Clue 2: The bridge is associated with a historically famous math problem.
Wooden bridge, on the maps of kaliningrad russia, part of the 7 bridges math problem
I knew that clue would work well. Correct. It is one of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg, Prussia. Today, there are only five left.
(https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/600x600/13492506_pu-6wRRkwvVAlNbOGG4MJJ2_D4Xgafn4WlaglKyG0XA.jpg)
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.
Quote from: Jim on August 31, 2020, 08:40:31 AM
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.
Quote from: Jim on August 31, 2020, 08:40:31 AM
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.
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.
(https://www.teresco.org/pics/co-nm-ski-20080122-29/26/DSCF0090-640.jpg)
Nice picture. Rio Grande Gorge Bridge near Taos?
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 31, 2020, 08:53:34 PM
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 (https://www.teresco.org/pics/co-nm-ski-20080122-29/26/bridge.html)
I have got to get back to Taos.
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.
I'm sure this will be too easy.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200901/c578d0dd950204bee0b8fc997619cd34.jpg)
Clue #1: It's in the USA, not Greece.
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.
Quote from: webny99 on September 02, 2020, 08:45:41 PM
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"
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 02, 2020, 10:32:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on September 02, 2020, 08:45:41 PM
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).
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.
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.
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2020, 07:36:05 AM
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.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 03, 2020, 08:52:05 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2020, 07:36:05 AM
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.
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2020, 09:06:39 AM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 03, 2020, 08:52:05 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2020, 07:36:05 AM
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
Quote from: plain on September 03, 2020, 10:08:04 AM
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.)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/ac/05/d8ac05565687845d3918ba79fe295133.jpg)
Gandy Bridge in Tampa?
That is a cool setup. I really like reversible facilities.
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?
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 07:42:57 PM
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
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 07:42:57 PM
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.
Quote from: plain on September 04, 2020, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 07:42:57 PM
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 is a perfect match!
The original railings were in use until the 2010s when the entire deck was redone. Afaik only the piers and draw spamln are original now
Alright! Someone else can go, as the picture I want to post is... well, it exists in one of the film cans I have yet to develop. Hopefully I can develop it soon, but right now the room I develop in is a mess.
Quote from: plain on September 04, 2020, 08:38:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 07:42:57 PM
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
(not for the game, but just...for the information)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/2013-08-21_11_14_00_View_east_along_New_Jersey_Route_37_on_the_Barnegat_Bay_Bridge_at_the_drawbridge_traffic_light.jpg)
Don't know what it's called, but is it the long I-10 bridge between I-55 and I-310 in Louisiana?
Oops, didn't read all of the above post. :-D
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 09:04:46 PM
Alright! Someone else can go, as the picture I want to post is... well, it exists in one of the film cans I have yet to develop. Hopefully I can develop it soon, but right now the room I develop in is a mess.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200905/f808d281e616c68613c2a2b5d7bca1b4.jpg)
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on September 05, 2020, 09:31:37 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 09:04:46 PM
Alright! Someone else can go, as the picture I want to post is... well, it exists in one of the film cans I have yet to develop. Hopefully I can develop it soon, but right now the room I develop in is a mess.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200905/f808d281e616c68613c2a2b5d7bca1b4.jpg)
Oh god that looks familiar, but I can't place it...
Quote from: MCRoads on September 06, 2020, 05:50:12 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on September 05, 2020, 09:31:37 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 04, 2020, 09:04:46 PM
Alright! Someone else can go, as the picture I want to post is... well, it exists in one of the film cans I have yet to develop. Hopefully I can develop it soon, but right now the room I develop in is a mess.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200905/f808d281e616c68613c2a2b5d7bca1b4.jpg)
Oh god that looks familiar, but I can't place it...
Arthur J. DiTommaso Cable-Stayed Bridge. Now i gotta figure out a photo... I just searched for Mass Cable stay bridges.
I had to scour the internet for this one, figuring that my techniques for finding it will probably lead someone to go "oh it will be a New Jersey/Pennslyvania bridge" I am going to post a bridge that could be from my local area, or could be from somewhere else.
(https://i.imgur.com/KLyh3Uk.jpg)
It's been a while... any clues?
Quote from: webny99 on September 11, 2020, 10:56:49 PM
It's been a while... any clues?
Yes. It's a bridge, and it is over a creek, and it is modern. Also, the original bridge was green.
Another clue, an actual clue.
The original bridge was from the 1930s. It is owned by a county. And it is on bridgehunter. This was chosen because they wanted it to be part of the historic feel of the town it is in.
I've seen your post about this bridge before.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15911.msg2459090#msg2459090
(https://i.imgur.com/AZRXRZO.jpg)
Quote from: BrianP on September 14, 2020, 04:18:09 PM
I've seen your post about this bridge before.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15911.msg2459090#msg2459090
(https://i.imgur.com/AZRXRZO.jpg)
Yup. i wanted to see if anyone would figure it out, Next time i guess i am going to give my turn to someone else.
Since nothing has been posted in a while I think I'll give it a shot.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200922/dd297f0f8b5a2851b61904d05f34f34d.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I had posted one. Was it not viewable? Did I stump you all?
I was trying to think of clues that wouldn't be too revealing. It's in Europe. It's on an E-road.
I don't see it for some reason
EDIT: Actually I see where I'm confused at. You posted your example in the same response where you posted the answer to SteveG1988's bridge. Sorry about that. Strike my bridge for now.
It looks like you may have to give us another clue.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on September 27, 2020, 10:27:19 PM
It looks like you may have to give us another clue.
Agreed. This has been fun and I'd like to keep it going, but I'm stumped.
Sorry for never confirming this, but the guess for my bridge (the cable-stayed bridge) was correct.
Quote from: webny99 on September 28, 2020, 10:24:57 AM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on September 27, 2020, 10:27:19 PM
It looks like you may have to give us another clue.
Agreed. This has been fun and I'd like to keep it going, but I'm stumped.
Sorry for taking so long. The bridge is in Germany.
I noticed this thread has been inactive for about a week and a half, so I'm going to go ahead and give you guys a new bridge to guess.
(https://i.ibb.co/7Wk3m81/55-E0-E847-B7-DF-4229-A1-AB-33-F80935540-A.png) (https://ibb.co/pzhHFGL)
Good luck!
Aurora Bridge/George Washington Memorial Bridge over the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on October 30, 2020, 09:08:41 PM
Aurora Bridge/George Washington Memorial Bridge over the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington.
That's it!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201101/005ceecaba3230c56242e699c958433d.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ncLdO8E.jpg)
I-10 in Louisiana
Kansas Turnpike crossing the Kansas River near Lawrence?
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 08, 2021, 08:52:19 AM
Kansas Turnpike crossing the Kansas River near Lawrence?
incorrect
Hint: It's an Interstate, and it's in the Midwest.
It's not a interstate or turnpike (toll road).
US 30 over the Fox River in Illinois. That one has a trail bridge underneath that I thought was cool.
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 08, 2021, 03:02:49 PM
It's not a interstate or turnpike (toll road).
US 30 over the Fox River in Illinois. That one has a trail bridge underneath that I thought was cool.
incorrect but really, really, really close
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2021, 03:07:02 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 08, 2021, 03:02:49 PM
It's not a interstate or turnpike (toll road).
US 30 over the Fox River in Illinois. That one has a trail bridge underneath that I thought was cool.
incorrect but really, really, really close
Interstate 90 crossing the Fox River.
https://goo.gl/maps/ghj3roQA2K5VgQEC8
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 08, 2021, 03:20:14 PM
Quote from: kphoger on April 08, 2021, 03:07:02 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on April 08, 2021, 03:02:49 PM
It's not a interstate or turnpike (toll road).
US 30 over the Fox River in Illinois. That one has a trail bridge underneath that I thought was cool.
incorrect but really, really, really close
Interstate 90 crossing the Fox River.
https://goo.gl/maps/ghj3roQA2K5VgQEC8
You got it! (
Here is a similar view from the other side of the river. (https://goo.gl/maps/iu7oyh1sqnmLejNr6))
Quote from: snowc on April 08, 2021, 03:25:05 PM
I'll go next.
What's this bridge? Hint, its famous near my hometown.
(https://storage13.openstreetcam.org/files/photo/2020/1/17/proc/2072642_2_691e7_10.jpg)
This is US 421 SB at I-95 in Dunn NC
It was my turn to go, but since the prior one has been guessed, no harm done.
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
....
–The first person who gets their guess correct (as confirmed by the poster) gets to post a new picture to guess. If they do not post a picture within 24 hours, someone else can post one.
....
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210408/2c61fdf188c86594bafa84ad5dbb3006.jpg)
Quote from: snowc on April 08, 2021, 03:25:05 PM
What's this bridge? Hint, its famous near my hometown.
I'm curious what makes it famous. If it is indeed an I-95 overpass in NC, I've driven under it dozens of times without being aware of it having any significance. What should I know about it for my next I-95 drive?
Quote from: snowc on April 08, 2021, 05:49:38 PM
Quote from: Jim on April 08, 2021, 05:48:10 PM
Quote from: snowc on April 08, 2021, 03:25:05 PM
What's this bridge? Hint, its famous near my hometown.
I'm curious what makes it famous. If it is indeed an I-95 overpass in NC, I've driven under it dozens of times without being aware of it having any significance. What should I know about it for my next I-95 drive?
You are correct!
|Jim| isn't the one who guessed it. And you didn't answer his question.
Meanwhile, this is the current bridge to guess (picture taken by me):
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210408/2c61fdf188c86594bafa84ad5dbb3006.jpg)
Quote from: snowc on April 09, 2021, 09:09:22 AM
Quote from: Jim on April 08, 2021, 05:48:10 PM
Quote from: snowc on April 08, 2021, 03:25:05 PM
What's this bridge? Hint, its famous near my hometown.
I'm curious what makes it famous. If it is indeed an I-95 overpass in NC, I've driven under it dozens of times without being aware of it having any significance. What should I know about it for my next I-95 drive?
Was one of the first to be built for I95 in NC. Exit 70 to 79 was built in 1954 and completed in 1956, way before the Interstate program was passed.
Lumberton Bypass (1952-55 bridge dates) says Hi!
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 08, 2021, 03:31:46 PM
It was my turn to go, but since the prior one has been guessed, no harm done.
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
....
–The first person who gets their guess correct (as confirmed by the poster) gets to post a new picture to guess. If they do not post a picture within 24 hours, someone else can post one.
....
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210408/2c61fdf188c86594bafa84ad5dbb3006.jpg)
It's been over 24 hours since I posted, so I'll offer a clue. I was standing near a permanently-moored naval cruiser when I took the picture.
^^^^
The bridge crosses the northernmost arm of the river's delta.
My guess is somewhere in Europe, but I'm not sure where.
I've never done these before but I was compelled to find it.
It's the Sampsoniyevskiy Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia
Quote from: tdindy88 on April 12, 2021, 09:09:11 AM
I've never done these before but I was compelled to find it.
It's the Sampsoniyevskiy Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia
You are correct! I took the picture from the west bank near the Cruiser
Aurora (https://www.google.com/maps/@59.9572597,30.3407211,16.75z) (roughly where the word "Aurora" appears on the map).
tdindy88 gets to go next.
Okay, here's my bridge. Hint: it's on an interstate highway.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51110976652_8403b1c86a_k.jpg)
Quote from: tdindy88 on April 12, 2021, 09:46:15 AM
Okay, here's my bridge. Hint: it's on an interstate highway.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51110976652_8403b1c86a_k.jpg)
The Murray Baker Bridge in Peoria, IL
That's correct.
I don't have one in mind right now so I'll go with the bridge I attempted to post back on page 10.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200922/dd297f0f8b5a2851b61904d05f34f34d.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Hint: I have the power!
Glad to see this thread revived. The answer to my previous submission, which is where the thread died out, is the Harvest River Bridge on the Neponset Greenway Trail in Mattapan, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston).
As for the current picture, I feel like that's the Shelby Rhinehart Memorial Bridge, but I can't say for sure.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 01:49:13 PM
Glad to see this thread revived. The answer to my previous submission, which is where the thread died out, is the Harvest River Bridge on the Neponset Greenway Trail in Mattapan, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston).
As for the current picture, I feel like that's the Shelby Rhinehart Memorial Bridge, but I can't say for sure.
Great guess! You are correct.
Curious what the hint meant. To me it called to mind the old He-Man cartoons from the 1980s.
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 13, 2021, 04:50:10 PM
Curious what the hint meant. To me it called to mind the old He-Man cartoons from the 1980s.
The bridge spans the Tennessee River, so I used "power" as a play on the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210413/6cc15e7a92646eac79be08672400a0ba.jpg)
My first contribution to the thread, so I'll start with an easy one:
(https://i.imgur.com/kZN5X90.jpg)
Quote from: Bruce on April 17, 2021, 03:10:12 AM
My first contribution to the thread, so I'll start with an easy one:
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Technically we are supposed to answer the previous one first, and then whoever gets that one right gets to post the next one to guess.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 06:04:29 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210413/6cc15e7a92646eac79be08672400a0ba.jpg)
It's been a few days - any clues?
Quote from: Bruce on April 17, 2021, 03:10:12 AM
My first contribution to the thread, so I'll start with an easy one:
*snipped*
I'm aware that the other one is technically the one in play, but my guess to this one is the I-5 bridge crossing the Columbia between Vancouver and Portland.
Hint for mine: It's located in my home state (not the state where I go to school, but my home state), and it's located in a town/city that, depending on how one interprets the county lines versus the town/city limits, could be considered to be straddling three counties. The city is also "Elizabeth".
Whoops, I thought this wasn't a continuous game.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on April 17, 2021, 12:12:35 PM
Quote from: Bruce on April 17, 2021, 03:10:12 AM
My first contribution to the thread, so I'll start with an easy one:
*snipped*
I'm aware that the other one is technically the one in play, but my guess to this one is the I-5 bridge crossing the Columbia between Vancouver and Portland.
Nope, but you got one of the states.
Is it the Snohomish River Bridge?
Quote from: webny99 on April 17, 2021, 11:57:23 AM
Technically we are supposed to answer the previous one first, and then whoever gets that one right gets to post the next one to guess.
Reminder: The OP states that a given picture is in play for one week.
Quote from: MCRoads on April 19, 2021, 09:43:30 AM
Is it the Snohomish River Bridge?
It's one of them.
Quote from: kphoger on April 19, 2021, 03:07:19 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 17, 2021, 11:57:23 AM
Technically we are supposed to answer the previous one first, and then whoever gets that one right gets to post the next one to guess.
Reminder: The OP states that a given picture is in play for one week.
It will be a week this evening. Surely we can get this one, it doesn't look
that hard:
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 06:04:29 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210413/6cc15e7a92646eac79be08672400a0ba.jpg)
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 17, 2021, 08:40:43 PM
Hint for mine: It's located in my home state (not the state where I go to school, but my home state), and it's located in a town/city that, depending on how one interprets the county lines versus the town/city limits, could be considered to be straddling three counties. The city is also "Elizabeth".
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 06:04:29 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210413/6cc15e7a92646eac79be08672400a0ba.jpg)
It's the Queen City bridge in Manchester, NH. I wanted to see if anyone else would find it, but I guess no one did. It's very hard, because there is no good GSV of the substructure. I literally just followed the river from Salem into NH, until I found it.
Here is a much better picture from a pedestrian overpass nearby:
(https://bridgehunter.com/photos/32/68/326854-L.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on April 20, 2021, 09:13:11 AM
Surely we can get this one, it doesn't look that hard:
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 06:04:29 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210413/6cc15e7a92646eac79be08672400a0ba.jpg)
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 17, 2021, 08:40:43 PM
Hint for mine: It's located in my home state (not the state where I go to school, but my home state), and it's located in a town/city that, depending on how one interprets the county lines versus the town/city limits, could be considered to be straddling three counties. The city is also "Elizabeth".
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 10:40:08 AM
It's the Queen City bridge in Manchester, NH. I wanted to see if anyone else would find it, but I guess no one did. It's very hard, because there is no good GSV of the substructure. I literally just followed the river from Salem into NH, until I found it.
Here is a much better picture from a pedestrian overpass nearby:
(https://bridgehunter.com/photos/32/68/326854-L.jpg)
Dang, you're right! I was hoping to get it and then let you go next to get back on a single track, but I guess there's no ambiguity now! :)
The clue about the three counties actually led me to Manchester, NH (knowing it was probably in MA or NH) but that wasn't one of the bridges I checked, and I'm not sure if I would have pegged it even if it was.
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 10:40:08 AM
It's the Queen City bridge in Manchester, NH. ... It's very hard, because there is no good GSV of the substructure.
This GSV (https://goo.gl/maps/5sFevRoUXXnLuggk8) looks pretty good to me.
Quote from: kphoger on April 20, 2021, 11:41:08 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 10:40:08 AM
It's the Queen City bridge in Manchester, NH. ... It's very hard, because there is no good GSV of the substructure.
This GSV (https://goo.gl/maps/5sFevRoUXXnLuggk8) looks pretty good to me.
Yeah, I didn't find that. Guess you need to be in a super specific spot.
Anyway, onto the next bridge!
If you guys need a better picture, let me know. I wanted to use my own picture, but I can't find the power cord to my film scanner, so I had to take a picture with my phone, and adjust it on my computer. Oh well... :bigass:
Anyway, here you go:
(https://i.ibb.co/h25vrvC/6-F5-B56-DB-E7-F5-4-CA8-904-A-F80891-F49-D89.png)
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
If you guys need a better picture, let me know. I wanted to use my own picture, but I can't find the power cord to my film scanner, so I had to take a picture with my phone, and adjust it on my computer. Oh well...
Frankly, I think the way it came out is perfect for this challenge.
Quote from: kphoger on April 20, 2021, 12:12:34 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
If you guys need a better picture, let me know. I wanted to use my own picture, but I can't find the power cord to my film scanner, so I had to take a picture with my phone, and adjust it on my computer. Oh well...
Frankly, I think the way it came out is perfect for this challenge.
Ha! Glad you think so! I just tried giving it to google to see what it did, and it gave me a suggested search of Bridge-Tunnel. It got the bridge part right at least!
The Queen City Bridge is correct, for mine.
To explain my hint a bit, the city limits versus the county lines in Manchester are disputed, depending on what source you use and who you talk to. However, some people consider Manchester to straddle portions of Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Merrimack counties. It's one of the only places that I know of where a single city rests in more than two counties.
Of course, Manchester is also known as The Queen City, hence the city being "Elizabeth".
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
Quote from: kphoger on April 20, 2021, 11:41:08 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 10:40:08 AM
It's the Queen City bridge in Manchester, NH. ... It's very hard, because there is no good GSV of the substructure.
This GSV (https://goo.gl/maps/5sFevRoUXXnLuggk8) looks pretty good to me.
Yeah, I didn't find that. Guess you need to be in a super specific spot.
Yes, very specific - precisely where the OP was when they took the photo, in fact! :-P
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 20, 2021, 12:28:44 PM
Of course, Manchester is also known as The Queen City, hence the city being "Elizabeth".
Aha! That did throw me. I knew it wasn't actually Elizabeth, NJ or something, so I basically ignored that clue, but still ended up in Manchester because of the other part.
Since it's been about a day, I'll give you guys a hint: It's in KY. And if you have ever driven over a steel deck, you know why this bridge is unique to the area.
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/h25vrvC/6-F5-B56-DB-E7-F5-4-CA8-904-A-F80891-F49-D89.png)
Quote from: MCRoads on April 21, 2021, 05:27:29 PM
Since it's been about a day, I'll give you guys a hint: It's in KY. And if you have ever driven over a steel deck, you know why this bridge is unique to the area.
I think it's the Singing Bridge (Bridge St.) over the Kentucky River in Frankfort? Appears to be closed currently.
Quote from: webny99 on April 21, 2021, 08:02:46 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/h25vrvC/6-F5-B56-DB-E7-F5-4-CA8-904-A-F80891-F49-D89.png)
Quote from: MCRoads on April 21, 2021, 05:27:29 PM
Since it’s been about a day, I’ll give you guys a hint: It’s in KY. And if you have ever driven over a steel deck, you know why this bridge is unique to the area.
I think it's the Singing Bridge (Bridge St.) over the Kentucky River in Frankfort? Appears to be closed currently.
You got it! I think that that may be the most musical bridge I’ve been on. All the other steel deck bridges I’ve been on were on high-speed roadways, so instead of singing, the bridge just kind of farted, lol.
Quote from: MCRoads on April 22, 2021, 11:52:31 AM
Quote from: webny99 on April 21, 2021, 08:02:46 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 20, 2021, 11:55:19 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/h25vrvC/6-F5-B56-DB-E7-F5-4-CA8-904-A-F80891-F49-D89.png)
Quote from: MCRoads on April 21, 2021, 05:27:29 PM
Since it's been about a day, I'll give you guys a hint: It's in KY. And if you have ever driven over a steel deck, you know why this bridge is unique to the area.
I think it's the Singing Bridge (Bridge St.) over the Kentucky River in Frankfort? Appears to be closed currently.
You got it! I think that that may be the most musical bridge I've been on. All the other steel deck bridges I've been on were on high-speed roadways, so instead of singing, the bridge just kind of farted, lol.
Ha! OK, I'll be back with the next photo shortly.
(Also, I fixed your quote for you.)
Next up:
(https://imgur.com/EBHv9el.jpg)
Here's a clue: In a land of many lakes, one of the great ones is visible from this bridge.
I'll accept either bridge in the photo as the correct answer.
I know what bridge this is, but I'll let someone else have a chance, since I just went.
I might be wrong but is it the Brule River Bridge in Minnesota?
Quote from: plain on April 22, 2021, 04:27:13 PM
I might be wrong but is it the Brule River Bridge in Minnesota?
Ooh. Close, but no.
Quote from: webny99 on April 22, 2021, 04:36:10 PM
Quote from: plain on April 22, 2021, 04:27:13 PM
I might be wrong but is it the Brule River Bridge in Minnesota?
Ooh. Close, but no.
Got it.
The Baptism River Bridge.
Quote from: webny99 on April 22, 2021, 12:29:44 PM
Here's a clue: In a land of many lakes, one of the great ones is visible from this bridge.
This was, of course, a reference to Minnesota, with one of the "great" lakes being Lake Superior, visible
here (https://www.google.com/maps/@47.3373255,-91.2004619,3a,75y,124.65h,88.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjQZGy_Mll0tlmjsj-KoqEw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1).
The bridge in the foreground (from which I took the photo) is a State Park road that connects to the Tettegouche State Park campground - no Street View to get the exact perspective, unfortunately.
I don't know how I missed that bridge considering I went from Duluth northward based on that lakes hint.
Here's my entry:
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210423/ee2639e1c5e172a8249e810f02bf9dbb.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Hint: It is near a BL and a zoo..
This showed up on Google Maps for Edison Township, NJ. I lived near there for nearly 25 years and never seen a bridge like this in that particular community.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Brunswick,+NJ/@40.4903646,-74.4239836,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c3c355f06a92a5:0x25925506798e230c!8m2!3d40.4862157!4d-74.4518188#
Quote from: roadman65 on April 24, 2021, 11:49:18 AM
This showed up on Google Maps for Edison Township, NJ. I lived near there for nearly 25 years and never seen a bridge like this in that particular community.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Brunswick,+NJ/@40.4903646,-74.4239836,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c3c355f06a92a5:0x25925506798e230c!8m2!3d40.4862157!4d-74.4518188#
Nope. Nowhere near the east coast.
Quote from: plain on April 24, 2021, 12:29:50 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 24, 2021, 11:49:18 AM
This showed up on Google Maps for Edison Township, NJ. I lived near there for nearly 25 years and never seen a bridge like this in that particular community.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Brunswick,+NJ/@40.4903646,-74.4239836,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c3c355f06a92a5:0x25925506798e230c!8m2!3d40.4862157!4d-74.4518188#
Nope. Nowhere near the east coast.
LOL, that was random. I don't think he really thought it was the correct answer. :-D
I think I got it, but I'll give someone else the chance to go next.
Quote from: webny99 on April 24, 2021, 01:30:52 PM
I think I got it, but I'll give someone else the chance to go next.
It's been three days and I'm stocked up on bridge photos, so I might as well submit my guess:
Grant Marsh Bridge (I-94) in Bismarck, ND, looking southbound towards the Missouri River High Bridge.
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 09:13:16 AM
Quote from: webny99 on April 24, 2021, 01:30:52 PM
I think I got it, but I'll give someone else the chance to go next.
It's been three days and I'm stocked up on bridge photos, so I might as well submit my guess:
Grant Marsh Bridge (I-94) in Bismarck, ND, looking southbound towards the Missouri River High Bridge.
Correct!
All right, everybody down*:
(https://imgur.com/61fQyQp.jpg)
*that was my clue, BTW
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Exactly. The clue, combined with your location, is how I got it.
I'll post a picture in a little while.
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:22:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Exactly. The clue, combined with your location, is how I got it.
Darn, I was hoping it would be a little tougher! I'll have to be more creative with my canal clues in the future, or not give a clue at all.
Took this picture myself in 2005. (This is one piece of a larger picture; if I used the whole picture, it would be too easy.)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210427/e49d4f29a57ee5ee11e7c16de4d4bfe2.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:24:44 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:22:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Exactly. The clue, combined with your location, is how I got it.
Darn, I was hoping it would be a little tougher! I'll have to be more creative with my canal clues in the future, or not give a clue at all.
Can you explain the clue for the uninformed?
Quote from: MCRoads on April 27, 2021, 01:23:09 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:24:44 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:22:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Exactly. The clue, combined with your location, is how I got it.
Darn, I was hoping it would be a little tougher! I'll have to be more creative with my canal clues in the future, or not give a clue at all.
Can you explain the clue for the uninformed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHpXfP7S0k
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:27:45 PM
Took this picture myself in 2005. (This is one piece of a larger picture; if I used the whole picture, it would be too easy.)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210427/e49d4f29a57ee5ee11e7c16de4d4bfe2.jpg)
Juneau-Douglas bridge
Quote from: webny99 on April 24, 2021, 01:30:52 PM
Quote from: plain on April 24, 2021, 12:29:50 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 24, 2021, 11:49:18 AM
This showed up on Google Maps for Edison Township, NJ. I lived near there for nearly 25 years and never seen a bridge like this in that particular community.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Brunswick,+NJ/@40.4903646,-74.4239836,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPgW0yonw3dQQXcXfsUaOI6Ol0Iwikyn8Nkml55%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c3c355f06a92a5:0x25925506798e230c!8m2!3d40.4862157!4d-74.4518188#
Nope. Nowhere near the east coast.
LOL, that was random. I don't think he really thought it was the correct answer. :-D
I think I got it, but I'll give someone else the chance to go next.
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Yeah it was as I would know, as it's strange to me.
Quote from: Mapmikey on April 27, 2021, 06:25:45 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:27:45 PM
Took this picture myself in 2005. (This is one piece of a larger picture; if I used the whole picture, it would be too easy.)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210427/e49d4f29a57ee5ee11e7c16de4d4bfe2.jpg)
Juneau-Douglas bridge
Correct. If anyone is interested, I'll upload the full photo tomorrow. We were up on Mount Roberts looking down at Juneau when I took the picture.
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 01:32:26 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on April 27, 2021, 01:23:09 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:24:44 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:22:46 PM
Quote from: webny99 on April 27, 2021, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 27, 2021, 12:20:11 PM
Mitchell Road Bridge in Pittsford, New York?
Ha, that was fast. Yes that is correct. Did you pick up on my clue?
Exactly. The clue, combined with your location, is how I got it.
Darn, I was hoping it would be a little tougher! I'll have to be more creative with my canal clues in the future, or not give a clue at all.
Can you explain the clue for the uninformed?
[Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band - Erie Canal (Live In Dublin) on YouTube]
Yes, a reference to the Erie Canal song. I figured the whole phrase "low bridge, everybody down" would have been
too easy, but it didn't matter, as it turned out.
You being from Rochester is why I made the connection to that song–doubt I'd have thought of it otherwise–and then I started looking at Street View images of some of the bridges.
|Mapmikey| is up next! Right?
Correct, Mapmikey had the most recent correct answer and is thus up next if he wants to take his turn.
Well, it's been close to a week, so I'm going to take the liberty of posting the next bridge to guess:
(https://imgur.com/Ms3ql9L.jpg)
Here's a clue: Google seems to think this bridge is in a particular location. It isn't. It's not even in the same state, in fact, but it is within 300 miles.
Boy, that's stumping me.
Quote from: kphoger on May 04, 2021, 11:40:57 AM
Boy, that's stumping me.
Did you figure out where Google thinks it is, at least?
I'm considering some options for additional clues, but would first like to know how helpful the first one was. (My guess: not very)
Here's another clue: This bridge crosses a river with a name due opposite of its location relative to mine.
And another anecdotal clue: It is visible from Street View. When I first verified this, the image(s) I found showed the sign with the bridge name visible in plain sight. I got really nervous that I had done the same thing, and quickly rushed back here to double-check - only to realize, of course, that I had enough sense to post a picture of the opposite opening. Whew!
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 05, 2021, 08:49:51 PM
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Correct! You were actually up next before, so you can post the next bridge if you'd like.
Quote from: webny99 on May 05, 2021, 09:11:01 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 05, 2021, 08:49:51 PM
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Correct! You were actually up next before, so you can post the next bridge if you'd like.
Alright, I will try one...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Fbridge.jpg&hash=3f7b09bc115b430bf37ace876e821991f3cefb46)
I know what that bridge is but I don't have a bridge to post myself yet so I'll give someone else a chance
I cheated and just searched Google for the image URL, then went to his website from there.
Remember, kids: don't cheat.
Quote from: kphoger on May 07, 2021, 01:05:38 PM
I cheated and just searched Google for the image URL, then went to his website from there.
Remember, kids: don't cheat.
This is why I didn't want to post any (like trying to solve though) because all my bridge photos are likely on my website. I at least changed the name of the photo so that looking at my post quote wouldn't give away a lot more info.
So now we've got three people that know the answer, but none of them are saying it for various reasons:
-One doesn't have another photo to post
-One posted the previous photo and wants to give others a chance
-One cheated
Who can jump in and help us out here? :-D
(https://i.imgur.com/nRGTUx9.png?2)
What bridge is this?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:38:22 PM
[img snipped]
What bridge is this?
You might be new to this game, but you're supposed to guess the previous bridge in order to be able to post the next one to guess.
Quote from: webny99 on May 07, 2021, 07:34:06 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:38:22 PM
[img snipped]
What bridge is this?
You might be new to this game, but you're supposed to guess the previous bridge in order to be able to post the next one to guess.
Yes I'm new to this game.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 07:34:54 PM
Yes I'm new to this game.
See below:
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Guess That Bridge is as simple as it sounds, Guess the bridge! Almost any bridges are allowed, but:
... Here are some guidelines:
...
–The first person who gets their guess correct (as confirmed by the poster) gets to post a new picture to guess. If they do not post a picture within 24 hours, someone else can post one.
–If no one guesses it within a week, the guessing has stalled. That's OK, after a wile, someone can post a new picture to guess.
...
Quote from: webny99 on May 07, 2021, 07:50:54 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 07:34:54 PM
Yes I'm new to this game.
See below:
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
Guess That Bridge is as simple as it sounds, Guess the bridge! Almost any bridges are allowed, but:
... Here are some guidelines:
...
–The first person who gets their guess correct (as confirmed by the poster) gets to post a new picture to guess. If they do not post a picture within 24 hours, someone else can post one.
–If no one guesses it within a week, the guessing has stalled. That's OK, after a wile, someone can post a new picture to guess.
...
Alright I'll wait a week.
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 07, 2021, 09:38:56 AM
Quote from: webny99 on May 05, 2021, 09:11:01 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 05, 2021, 08:49:51 PM
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Correct! You were actually up next before, so you can post the next bridge if you'd like.
Alright, I will try one...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Fbridge.jpg&hash=3f7b09bc115b430bf37ace876e821991f3cefb46)
WTF, I wasn't even looking for it! Is it the US-58 bridge in Martinsville, VA?
Quote from: kphoger on July 23, 2020, 04:02:15 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 23, 2020, 02:34:15 PM
It has been more than 24 hours. I just drove across this bridge, and it is one of the more scary bridges I've been on.
Beaver Bridge AR-187
Irony is that it looks you could put a new bridge straight across but they never did.
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 07, 2021, 01:15:58 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 07, 2021, 01:05:38 PM
I cheated and just searched Google for the image URL, then went to his website from there.
Remember, kids: don't cheat.
This is why I didn't want to post any (like trying to solve though) because all my bridge photos are likely on my website.
A way to obfuscate that, if you so choose: copy the image URL, go to Imgur, paste your URL in the upload box. It'll automatically copy it to Imgur's servers with an anonymous URL.
Quote from: MCRoads on May 10, 2021, 05:22:48 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 07, 2021, 09:38:56 AM
Quote from: webny99 on May 05, 2021, 09:11:01 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 05, 2021, 08:49:51 PM
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Correct! You were actually up next before, so you can post the next bridge if you'd like.
Alright, I will try one...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Fbridge.jpg&hash=3f7b09bc115b430bf37ace876e821991f3cefb46)
WTF, I wasn't even looking for it! Is it the US-58 bridge in Martinsville, VA?
Correct...
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 11, 2021, 07:05:58 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on May 10, 2021, 05:22:48 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 07, 2021, 09:38:56 AM
Quote from: webny99 on May 05, 2021, 09:11:01 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 05, 2021, 08:49:51 PM
Scott Covered Bridge, Townsend VT
Correct! You were actually up next before, so you can post the next bridge if you'd like.
Alright, I will try one...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Fbridge.jpg&hash=3f7b09bc115b430bf37ace876e821991f3cefb46)
WTF, I wasn't even looking for it! Is it the US-58 bridge in Martinsville, VA?
Correct...
I just watched an old Martinsville race, and was curious to see where Martinsville is. Guess I'm just lucky.
Here's one:
(https://i.ibb.co/nzHdrp0/21-A58806-92-EB-42-BB-B6-FC-1631-B8249-B4-D.jpg)
As someone who used to live in the area, this would have SUCKED.
Yikes!!
Too easy - Pensacola Bay Bridge (US 98) between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, FL.
That is correct!
Alright, next up (this one should also be pretty easy):
(https://imgur.com/6CFIyre.jpg)
Here's a hint: The river this bridge crosses is well-known for one of its natural features.
Quote from: webny99 on May 12, 2021, 01:29:47 PM
Alright, next up (this one should also be pretty easy):
(https://imgur.com/6CFIyre.jpg)
I'm pretty sure I know exactly what bridge this is, but I went last time.
The geology doesn't look right, but the bridge looks a lot like the one over Victoria Falls.
Quote from: kphoger on May 13, 2021, 01:19:10 PM
The geology doesn't look right, but the bridge looks a lot like the one over Victoria Falls.
That's not it, but you're on the right track.
(Interestingly, now that I think about it, that could be a helpful comment in more ways than one! :))
That's the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge over the Niagara River Gorge between NY and Ontario. It carries Amtrak's Maple Leaf (and VIA Rail?) on the upper level, and a restricted usage NEXUS-only roadway on the lower level. The bridge is located on the site of John Roebling's famous Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on May 13, 2021, 01:50:58 PM
That's the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge over the Niagara River Gorge between NY and Ontario. It carries Amtrak's Maple Leaf (and VIA Rail?) on the upper level, and a restricted usage NEXUS-only roadway on the lower level. The bridge is located on the site of John Roebling's famous Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
The overhead lighting threw me off. Is that common for a railroad bridge? I do suppose it makes more sense for a border crossing.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on May 13, 2021, 01:50:58 PM
That's the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge over the Niagara River Gorge between NY and Ontario. It carries Amtrak's Maple Leaf (and VIA Rail?) on the upper level, and a restricted usage NEXUS-only roadway on the lower level. The bridge is located on the site of John Roebling's famous Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
:thumbsup: That is correct. No denying an answer that specific! Photo taken at Whirlpool State Park,
near here (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1158461,-79.0605869,3a,75y,144.35h,90.96t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipOmMwr-tIVjEXdtuSf6SIlVWm2mgMHKFiuGCS-3!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOmMwr-tIVjEXdtuSf6SIlVWm2mgMHKFiuGCS-3%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya348.68942-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!5m1!1e1), although
getting to that spot is
quite a hike (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.124619,-79.0591288,3a,75y,60.8h,74.2t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipOlI8ifSzWLVfhn3BfV8bTUG_d8NiO7DskF8FAj!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOlI8ifSzWLVfhn3BfV8bTUG_d8NiO7DskF8FAj%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya192.94452-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!5m1!1e1). No driving by on the parkway for this view!
Quote from: kphoger on May 13, 2021, 01:53:13 PM
The overhead lighting threw me off. Is that common for a railroad bridge? I do suppose it makes more sense for a border crossing.
Likely because of the border crossing. The fact that it's NEXUS only means it's by far the least-used of the Niagara crossings, but it's still plenty busy - and had been getting progressively busier every summer until COVID hit.
This one should be fairly easy given its rare and almost entirely unique design. My photo from summer 2020.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210514/6da8f71602a6e3b322c718235f0b5d0b.jpg)
Surprised that this seems to be stumping people. This bridge's truss configuration is unique and is only one of (3?) surviving examples in the country.
Hint: the truss configuration shares its name with a popular brand of cereal.
You know you're a roadgeek when... Google Maps is more helpful than Google's search engine!
I was holding out since I just went, but it's been long enough: is it the Ponakin Road Bridge over the Nashua River in Lancaster, MA?
Wow, that was an almost unbelievable coincidence. In searching for the bridge above, I happened to stumble upon none other than...
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:38:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nRGTUx9.png?2)
What bridge is this?
... the Tyngsborough Bridge in Tyngsborough, MA?
Quote from: webny99 on May 18, 2021, 09:24:41 AM
Wow, that was an almost unbelievable coincidence. In searching for the bridge above, I happened to stumble upon none other than...
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:38:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nRGTUx9.png?2)
What bridge is this?
... the Tyngsborough Bridge in Tyngsborough, MA?
Yes, although that didn't count.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 18, 2021, 09:44:30 AM
Quote from: webny99 on May 18, 2021, 09:24:41 AM
... the Tyngsborough Bridge in Tyngsborough, MA?
Yes, although that didn't count.
Yeah, I know it didn't count - I just thought it was a crazy coincidence to find it when I wasn't even looking for it.
Also, since I guessed two, I'm going to post two (of the same bridge) once the other one is confirmed.
The Ponakin Road Bridge is correct.
The rare truss configuration is the Post truss, patented by Simon S. Post, and therefore shares its name with but is completely unrelated to Post Cereals.
The bridge is one of only 3 Post truss bridges remaining, two of which are in Massachusetts (the other is the Atherton Bridge a short distance to the south).
Quote from: webny99 on May 18, 2021, 09:57:08 AM
... since I guessed two, I'm going to post two (of the same bridge) once the other one is confirmed.
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on May 18, 2021, 06:58:46 PM
The Ponakin Road Bridge is correct.
Alright, here's one of my all-time favorites. I couldn't pick between summer and winter, so why not both?
Should be an easy one, so I won't give any clues.
(https://imgur.com/8q8kSwS.jpg) (https://imgur.com/oQXhy0Y.jpg)
Genesee Arch Bridge in Letchworth State Park.
Too easy! That is correct, you're up.
I felt a little guilty guessing, but I guess my timing was right.
I'll go with this one:
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/mystery.jpg)
Quote from: Jim on May 18, 2021, 10:26:24 PM
I felt a little guilty guessing, but I guess my timing was right.
No worries. We've been progressing fairly slowly, so I'm up for a pace increase!
Quote from: Jim on May 18, 2021, 10:26:24 PM
I felt a little guilty guessing, but I guess my timing was right.
I'll go with this one:
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/mystery.jpg)
I know where that is because I saw it in context in a trip report that included it, so I won't spoil the fun for other people.
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 19, 2021, 07:53:57 AM
Quote from: Jim on May 18, 2021, 10:26:24 PM
I felt a little guilty guessing, but I guess my timing was right.
I'll go with this one:
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/mystery.jpg)
I know where that is because I saw it in context in a trip report that included it, so I won't spoil the fun for other people.
That looks like an incredibly cool bridge! Wish I knew where it was.
Quote from: MCRoads on May 19, 2021, 11:42:48 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 19, 2021, 07:53:57 AM
Quote from: Jim on May 18, 2021, 10:26:24 PM
I felt a little guilty guessing, but I guess my timing was right.
I'll go with this one:
[img snipped]
I know where that is because I saw it in context in a trip report that included it, so I won't spoil the fun for other people.
That looks like an incredibly cool bridge! Wish I knew where it was.
Well, 1995hoo's comment should be a pretty broad clue as to where to find it! :biggrin:
I figured it out pretty quick, but someone else can guess because I just went.
Quote from: webny99 on May 20, 2021, 11:59:24 AM
Quote from: MCRoads on May 19, 2021, 11:42:48 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 19, 2021, 07:53:57 AM
Quote from: Jim on May 18, 2021, 10:26:24 PM
I'll go with this one:
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/mystery.jpg)
I know where that is because I saw it in context in a trip report that included it, so I won't spoil the fun for other people.
That looks like an incredibly cool bridge! Wish I knew where it was.
...
I figured it out pretty quick, but someone else can guess because I just went.
Alright, it's been long enough: Captain William Moore Bridge in Skagway, AK?
Correct! Here's the page in my Alaska 2001 trip report that includes the photo: https://www.teresco.org/pics/alaska-20010606-30/23-bridge.html
As I was preparing to post this, while making sure I had the right name, I came across this article:
https://skagwaynews.com/2017/05/26/bridge-replacement-on-klondike-highway-begins/
Doesn't it look like the photo on that page, which is supposedly from 2017 and "COURTESY OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION" is actually my photo from 2001?
Quote from: Jim on May 24, 2021, 09:30:26 PM
Correct! Here's the page in my Alaska 2001 trip report that includes the photo: https://www.teresco.org/pics/alaska-20010606-30/23-bridge.html
Nice! That's almost my whole lifetime ago! Hopefully in another 20 years I'll have had a chance to visit Alaska.
Quote from: Jim on May 24, 2021, 09:30:26 PM
As I was preparing to post this, while making sure I had the right name, I came across this article:
https://skagwaynews.com/2017/05/26/bridge-replacement-on-klondike-highway-begins/
Doesn't it look like the photo on that page, which is supposedly from 2017 and "COURTESY OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION" is actually my photo from 2001?
Yeah, it does - and the Wikipedia page about the bridge has a very similar photo as well. I suspect the view must be from
this pull-off (https://www.google.com/maps/@59.5879882,-135.1896485,3a,37.5y,230.49h,87.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP7RBnKcF7fqNqmNwd6FTJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1)? (Street View isn't very clear, but you can sort of see it if you zoom in.)
Obviously, Jim's trip report is where I had seen the picture. Very striking how the "DOT" photo somehow happens to include exactly the same vehicle.
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 24, 2021, 09:48:08 PM
Obviously, Jim's trip report is where I had seen the picture. Very striking how the "DOT" photo somehow happens to include exactly the same vehicle.
Huh, hadn't noticed that detail. The DOT probably obtained it from his site.
Here's the next bridge (hint: it's not a road bridge, but there is a road bridge nearby that I will accept as the correct answer):
(https://imgur.com/AOci04F.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on May 24, 2021, 09:50:25 PM
Here's the next bridge (hint: it's not a road bridge, but there is a road bridge nearby that I will accept as the correct answer):
(https://imgur.com/AOci04F.jpg)
Well, if nobody else is going to guess ...
Is it the: CSX - Erie Canal Bridge (Pittsford NY)
Quote from: dlsterner on May 30, 2021, 05:27:05 PM
Well, if nobody else is going to guess ...
Is it the: CSX - Erie Canal Bridge (Pittsford NY)
Yes, that is correct! Photo taken from the Erie Canal Trail, although the bridge is visible from
NY 96 (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0926053,-77.5146178,3a,29.4y,307.04h,87.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTxohSAVcQrfmpf96jxSlmw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1).
Here is the next bridge. Good Luck everybody!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fdf%2F7f%2F65%2Fdf7f65fbc1d8014d3b032637e1bf40b3.jpg&hash=321a6e861ea514fa5fcb602b3e108fe722852a4d)
Deer Isle Bridge- Maine Route 15
Quote from: ozarkman417 on June 05, 2021, 04:39:35 PM
Deer Isle Bridge- Maine Route 15
Correct! Your turn,
ozarkman417
Not a road bridge, though I took the image from one. The bridges are so far above the water for good reason.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210606/1582d1fdeeec0b5cd57e74d44b78eb50.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51241326856_17ce7ca5a5_4k.jpg)
Here is one to figure out.
Quote from: roadman65 on June 12, 2021, 12:31:16 AM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51241326856_17ce7ca5a5_4k.jpg)
Here is one to figure out.
Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick, GA?
Before we go on any further, I believe ozarkman417's bridge is still in play, and not roadman65's.
According to the OP, the bridge in play remains so until guessed, and then the correct guesser has the privilege of submitting the new bridge. (With appropriate expiration times of course)
Or in this case, it had been nearly a week, so maybe ozarkman417 could provide us with another clue?
I've been trying to find his, and once I do, I can cede the rights to post the next photo to DeaconG (once his guess is confirmed correct, as I believe it is).
Quote from: ozarkman417 on June 06, 2021, 03:41:00 PM
Not a road bridge, though I took the image from one. The bridges are so far above the water for good reason.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210606/1582d1fdeeec0b5cd57e74d44b78eb50.jpg)
Kentucky? I-24 looking south?
No, but go ahead and play roadman's bridge if y'all want to. mine is a bad picture yet its the best I have of it. I don't have too many bridge pictures on me, much less good ones.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on June 06, 2021, 03:41:00 PM
Not a road bridge, though I took the image from one. The bridges are so far above the water for good reason.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210606/1582d1fdeeec0b5cd57e74d44b78eb50.jpg)
Found it. It's the railroad bridge beside OK 66 at the Port Of Catoosa.
Quote from: plain on June 18, 2021, 02:15:11 PM
Quote from: ozarkman417 on June 06, 2021, 03:41:00 PM
Not a road bridge, though I took the image from one. The bridges are so far above the water for good reason.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210606/1582d1fdeeec0b5cd57e74d44b78eb50.jpg)
Found it. It's the railroad bridge beside OK 66 at the Port Of Catoosa.
You're next, big man!
Quote from: webny99 on June 12, 2021, 09:32:43 PM
Or in this case, it had been nearly a week, so maybe ozarkman417 could provide us with another clue?
My apologies for not providing another clue. Anyways, plain's guess is correct.
Give me about a day to post a bridge.
EDIT: Actually, scratch that. I have a bridge.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210620/aa2cd3db22519187a0ed26761e65d79d.jpg)
Hint: why am I warm all of a sudden?
I feel like that's one of the many railroad bridges in Northern New Jersey crossing either the Passaic or the Hackensack River, but I can't place exactly which one.
The Norfolk Southern bridge over the Cuyahoga River?
(Guessing that based on the hint.)
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on June 28, 2021, 09:14:01 PM
I feel like that's one of the many railroad bridges in Northern New Jersey crossing either the Passaic or the Hackensack River, but I can't place exactly which one.
Nope
Quote from: 1995hoo on June 28, 2021, 09:36:28 PM
The Norfolk Southern bridge over the Cuyahoga River?
(Guessing that based on the hint.)
Nope................... :coffee:
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on June 28, 2021, 09:14:01 PM
I feel like that's one of the many railroad bridges in Northern New Jersey crossing either the Passaic or the Hackensack River, but I can't place exactly which one.
First place I looked, it screamed Amtrak...but nope.
1995hoo is on the right track.. but not a track lol
Quote from: plain on June 29, 2021, 12:08:05 PM
1995hoo is on the right track.. but not a track lol
for some reason i am thinking it's one of the chicago canal bridges
Hint #2: other side of I-90..
The West Third Street Bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland.
Edited to add: https://goo.gl/maps/dVCbwxjEAjgUFdZo7
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 08, 2021, 12:17:18 PM
The West Third Street Bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland.
Edited to add: https://goo.gl/maps/dVCbwxjEAjgUFdZo7
Correct!!
Given the looks of the bridge and the angle of the Street View, I figured it would be somewhat of a challenge.
Quote from: plain on July 08, 2021, 12:54:21 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 08, 2021, 12:17:18 PM
The West Third Street Bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland.
Edited to add: https://goo.gl/maps/dVCbwxjEAjgUFdZo7
Correct!!
Given the looks of the bridge and the angle of the Street View, I figured it would be somewhat of a challenge.
Your hint about "warm" suggested the Cuyahoga River for obvious reasons.
I'll follow up with a new one in a little while.
Ok, less than "a little while." I took this picture in 2007.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210708/c1f5d010bd0ce64d48b10ed065039439.jpg)
Hint: The first vehicles to cross the bridge consisted of the funeral procession for the man after whom it is named. He died a few days before it opened.
The Moltkebrücke across the Spree in Berlin, Germany?
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 10, 2021, 06:29:26 PM
The Moltkebrücke across the Spree in Berlin, Germany?
You are correct! That face is by far the most interesting aspect. I took the picture from a boat right before passing under the bridge.
My next clue was going to involve Jimmy Carter. There's a nearby building known in Berlin as "Jimmy Carter's Smile."
.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210711/7d16bf709b0b3660fac8430801860603.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210711/16634d93f568700f1d7a14fce34ecd61.jpg)
Right off the bat, we have:
-Open to pedestrian traffic only
-Built in 1895 by Chicago Bridge Co. (see the top of the bridge)
I'm pretty sure I know where it is, but (a) I got the last one and so want to give someone else a chance and (b) I'm not sure I have anything any good to post until I look through various folders.
I revealed a previously blocked part of the photo that should narrow down the location I really need to travel more..
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210715/70b371b87e220752d19a9643b2533b03.jpg)
SM-G965U
Since nobody else seems interested: The Caplinger Mills Bridge connecting two pieces of East 676th Road in Cedar County, Missouri.
Bingo. Being in the middle of nowhere, I was expecting less people to be here, but it seems to be that the area is a popular fishing spot. Getting there was a bit of a hassle, because the route there involved going through nearby Humansville, and all the roads going in to town were blocked because the town was rigged to explode. Unsafe amounts of gasoline leaked in to the city's sewer system but has since been resolved.
This one is surely way too easy, but at the moment it's one of the better ones I have. I took this on September 6, 2003.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210715/4d8bca8b682df6f7670fe6a7421b4b4a.jpg)
Quote from: ozarkman417 on July 15, 2021, 01:56:20 PM
Getting there was a bit of a hassle, because the route there involved going through nearby Humansville, and all the roads going in to town were blocked because the town was rigged to explode. Unsafe amounts of gasoline leaked in to the city's sewer system ...
Dude!
Damn... so basically if someone were to just throw a lit cigarette into a drain then.... BOOM??!!!??!!
Millennium Bridge in London.
Quote from: Jim on July 15, 2021, 09:11:27 PM
Millennium Bridge in London.
Of course. You're up next.
I offer two pictures of the same bridge.
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/b1.jpg)
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/b2.jpg)
That's the original Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge over the Mississippi River. If I recall correctly, that bridge was originally a double-decker road/rail bridge with a toll highway, similar to the still-operating Fort Madison Bridge. Not sure if the railroad portion still exists, but I know that the highway deck was removed when the new girder bridge was built to bypass it, but one of the approaches was reused as an overlook.
Correct! My full page of pictures from the day I took the two I posted are at https://www.teresco.org/pics/chitostl-20130625-27/27/keokuk.html .
Quote from: Jim on July 16, 2021, 12:36:40 PM
I offer two pictures of the same bridge.
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/b1.jpg)
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/b2.jpg)
Hey, I have been on that bridge!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210718/350e68ad000673780d58bda7b43cbb5e.jpg)
Quote from: plain on July 15, 2021, 06:46:11 PM
Damn... so basically if someone were to just throw a lit cigarette into a drain then.... BOOM??!!!??!!
Highly unlikely. Cigarettes only get hot enough to ignite gasoline when they're being smoked. The entire trip from the person's mouth through the air and down the drain, it would be cooling off precipitously.
I worked with a guy who said that, during his time in the army in Iraq, he and his fellow soldiers would occasionally flick lit cigarettes into buckets of gasoline
to put them out.
Remember, kids: Just because something happens in the movies, that doesn't mean it happens in real life.
I don't know the name of the bridge BridgesToIdealism posted, but I'm pretty sure this is the location (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4586453,-70.5898614,16.5z) on Martha's Vineyard (directly below where it says "Eastville Point Beach").
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 21, 2021, 12:02:20 PM
I don't know the name of the bridge BridgesToIdealism posted, but I'm pretty sure this is the location (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4586453,-70.5898614,16.5z) on Martha's Vineyard (directly below where it says "Eastville Point Beach").
(https://kimbriggs.com/images/marthas-vineyard/eastville-point-veterans-bridge/10-veterans-bridge-marthas-vineyard.jpg)
I was looking all over the place in New England (including Cape Cod!) and somehow skipped over Martha's Vineyard :crazy:
The Massachusetts town line sign on the bridge that's visible but not readable in the picture put me right into Massachusetts, but I didn't have much to go on to narrow it further..
At any rate, we should still wait till |BridgesToIdealism| confirms before |1995hoo| makes a play.
1995hoo got it. As noted in the picture of the plaque, the bridge is officially the Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, but still commonly known as the Lagoon Pond Bridge, which was the name of the original bridge at this location. This is one of only three actively operating single-leaf bascule highway bridges that I know of (the others being the Neil R. Underwood/Hampton Harbor Bridge and some bridge in northeastern Michigan that I don't know the name of).
For the record, I intentionally distorted the photo to blur the name on the Town Line sign - it's clearly visible in the original photo. Since I know that MA has distinctive signs like that, this was one of those where a hint was contained within the picture itself.
I'll upload a picture tomorrow. Thanks for confirming. The town line sign is the main thing that helped me get it because I recognized the style as being from Massachusetts.
Another one that's way too easy. My wife took this picture as I was driving.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210722/36aca0e9acc9760897c02498afee1676.jpg)
Lol Oldtown Low Water bridge over the Potomac. I actually thought about posting it before too but like you said, too easy.
Quote from: plain on July 22, 2021, 12:30:49 PM
Lol Oldtown Low Water bridge over the Potomac. I actually thought about posting it before too but like you said, too easy.
Of course. I just didn't have something better readily available. You're up next.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210722/368a6afdd19a8fb5127915a138793690.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Is that the Ernest Vandiver Causeway between Georgia and Alabama? I feel like I recognize that oddball pier on the right...
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on July 26, 2021, 07:07:11 PM
Is that the Ernest Vandiver Causeway between Georgia and Alabama? I feel like I recognize that oddball pier on the right...
Just when I was thinking about a hint, you came through with the correct answer :-D
That distinctive pier that stands out from all the others (plus the abutment stubs underneath it) always make that bridge instantly recognizable for me.
Anyway, let's try to make this a little bit harder. This bridge is NOT in New England (or even the Northeast, for that matter).(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210727/fa8c1443d354b24bf5a0cb9a118f20ec.jpg)
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on July 27, 2021, 05:28:32 PM
That distinctive pier that stands out from all the others (plus the abutment stubs underneath it) always make that bridge instantly recognizable for me.
Anyway, let's try to make this a little bit harder. This bridge is NOT in New England (or even the Northeast, for that matter).(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210727/fa8c1443d354b24bf5a0cb9a118f20ec.jpg)
Central Canal Trail Bridge next to College Avenue in Indy.
The name of the apartment complex was a dead giveaway.
The "Naptown Thrift" bumper sticker stuck onto the bridge was another clue.
Quote from: dlsterner on July 27, 2021, 07:39:52 PM
The "Naptown Thrift" bumper sticker stuck onto the bridge was another clue.
Heh, did not see that. But the apartment complex made me want to do a Google search.
Darn it! Guess my attempt to make this more challenging didn't work. Oh well.
Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 27, 2021, 10:57:59 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on July 27, 2021, 07:39:52 PM
The "Naptown Thrift" bumper sticker stuck onto the bridge was another clue.
Heh, did not see that. But the apartment complex made me want to do a Google search.
Don't forget to post a bridge.
Quote from: plain on July 22, 2021, 06:15:02 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210722/368a6afdd19a8fb5127915a138793690.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Why is that pier like that? Did the pier have to be replaced, and they just did that?
Quote from: MCRoads on August 11, 2021, 04:22:17 PM
Quote from: plain on July 22, 2021, 06:15:02 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210722/368a6afdd19a8fb5127915a138793690.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Why is that pier like that? Did the pier have to be replaced, and they just did that?
Looks like that's what happened. I emailed a buddy of mine who lives nearby so maybe we'll get a definite answer soon.
Stale photo...Clue?
Quote from: SteveG1988 on August 27, 2021, 09:22:41 PM
Stale photo...Clue?
If you are referring to the picture in the post above you, looks like it was solved several posts back (http://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=27278.msg2642000#msg2642000)
Unless I'm mistaken, the last bridge posted was solved a month ago by
kevinb1994, who has not yet posted a new bridge picture. Kevin, do you have a bridge picture to post? If not, maybe someone else could be allowed to take a turn?
Yeah, the rule is that anyone can jump in after 24 hours. We're well past that, so I'll post another bridge tomorrow unless someone else has one before then.
Yes, go ahead...I have nothing to post.
Sorry, I'm a day later than expected. This isn't a super high quality photo, but should still be a pretty easy one:
(https://imgur.com/fk1cfIt.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on August 29, 2021, 10:25:56 AM
Sorry, I'm a day later than expected. This isn't a super high quality photo, but should still be a pretty easy one:
(https://imgur.com/fk1cfIt.jpg)
I don't know the formal name for this bridge, but I am going to guess that it is the Stillwater Crossing in MN/WI.
^ That is correct! It actually doesn't have a "formal" name other than St. Croix Crossing, which doubled as the name of the project when it was built about a decade ago. It replaces the historic Stillwater lift bridge 2 miles north, which is now a bike/pedestrian-only crossing.
Quote from: webny99 on August 29, 2021, 10:01:19 PM
^ That is correct! It actually doesn't have a "formal" name other than St. Croix Crossing, which doubled as the name of the project when it was built about a decade ago. It replaces the historic Stillwater lift bridge 2 miles north, which is now a bike/pedestrian-only crossing.
Company i work for now has a photo of one of their trucks on it, it's quite striking
This one might be a tad difficult, so I'll give you a hint right away: it is in Maryland.
(https://i.ibb.co/18sLyrm/50-DFB3-B4-A787-4900-B2-A2-34-DCCA3-B325-F.jpg)
Jericho Covered Bridge?
My entry. No hints but shouldn't be too hard.
(https://i.imgur.com/G6MC54G.jpeg)
Quote from: Bruce on September 02, 2021, 08:41:18 PM
My entry. No hints but shouldn't be too hard.
(https://i.imgur.com/G6MC54G.jpeg)
Tell me after so as to not give anything away, but:
Why would you put pillars under a self-supporting truss?
Is it the Vernita Bridge over the Columbia River?
Quote from: plain on September 02, 2021, 10:17:51 PM
Is it the Vernita Bridge over the Columbia River?
Yep, you got it.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210903/38877a35886f47078468703c5bc33d48.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Quote from: MCRoads on September 02, 2021, 09:50:02 PM
Quote from: Bruce on September 02, 2021, 08:41:18 PM
My entry. No hints but shouldn't be too hard.
(https://i.imgur.com/G6MC54G.jpeg)
Tell me after so as to not give anything away, but:
Why would you put pillars under a self-supporting truss?
Beause, it is longer than it looks. the lens flattened the image there.
(https://historicbridges.org/washington/vernitabridge/little_vernitabridge13914.jpg)
Quote from: plain on September 03, 2021, 01:01:01 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210903/38877a35886f47078468703c5bc33d48.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know where a structurally identical bridge is, but not this specific one. Curios to see if it is over the same river.
I guess I should provide a hint.
A little guy with big teeth drops into a bigger guy.
Probably not right but I'd like to keep us moving here... Vanport Bridge (I-376) over the Ohio River?
Ohhh....no
OK, do you have any other clues? I would like to figure this one out before moving on.
You were right there...
Guess this beautiful bridge.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211012/9d568e2689da6605dc1ba26300333631.jpg)
Quote from: plain on October 12, 2021, 04:24:55 PM
You were right there...
OK, I think I got it... the Monaco-Rochester bridge?
Quote from: Flint1979 on October 12, 2021, 05:33:15 PM
Guess this beautiful bridge.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211012/9d568e2689da6605dc1ba26300333631.jpg)
If my previous guess is correct, I'm happy to go with this as the next bridge to guess... However, does this bridge even have a name? It looks like a very tall but otherwise random overpass. Note the rule below:
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
–No unrecognizable bridge pics. It has to have a somewhat distinct feature, so that overpass by your house probably won't work here.
Quote from: webny99 on October 12, 2021, 07:48:40 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on October 12, 2021, 05:33:15 PM
Guess this beautiful bridge.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211012/9d568e2689da6605dc1ba26300333631.jpg)
If my previous guess is correct, I'm happy to go with this as the next bridge to guess... However, does this bridge even have a name? It looks like a very tall but otherwise random overpass. Note the rule below:
Quote from: MCRoads on July 20, 2020, 06:17:29 PM
–No unrecognizable bridge pics. It has to have a somewhat distinct feature, so that overpass by your house probably won't work here.
Yes this bridge has a name and it is more than just a random overpass.
Just a guess, but looks to me like the bridge between the Sault Ste. Maries of Michigan and Ontario.
It's on a major Interstate.
Here's another picture of the same bridge.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211013/7c26d4d2654a18a4a6a5bd0db5be4100.jpg)
Zilwaukee bridge.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF1ZXnX/bridge.png)
No takers?
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 15, 2021, 11:16:23 PM
No takers?
Not for lack of trying here... I just like to make sure I have it before I guess! :)
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 13, 2021, 11:01:22 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/fF1ZXnX/bridge.png)
I know that bridge! It was in a Tom Scott video! It's the Warburton Toll Bridge!
Quote from: MCRoads on October 16, 2021, 10:36:21 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 13, 2021, 11:01:22 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/fF1ZXnX/bridge.png)
I know that bridge! It was in a Tom Scott video! It's the Warburton Toll Bridge!
you got it, i figured it was a easy way to snag a photo that isn't in the google image catalog.
Quote from: plain on September 18, 2021, 07:17:48 PM
I guess I should provide a hint.
A little guy with big teeth drops into a bigger guy.
I know it's the old clue...but can you just explain this one?
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 17, 2021, 01:02:58 AM
Quote from: plain on September 18, 2021, 07:17:48 PM
I guess I should provide a hint.
A little guy with big teeth drops into a bigger guy.
I know it's the old clue...but can you just explain this one?
I was a little tipsy lol (just came from the bar with a few co-workers) but I was trying to reference the Beaver River at the Ohio River without making it too obvious.
Quote from: plain on October 17, 2021, 01:12:57 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 17, 2021, 01:02:58 AM
Quote from: plain on September 18, 2021, 07:17:48 PM
I guess I should provide a hint.
A little guy with big teeth drops into a bigger guy.
I know it's the old clue...but can you just explain this one?
I was a little tipsy lol (just came from the bar with a few co-workers) but I was trying to reference the Beaver River at the Ohio River without making it too obvious.
That isn't a bad way of doing it, but you could have made a reference to Thomas Midgley Junior and his inventions of Ethyl lead for gasoline and R-12 Freon.
"Not far away a human who has done the most damage to the enviroment was born" he was from beaver Falls
Well, here's one for you:
(https://i.ibb.co/q50mtdB/701-A65-EE-DC22-439-F-86-A0-CC29569-B8-E9-C.jpg)
(From GSV)
Good luck!
Quote from: MCRoads on October 19, 2021, 05:48:11 PM
Well, here's one for you:
(https://i.ibb.co/q50mtdB/701-A65-EE-DC22-439-F-86-A0-CC29569-B8-E9-C.jpg)
(From GSV)
Good luck!
Anthony Wayne Bridge, Toledo Ohio.
Yep, You got it! Although I remember it called the High Bridge, as the glass city skyway was still relatively new (5-6 years old in 2012-2013). I think before that, it was the last high deck bridge until the lake.
(https://i.ibb.co/Hg0kTbr/Untitled.png)
Is it the US 59 bridge over the Missouri River in Atchison, KS?
Quote from: CoreySamson on October 22, 2021, 11:23:34 AM
Is it the US 59 bridge over the Missouri River in Atchison, KS?
nope
Clue:
Trouble with a capital "T"
And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!
US 18 Marquette—Joliet Bridge
TN 156 bridge over the Tennessee River in South Pittsburg, TN.
AR 38 over the White River at Des Arc?
This one is probably going to be easy
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211026/36d1af7f5da6c00d47bb332f38868ab2.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge?
Nope
Quote from: plain on October 26, 2021, 04:10:02 PM
This one is probably going to be easy
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211026/36d1af7f5da6c00d47bb332f38868ab2.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know it, but i am bad at finding bridges to guess with.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 26, 2021, 06:36:33 PM
Quote from: plain on October 26, 2021, 04:10:02 PM
This one is probably going to be easy
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211026/36d1af7f5da6c00d47bb332f38868ab2.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know it, but i am bad at finding bridges to guess with.
I didn't, but I had an idea, and I found it in about 2 minutes of looking. If no one gets it by tomorrow, I'll go for it.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 26, 2021, 06:36:33 PM
Quote from: plain on October 26, 2021, 04:10:02 PM
This one is probably going to be easy
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211026/36d1af7f5da6c00d47bb332f38868ab2.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know it, but i am bad at finding bridges to guess with.
Just go for it. One thing I've learned is if you don't come up with the next item up for bid, someone will do it. It's all good. Everyone gets writer's block every now and then.
Quote from: plain on October 29, 2021, 12:57:49 AM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on October 26, 2021, 06:36:33 PM
Quote from: plain on October 26, 2021, 04:10:02 PM
This one is probably going to be easy
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211026/36d1af7f5da6c00d47bb332f38868ab2.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know it, but i am bad at finding bridges to guess with.
Just go for it. One thing I've learned is if you don't come up with the next item up for bid, someone will do it. It's all good. Everyone gets writer's block every now and then.
Ogdensburg—Prescott International Bridge
Yep
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mj73PCREpZaXBig17
Since it's been a few days, and since Steve expressed difficulty in finding pictures to enter, I'll post one. I travelled over this bridge in 1981, but I didn't take this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211101/d495291170a585166841e3a3cd51e4c5.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 01, 2021, 03:21:52 PM
Since it's been a few days, and since Steve expressed difficulty in finding pictures to enter, I'll post one. I travelled over this bridge in 1981, but I didn't take this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211101/d495291170a585166841e3a3cd51e4c5.jpg)
God damn it, i didn't even have to search for this one..... damn my mind and neat suspension bridges.
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 01, 2021, 03:21:52 PM
Since it's been a few days, and since Steve expressed difficulty in finding pictures to enter, I'll post one. I travelled over this bridge in 1981, but I didn't take this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211101/d495291170a585166841e3a3cd51e4c5.jpg)
Is it the former Waldo-Hancock Bridge in Maine, since replaced by the Penobscot Narrows Bridge?
dlsterner is correct. The new bridge's tower and cables visible to the right are further confirmation.
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 02, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
dlsterner is correct. The new bridge's tower and cables visible to the right are further confirmation.
And the general emergency repair work to the bridge.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on November 02, 2021, 08:39:46 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 02, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
dlsterner is correct. The new bridge's tower and cables visible to the right are further confirmation.
And the general emergency repair work to the bridge.
I recall the bridge seeming like it was in relatively decrepit shape even in 1981. My brother, who generally doesn't pay attention to things like roads and bridges (and who was six years old that summer), still remembers what he calls the "Green Bridge in Maine" that seemed like it was going to collapse into the river. That 1981 trip was the only time I've ever been that way–when we passed through Bar Harbor the next summer to get the ferry to Nova Scotia, we went around via Bangor instead. In 1981 we were headed to East Sullivan to visit family friends.
Here's the next bridge to guess:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211107/3fa3aa7543b1303e7b0df4ff6ad04702.jpg)
iPhone
The Trammell bridge over the Apalachicola River, by chance?
Quote from: jlam on November 07, 2021, 04:52:32 PM
The Trammell bridge over the Apalachicola River, by chance?
jlam, You are correct!
For those who don't know of this bridge, it is part of FL 20 in the Florida panhandle, crossing the Apalachicola River between the towns of Blountstown and Bristol. It is also the boundary between the Eastern and Central time zones.
The older bridge in the foreground is the original crossing, carrying two lanes (one each way) of FL 20, and was built in 1938. I drove over this bridge quite a few times in the late 1970's commuting between home and college.
The newer bridge was built in 1998, parallel to the older bridge. I believe it was at this time that it was named "Trammell". The newer bridge carries two lanes eastward, the older bridge was restriped for one lane westward. Presumably it was considered too narrow by modern standards for two lanes. I haven't been there since before the new bridge was built.
Nice! My first guess resulted in my first pic. Here you go!
(https://i.ibb.co/nn4C4Gb/Bridge-Guess.png) (https://ibb.co/CM424cz)
Quote from: jlam on November 07, 2021, 06:56:51 PM
Nice! My first guess resulted in my first pic. Here you go!
(https://i.ibb.co/nn4C4Gb/Bridge-Guess.png) (https://ibb.co/CM424cz)
Neat photo, not gonna guess despite knowing it. but neat photo
Quote from: jlam on November 07, 2021, 06:56:51 PM
Nice! My first guess resulted in my first pic. Here you go!
(https://i.ibb.co/nn4C4Gb/Bridge-Guess.png) (https://ibb.co/CM424cz)
Been about a month with no guesses yet ... maybe a clue is in order?
Quote from: dlsterner on December 12, 2021, 03:43:32 PM
Quote from: jlam on November 07, 2021, 06:56:51 PM
Nice! My first guess resulted in my first pic. Here you go!
(https://i.ibb.co/nn4C4Gb/Bridge-Guess.png) (https://ibb.co/CM424cz)
Been about a month with no guesses yet ... maybe a clue is in order?
Not taking a guess, but a clue could be that it's quite a high bridge?
I think I know what it is. The Richard I. Bong Bridge between Duluth and Superior.
Quote from: plain on December 20, 2021, 08:31:31 PM
I think I know what it is. The Richard I. Bong Bridge between Duluth and Superior.
Yep. Taken from the Wisconsin side
Alright, let's give this one a shot.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211222/a21e1e845f6ff4d578c45c9b0ce35360.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Quote from: plain on December 22, 2021, 06:51:04 PM
Alright, let's give this one a shot.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211222/a21e1e845f6ff4d578c45c9b0ce35360.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Doesn't look like it's in the US.
It's not.
Is that the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong?
Nope
Is this the Port Mann Bridge (TCH 1) over the Fraser River in Surrey, BC?
Nope.
JayhawkCO was closer.
Could it be the Kap Shui Man Bridge, also in Hong Kong? (The bridge just west of JayhawkCO's guess of the Tsing Ma bridge?)
Nope.
Hint: how to drive on the right side of the road 101.
Shenzhen Bay Bridge?
Quote from: DeaconG on January 28, 2022, 10:07:59 AM
Shenzhen Bay Bridge?
Unless there are 2 Shenzhen bay bridges, I don't think so.
Does the poster of the photo have any hints?
Hint #2: a class in how to build tall buildings 101
How about the one at this film clip:
https://www.oddballfilms.com/clip/90005_43156_31
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 03, 2022, 02:19:23 PM
How about the one at this film clip:
https://www.oddballfilms.com/clip/90005_43156_31
My bridge is still in play.
And your bridge is the old Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, SC.
Minpu Bridge in Shanghai?
Nope
The multiple "101" and "tall building" references make me think it's somewhere in Taiwan because the tallest building in Taiwan is called Taipei 101.
Edited to add: The Chongyang Bridge in Taipei seen from the next bridge nearby (you'll have to click into Street View since the Google Maps app isn't letting me get a Street View link):
https://goo.gl/maps/F2qprTo2pcJdcR3y8
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 06, 2022, 08:34:22 AM
The multiple "101" and "tall building" references make me think it's somewhere in Taiwan because the tallest building in Taiwan is called Taipei 101.
Edited to add: The Chongyang Bridge in Taipei seen from the next bridge nearby (you'll have to click into Street View since the Google Maps app isn't letting me get a Street View link):
https://goo.gl/maps/F2qprTo2pcJdcR3y8
Nailed it! It is indeed the
Chongyang Bridge.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CFyCdYsDie3H1Wd17
I probably would've had to give out the country on the next hint :-D :-D
I don't have any good bridge pictures ready to post right now, so I'll pass my turn to someone else if anyone wants to go next.
Edited to add: My earlier attempts at solving that one had focused on border crossings where traffic switches sides of the road, based on your earlier hint about driving on the right.
Alright, I'll jump in. I think this should be a pretty easy one:
(https://imgur.com/I3rwlny.jpg)
Alternate link: https://i.postimg.cc/c44v42V6/Picture2.png
Quote from: webny99 on February 06, 2022, 02:37:58 PM
Alright, I'll jump in. I think this should be a pretty easy one:
(https://imgur.com/I3rwlny.jpg)
Alternate link: https://i.postimg.cc/c44v42V6/Picture2.png
Well, back in November I guessed this bridge ...
Quote from: dlsterner on November 02, 2021, 12:15:38 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 01, 2021, 03:21:52 PM
Since it's been a few days, and since Steve expressed difficulty in finding pictures to enter, I'll post one. I travelled over this bridge in 1981, but I didn't take this picture.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211101/d495291170a585166841e3a3cd51e4c5.jpg)
Is it the former Waldo-Hancock Bridge in Maine, since replaced by the Penobscot Narrows Bridge?
... and the bridge
webny99 posted looks like the bridge that replaced it - is it the Penobscot Narrows Bridge?
(if I am correct, it would be the bridge in the background of the picture of the Waldo-Hancock bridge that
1995hoo posted)
^Yes, you are correct! I must have missed the previous entry back in November, but I figured this wouldn't be too hard regardless.
The new bridge has an observatory that looked like it was worth a stop. Unfortunately we crossed early in the morning and it wasn't open. But if I ever get back to that part of Maine, I'd certainly plan a stop there.
Here's my next entry ... I don't know if it will be that hard for a typical road-geek - but it definitely is an interesting bridge to look at.
Good Luck!
(And it is a real bridge, in case you were thinking it was a Photoshop deep-fake ...)
(https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp7880833.jpg)
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 06, 2022, 08:34:22 AM
The multiple "101" and "tall building" references make me think it's somewhere in Taiwan because the tallest building in Taiwan is called Taipei 101.
https://goo.gl/maps/Rqw6evyA7rVSTTHH7
FIFY
Laguna Garzón Bridge
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 07, 2022, 11:23:47 AM
Laguna Garzón Bridge
JayhawkCO, you are correct! It is the Laguna Garzón Bridge in Uruguay.
Your turn!
Let's give this a shot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/sx2m4tp6/Guess-Bridge.png)
I think I got it... with a little help from Google. :cool:
Edith Cavell Bridge near Queenstown, New Zealand
Tis true. You're up!
Alright, how about this one? I don't think it will be too hard:
(https://imgur.com/Mco1kSq.jpg)
^^^^
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 09, 2022, 10:06:21 AM
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
I figured it might be easily recognizable, although it
does have a look-alike. (If you know where it is, you'll probably know what I mean by that!)
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 09, 2022, 10:06:21 AM
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
I figured it might be easily recognizable, although it does have a look-alike. (If you know where it is, you'll probably know what I mean by that!)
I do indeed. There are four particular aspects that help me tell which one is which in that sort of image.
Bourne Bridge?
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 10, 2022, 10:59:14 AM
Bourne Bridge?
That is of course
correct (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.746528,-70.5922611,2a,75y,66.01h,92.52t,358.15r/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVMkEB5DDVfhcsrWkmhWMpw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DVMkEB5DDVfhcsrWkmhWMpw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D349.37628%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1). You are up!
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 10, 2022, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 09, 2022, 10:06:21 AM
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
I figured it might be easily recognizable, although it does have a look-alike. (If you know where it is, you'll probably know what I mean by that!)
I do indeed. There are four particular aspects that help me tell which one is which in that sort of image.
Now that it's been guessed, I'm curious what the four aspects are, as the two bridges look almost identical.
(https://theconstructor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9dbd040d-4be2-4595-a266-75659da5a9f2-istock-1164386039.jpg)
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 12:10:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 10, 2022, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 09, 2022, 10:06:21 AM
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
I figured it might be easily recognizable, although it does have a look-alike. (If you know where it is, you'll probably know what I mean by that!)
I do indeed. There are four particular aspects that help me tell which one is which in that sort of image.
Now that it's been guessed, I'm curious what the four aspects are, as the two bridges look almost identical.
Sure. I'll give you two Street View links. The first is the Bourne Bridge; the second is the Sagamore Bridge. (1) The Bourne Bridge's approaches on either side of the arch are, to my eye, noticeably longer than the Sagamore's. (2) Similarly, those big concrete monoliths (for lack of a better term) that you can see on both bridges are noticeably further away from the arch on the Bourne Bridge, especially on the Cape Cod side. (3) The terrain to either side of the Bourne Bridge looks flatter than the terrain to either side of the Sagamore. (4) Related to #3, there is a path or service road or similar that runs up the hill near the Sagamore Bridge that doesn't have an equivalent at the Bourne.
https://goo.gl/maps/uz4ue8C76wAvwaULA
https://goo.gl/maps/SiziPsC1wBarvCEB9
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 10, 2022, 12:34:49 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 12:10:57 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 10, 2022, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2022, 07:45:55 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 09, 2022, 10:06:21 AM
I recognize that bridge from personal travel, but I won't post where it is because I don't have any bridge pictures queued up. In the unlikely event the thread gets stuck, then I'll identify it to get things moving.
I figured it might be easily recognizable, although it does have a look-alike. (If you know where it is, you'll probably know what I mean by that!)
I do indeed. There are four particular aspects that help me tell which one is which in that sort of image.
Now that it's been guessed, I'm curious what the four aspects are, as the two bridges look almost identical.
Sure. I'll give you two Street View links. The first is the Bourne Bridge; the second is the Sagamore Bridge. (1) The Bourne Bridge's approaches on either side of the arch are, to my eye, noticeably longer than the Sagamore's. (2) Similarly, those big concrete monoliths (for lack of a better term) that you can see on both bridges are noticeably further away from the arch on the Bourne Bridge, especially on the Cape Cod side. (3) The terrain to either side of the Bourne Bridge looks flatter than the terrain to either side of the Sagamore. (4) Related to #3, there is a path or service road or similar that runs up the hill near the Sagamore Bridge that doesn't have an equivalent at the Bourne.
https://goo.gl/maps/uz4ue8C76wAvwaULA
https://goo.gl/maps/SiziPsC1wBarvCEB9
Interesting. I didn't pick up on #2 before. That's probably the most noticeable one at a quick glance, but all four things are definitely noticeable.
(And yet, I'm still not sure if I'd be able to tell them apart a month from now. It kind of reminds me of doing flashcards at school or trying to tell twins apart: even if you know what the differences are, you still need a trick to remember which clue goes to which! :D)
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 10, 2022, 12:25:12 PM
(https://theconstructor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9dbd040d-4be2-4595-a266-75659da5a9f2-istock-1164386039.jpg)
Is it the Howrah Bridge?
Quote from: MCRoads on February 11, 2022, 09:42:19 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 10, 2022, 12:25:12 PM
(https://theconstructor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9dbd040d-4be2-4595-a266-75659da5a9f2-istock-1164386039.jpg)
Is it the Howrah Bridge?
Nailed it. In Kolkata.
Alright, this may or may not be pretty easy, we'll see.
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/622736919800971294/942130471192657950/IMG_3979.png)
Quote from: MCRoads on February 12, 2022, 01:53:05 PM
Alright, this may or may not be pretty easy, we'll see.
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/622736919800971294/942130471192657950/IMG_3979.png)
The poor ol' Dewey Bridge on UT-128.
That’s the one. Supposedly the county was going to rebuild it, buuut… didn’t quite happen. At this point, I don’t know if they could even reuse the stuff that is there. The cables are showing signs of deterioration, the tie in points where the cable attached to the wood look like they were destroyed by heat, and the anchor bolts look… bad. Honestly, I would be surprised if it could still hold the deck up.
One of medium difficulty:
(https://i.imgur.com/lHYgCpJ.jpeg)
No takers?
A hint: This is on a U.S. route.
Is it US 101 over the Calawah River (near Forks, WA)?
Quote from: webny99 on February 23, 2022, 11:05:24 AM
Is it US 101 over the Calawah River (near Forks, WA)?
Nope.
Quote from: Bruce on February 14, 2022, 11:45:43 PM
One of medium difficulty:
(https://i.imgur.com/lHYgCpJ.jpeg)
Is it US 2 over the Sultan River (near Sultan, WA)?
Quote from: dlsterner on February 26, 2022, 06:59:34 PM
Quote from: Bruce on February 14, 2022, 11:45:43 PM
One of medium difficulty:
(https://i.imgur.com/lHYgCpJ.jpeg)
Is it US 2 over the Sultan River (near Sultan, WA)?
You got it.
My next submission ... I couldn't find anything too tricky so I'll post this. Shouldn't be too difficult.
However, a twist ... you must name all three bridges to get credit!
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fae%2F08%2Fac%2Fae08ac0524420aa2028e1c1456ed254b.jpg&hash=c5007e833c955975600cbd437196374df610569f)
Charlie South. The Ravenel Bridge replaced the Grace and Pearman Bridges.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 05, 2022, 08:47:45 PM
Charlie South. The Ravenel Bridge replaced the Grace and Pearman Bridges.
1995hoo, correct! Your turn!
Quote from: dlsterner on March 05, 2022, 08:59:43 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 05, 2022, 08:47:45 PM
Charlie South. The Ravenel Bridge replaced the Grace and Pearman Bridges.
1995hoo, correct! Your turn!
I'll post something tomorrow or Monday. Give me a little time.
Ok, here we go. Had to get a picture from my PC. This is from June 2012. I'm sure it's much too easy, but at least it's a different angle.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220307/5d7e4729d18691c42832237c3f689322.jpg)
The Sunshine Skyway bridge in the Tampa Bay area? :D
Quote from: Sapphuby on March 07, 2022, 08:41:45 AM
The Sunshine Skyway bridge in the Tampa Bay area? :D
Of course. As I said, much too easy, but I still like the picture. You're up next.
I'll let someone else post, I'm in the guessing mood, but not in the posting mood.
Quote from: Sapphuby on March 07, 2022, 08:55:57 AM
I'll let someone else post, I'm in the guessing mood, but not in the posting mood.
To keep the thread moving, I'll post one I took in 2005. Again far too easy as this is a bit of an iconic view.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220308/3f73568415b9be7100f9b90ca044edfc.jpg)
I have it; however, I'll see if the thread is alive enough for someone else to get it :pan:
I recognized it, since I visited Stanley Park about a decade after 1995hoo in 2015. It's the Lion's Gate Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/ATjEn61i2J4UUgfw8), Canada's equivalent of the Golden Gate. :D
Quote from: webny99 on March 08, 2022, 10:38:37 AM
I recognized it, since I visited Stanley Park about a decade after 1995hoo in 2015. It's the Lion's Gate Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/ATjEn61i2J4UUgfw8), Canada's equivalent of the Golden Gate. :D
Yeah. I was thinking to myself, "why would I guess twice in a row just to not post the image, twice in a row?" That's why I didn't answer. Otherwise I would've :)
You're correct. That view of the bridge is familiar enough that I figured people would recognize it even if they hadn't been to Vancouver. I first saw that view in The Canadian Book of the Road in the early 1980s and it was instantly familiar when I finally got there in person. I think my mom still has my father's copy of that book, but it's extremely out-of-date by now in terms of mapping, at least in the most populated areas, and I'd be reluctant to rely on a book published in the late 1970s for tourist information for rather obvious reasons! (A Google search reveals that Reader's Digest published a book with a similar name in 1993. I'm referring to the Canadian Automobile Association book with the brown cover that was published in 1979. I don't know whether the Reader's Digest book is an update to the CAA book I loved as a kid, but the way the words "Book of the Road" are designed on the cover to include map excerpts suggests it might be.)
After I took that photo, we walked from there to our hotel near BC Place (the football stadium) with a stop for lunch at the Fish House in Stanley Park (now closed, sadly). The guy at the hotel thought that was an insanely long walk, but it's only about 7 km.
webny99 gets to post the next photo should he wish to do so.
Anyone can jump in if they'd like, otherwise I'll get one up tomorrow.
Next up, this one is certainly not as famous as the previous one, but it is a named bridge and an important connector:
(https://imgur.com/xds7rWS.jpg)
Casco Bay Bridge in Portland, ME
Quote from: plain on March 09, 2022, 10:59:32 AM
Casco Bay Bridge in Portland, ME
Well, that was quick. You are of course correct,
link here (https://goo.gl/maps/GisAvSGLNKo5g65UA).
That one wasn't going to last too long as there aren't many "S" shaped bridges with draw spans on them.
This one might also be easy.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220309/e9e8d35695804222cd55eaf9a26f21ad.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
This looks remarkably similar to the US 60 bridge over the Tennessee River.
It made me think of I-64 over the Kanawha River. But nope.
Great guesses! But no.
Williamstown Bridge (OH 60)?
Nope. Boy you guys are all over this, but you're not.
Chelyan Bridge over the Kanawha River in Belle, West Virginia:
https://goo.gl/maps/nEM65WBVfkA48Rwo9
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 14, 2022, 02:44:02 PM
Chelyan Bridge over the Kanawha River in Belle, West Virginia:
https://goo.gl/maps/nEM65WBVfkA48Rwo9
I'm surprised it even took this long given the previous guesses. They were all around this thing lol
I can post a larger copy if this is too hard to see.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220314/f8ba42255a59a7a2a9839c17055e736f.jpg)
I'm having trouble finding a good side view, but is it the Clarks Ferry Bridge (US 22/322 over the Susquehanna)?
Quote from: webny99 on March 15, 2022, 08:32:36 AM
I'm having trouble finding a good side view, but is it the Clarks Ferry Bridge (US 22/322 over the Susquehanna)?
It is not.
Is it located on Ohio River valley between US-52 and US-23? I don't remember to see a bridge of this kind in Quebec.
How about the US 340 bridge over the Shenandoah?
I'm very familiar with this bridge but I'm gonna sit this one out.
Regarding the two most recent guesses, it is not in the Ohio River Valley and it does not span the Shenandoah River, although jlam is on the right track.
The hint I would give would make it too obvious in view of the preceding sentence, so I'll wait a while before I give that hint.
US-340 over the Potomac?
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 15, 2022, 12:19:08 PM
US-340 over the Potomac?
Yes, you are correct. jlam was
so close and I don't doubt he might have been thinking of the correct bridge, but because the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac is right there, essentially directly in front of where I was standing when I took the photo, and because US-340 crosses the Shenandoah on a different bridge nearby (to the right of and behind the camera angle), I felt I couldn't validly say "close enough."
The clue I was going to give was that the bridge connects two states (Virginia and Maryland) and I was not standing in either one of them when I took the picture (I was, of course, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, when I took the photo looking east down the Potomac).
kevinb1994 is up next.
The Potomac and Susquehanna (and of course Shenandoah) do look remarkably similar to one another.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51940272731_1514564770_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)DAF4B10D-E7FD-4B26-ADE1-0F487865CDAA (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 15, 2022, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 15, 2022, 12:19:08 PM
US-340 over the Potomac?
Yes, you are correct. jlam was so close and I don't doubt he might have been thinking of the correct bridge, but because the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac is right there, essentially directly in front of where I was standing when I took the photo, and because US-340 crosses the Shenandoah on a different bridge nearby (to the right of and behind the camera angle), I felt I couldn't validly say "close enough."
The clue I was going to give was that the bridge connects two states (Virginia and Maryland) and I was not standing in either one of them when I took the picture (I was, of course, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, when I took the photo looking east down the Potomac).
kevinb1994 is up next.
When
jlam said that I was like wow lmaooo soooo close!
Quote from: plain on March 15, 2022, 02:41:28 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 15, 2022, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 15, 2022, 12:19:08 PM
US-340 over the Potomac?
Yes, you are correct. jlam was so close and I don't doubt he might have been thinking of the correct bridge, but because the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac is right there, essentially directly in front of where I was standing when I took the photo, and because US-340 crosses the Shenandoah on a different bridge nearby (to the right of and behind the camera angle), I felt I couldn't validly say "close enough."
The clue I was going to give was that the bridge connects two states (Virginia and Maryland) and I was not standing in either one of them when I took the picture (I was, of course, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, when I took the photo looking east down the Potomac).
kevinb1994 is up next.
When jlam said that I was like wow lmaooo soooo close!
Heh, I felt like Alex Trebek or Ken Jennings when someone adds a syllable to a word or similar. There was one like that last Friday. The clue was: "A narrow mountain edge gets 'AB' at the front to become this word of literary shortening." The defending champion said, "What is an abridgement?" That was called wrong and the player in the middle said, "What is abridge?" That was correct and Jennings noted that the defending champion was incorrect because "ridgement" is not a word. (The contestant who got it right then thanked the defending champion, which I thought was maybe a bit of a snarky thing to do.)
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 15, 2022, 01:36:04 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51940272731_1514564770_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)DAF4B10D-E7FD-4B26-ADE1-0F487865CDAA (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)
Northeast Corridor Bridge over the Delaware River from Morrisville to Trenton?
Quote from: cockroachking on March 17, 2022, 01:30:08 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on March 15, 2022, 01:36:04 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51940272731_1514564770_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)DAF4B10D-E7FD-4B26-ADE1-0F487865CDAA (https://flic.kr/p/2n8MtvD)
Northeast Corridor Bridge over the Delaware River from Morrisville to Trenton?
No, wrong crossing.
Is it along the Schuylkill River before the Schuykill Expwy was built?
It's the Northeast Corridor crossing the Raritan River from New Brunswick to Highland Park.
Quote from: Stephane Dumas on March 17, 2022, 01:45:40 PM
Is it along the Schuylkill River before the Schuykill Expwy was built?
No, definitely not the Schuylkill.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 17, 2022, 01:52:29 PM
It's the Northeast Corridor crossing the Raritan River from New Brunswick to Highland Park.
Correct!
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220317/93cbe37cc6a1b8d5f3ea45bdadeb248c.jpg)
Is it the Norman Wood Bridge in Pennsylvania, where PA 372 crosses the Susquehanna River (between Lancaster and York counties)?
Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2022, 10:10:19 PM
Is it the Norman Wood Bridge in Pennsylvania, where PA 372 crosses the Susquehanna River (between Lancaster and York counties)?
It is not. It's not in Pennsylvania. I know that narrows it down bigtime. :-D
Hint #2: The picture was taken looking through the window on a moving train (hence that red label in the bottom right corner and the slight reflection elsewhere).
I was going to pass on this since it's too easy for me given the fact I live like 5 miles from it, but I have a bridge I want to try.
Powhite Parkway Bridge
Quote from: plain on March 19, 2022, 09:57:02 PM
I was going to pass on this since it's too easy for me given the fact I live like 5 miles from it, but I have a bridge I want to try.
Powhite Parkway Bridge
You are correct. I took the picture looking through the window on the southbound Auto Train.
For those unfamiliar, that bridge carries VA-76, the Powhite Parkway, over the James River in Virginia.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220320/5d485d4ab8b1371c86091e87434237b8.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Probably wrong but it looks so similar that I have to give it a try...
Clarence St over the Welland Canal in Port Colborne, ON?
Very good guess!
Nope
Darn it! That is an all time look alike, and the single center stripe had me thinking I was on to something... https://goo.gl/maps/GZLSf1nuLJLmQN569 (I wouldn't be surprised if this was elsewhere on the Welland Canal. I'll keep looking. :D)
Well you'll get it soon enough..
Looks like Niagara Regional Road 89/Glendale Ave over the Welland Canal. (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1462703,-79.1938019,3a,75y,142.43h,88.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stDCXvVNjc-sRwJgj_ftjLA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Quote from: cockroachking on March 21, 2022, 11:47:43 AM
Looks like Niagara Regional Road 89/Glendale Ave over the Welland Canal. (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1462703,-79.1938019,3a,75y,142.43h,88.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stDCXvVNjc-sRwJgj_ftjLA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
And that would be it.
webny99 simply picked the wrong one lol
Quote from: plain on March 21, 2022, 12:29:29 PM
Quote from: cockroachking on March 21, 2022, 11:47:43 AM
Looks like Niagara Regional Road 89/Glendale Ave over the Welland Canal. (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1462703,-79.1938019,3a,75y,142.43h,88.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stDCXvVNjc-sRwJgj_ftjLA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
And that would be it. webny99 simply picked the wrong one lol
Yeah, I really set up someone else to find it, and sure enough it took all of a few hours :D
There's actually a third bridge over the Welland Canal that looks very similar, the
Allanburg Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/9RoXizaZeW1c7MwU9).
Quote from: webny99 on March 21, 2022, 12:40:24 PM
Quote from: plain on March 21, 2022, 12:29:29 PM
Quote from: cockroachking on March 21, 2022, 11:47:43 AM
Looks like Niagara Regional Road 89/Glendale Ave over the Welland Canal. (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1462703,-79.1938019,3a,75y,142.43h,88.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stDCXvVNjc-sRwJgj_ftjLA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
And that would be it. webny99 simply picked the wrong one lol
Yeah, I really set up someone else to find it, and sure enough it took all of a few hours :D
There's actually a third bridge over the Welland Canal that looks very similar, the Allanburg Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/9RoXizaZeW1c7MwU9).
Thanks for the help :D
I will have a picture up later today.
OK here we go:
(https://i.imgur.com/jQbeDuF.png)
Quote from: cockroachking on March 22, 2022, 09:51:28 PM
OK here we go:
(https://i.imgur.com/jQbeDuF.png)
Is it the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, near Kingston NY, carrying NY 199 over the Hudson River?
Quote from: dlsterner on March 22, 2022, 11:14:09 PM
Quote from: cockroachking on March 22, 2022, 09:51:28 PM
OK here we go:
(https://i.imgur.com/jQbeDuF.png)
Is it the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, near Kingston NY, carrying NY 199 over the Hudson River?
It is. Well done!
Quote from: cockroachking on March 22, 2022, 11:59:28 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 22, 2022, 11:14:09 PM
Is it the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, near Kingston NY, carrying NY 199 over the Hudson River?
It is. Well done!
I was pretty sure this was the Hudson but hadn't had a chance to figure out which bridge. It looked too long to be the pedestrian bridge in Poughkeepsie which was my initial thought.
Next bridge to guess:
(https://sworld.co.uk/img/img/59/photoAlbum/2023/originals/0.jpeg)
Yes, it is real.
That's pretty cool. Is it the Kawazu Naradaru Spiral Bridge in Japan?
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 23, 2022, 11:11:36 PM
That's pretty cool. Is it the Kawazu Naradaru Spiral Bridge in Japan?
Beat me to it by a couple of minutes. Just as I saw the image I typed in "circular bridge Japan" on Google and that bridge is the first one that popped up.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 23, 2022, 11:11:36 PM
That's pretty cool. Is it the Kawazu Naradaru Spiral Bridge in Japan?
1995hoo, yes you are correct! Your turn to post.
ozarkman417, gotta be a little bit quicker :)
I gotta find some harder bridges for next time. Problem is, most of the "interesting looking" bridges are already well known by roadgeeks.
The traffic driving on the left is what tipped me off as to countries on which to focus.
I'll have a picture later this morning.
Picture taken this past Tuesday afternoon. In case it's unclear, the bridge is in the background.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220324/ec1889e18b0ae5acbd92a77d5a722d1c.jpg)
Thomas Hatem Bridge (US 40) over the Susquehanna?
Quote from: ozarkman417 on March 24, 2022, 11:18:37 AM
Thomas Hatem Bridge (US 40) over the Susquehanna?
Yes, that is correct, seen out the window of a southbound Acela train from New York to DC. The railroad bridge gives the opposite perspective from the one most people are used to seeing from I-95.
Another one-guesser, coming up:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51959236093_d3ba0ef8d0.jpg)
Nice one. It looks strikingly similar to one earlier in the thread. I know what bridge it is, but I've guessed several of them correctly in the past week or so and I think I should give someone else a turn.
Would this happen to be the Roosevelt Lake bridge in Arizona?
Quote from: MCRoads on March 24, 2022, 08:37:55 PM
Would this happen to be the Roosevelt Lake bridge in Arizona?
Beat me to it. This has to be correct
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 24, 2022, 08:18:02 PM
Nice one. It looks strikingly similar to one earlier in the thread.
It looks to me quite similar to US 10 over the Mississippi in Hastings, MN, which I posted a while back... not sure if that's the same one you're thinking of.
MCRoads, yes you are correct! Your turn to post. jlam, gotta be a little bit quicker :)
I also thought I saw a bridge like this in this thread. For this reason, I searched the thread for the bridge a couple of times before posting.
It reminded me of this one:
Quote from: plain on April 12, 2021, 08:20:48 PM
I don't have one in mind right now so I'll go with the bridge I attempted to post back on page 10.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200922/dd297f0f8b5a2851b61904d05f34f34d.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Hint: I have the power!
Here was the answer:
Quote from: plain on April 13, 2021, 02:12:40 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on April 13, 2021, 01:49:13 PM
Glad to see this thread revived. The answer to my previous submission, which is where the thread died out, is the Harvest River Bridge on the Neponset Greenway Trail in Mattapan, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston).
As for the current picture, I feel like that's the Shelby Rhinehart Memorial Bridge, but I can't say for sure.
Great guess! You are correct.
Ok!
This one might be kind of tricky, but hopefully you guys will be able to narrow it down given this hint:
This bridge helps link a small town to Manhattan.
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/465232781769703424/956731371701821510/IMG_4195.png)
Something makes me suspect "Manhattan" refers to the ghost town of that name in Colorado.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 25, 2022, 11:10:16 AM
Something makes me suspect "Manhattan" refers to the ghost town of that name in Colorado.
It's been about 2 days, so I'll tell you it isn't in colorado. But you aren't far off (state-wise, anyway).
Kansas.
I couldn't tell you the bridge, though.
Quote from: mrose on March 27, 2022, 04:38:16 AM
Kansas.
I couldn't tell you the bridge, though.
Well, I think you guys are taking the Manhattan part of the hint a bit too seriously.
Hint #2:
The two places the bridge linked didn't exist for several years, even while people were still living and working there.
In that case, it appears to be the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge. https://bridgehunter.com/nm/los-alamos/7622/
Quote from: Jim on March 27, 2022, 11:13:52 AM
In that case, it appears to be the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge. https://bridgehunter.com/nm/los-alamos/7622/
That is correct! I realized that first hint was a bit ambiguous, but the second hint might've made it a bit too easy. Good job either way.
My offering, probably too easy for several reasons:
(https://www.teresco.org/temp/b3.jpg)
The Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon suspension bridge in Iceland. I travelled over this bridge in 2018.
My timing is off! I instantly recognized the bridge as well, having crossed it in 2017 (as well as taking a boat cruise in the lagoon and walking those beaches).
That'll teach me to spend time away from AARoads! :-D
Got it, of course. ozarkman417 is up.
The lagoon and Diamond Beach across the street are spectacular.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51965591826_b06c6b0c6f.jpg)
Not my photo this time.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on March 27, 2022, 09:42:00 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51965591826_b06c6b0c6f.jpg)
Not my photo this time.
China, I presume? Or maybe Japan. Definitely not in the US or Europe.
I think it's the China—Laos Railway crossing the Yuanjiang River. Don't know whether the bridge has a more formal name.
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 28, 2022, 05:25:51 PM
I think it's the China—Laos Railway crossing the Yuanjiang River. Don't know whether the bridge has a more formal name.
I'm not sure if it has a more formal name, either. Regardless, you are correct.
This will be too easy, but I like the lighting. I took this picture last Monday.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220328/92a42fd2a5fedd2e435bc2c2b9693262.jpg)
The Girard Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia, taken from the Northeast Corridor tracks
Quote from: Bruce on March 28, 2022, 08:22:59 PM
The Girard Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia, taken from the Northeast Corridor tracks
Exactly. I knew it was too easy, especially given when I said it was taken (given that my prior entry was from a southbound Acela last Tuesday–this was from a northbound Acela the day before). You're up next.
Here's one, name either bridge:
(https://i.imgur.com/iT5Czo2.jpeg)
Almost looks like the Navaho Bridge.
US-97 Rex T. Barber Bridge in the background and the Crooked River Bridge in the foreground, both crossing the Crooked River north of Terrebonne, OR.
^^^^
That definitely looks right, though we should wait for Bruce to confirm.
Quote from: cockroachking on March 31, 2022, 05:25:21 PM
US-97 Rex T. Barber Bridge in the background and the Crooked River Bridge in the foreground, both crossing the Crooked River north of Terrebonne, OR.
Yep.
Next up:
(https://i.imgur.com/nPS0MG1.png)
Quote from: cockroachking on April 02, 2022, 09:59:40 PM
Next up:
(https://i.imgur.com/nPS0MG1.png)
Nice one, good bridge too. Easton-Phillipsburg bridge on US22. It's a fairly unique bridge for it's era because it is not lattice beam
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 02, 2022, 11:16:20 PM
Nice one, good bridge too. Easton-Phillipsburg bridge on US22. It's a fairly unique bridge for it's era because it is not lattice beam
Well done! It is a pretty cool bridge.
(https://i.imgur.com/mlwPfai.png)
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, I-10 in Louisiana?
Clue: It's south of I-10 and not too far from 75.
It's the US 98 canal point bridge in Florida.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 11, 2022, 10:23:59 PM
It's the US 98 canal point bridge in Florida.
Yeah, I think it is:
https://goo.gl/maps/7VYU59Li46YVS2t28
Quote from: MCRoads on April 12, 2022, 03:40:44 PM
Quote from: SteveG1988 on April 11, 2022, 10:23:59 PM
It's the US 98 canal point bridge in Florida.
Yeah, I think it is:
https://goo.gl/maps/7VYU59Li46YVS2t28
Yes, it is because i picked it lol, but you know what, you get to go next lol. I went too esoteric
Oh, lol, I didn't read the username, and assumed someone else had gotten it.
Anyway, probably a pretty easy one:
(https://i.ibb.co/nPtRL7c/487-A3224-67-C0-4-A66-A7-E7-D94-C495-E0536.jpg)
Cochrane-Africantown Bridge in Mobile, AL. (https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7335798,-88.0395946,3a,75y,257.97h,91.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1Ujg6Hk6VqMwbIwm7UZ9Ng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Quote from: cockroachking on April 12, 2022, 10:20:21 PM
Cochrane-Africantown Bridge in Mobile, AL. (https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7335798,-88.0395946,3a,75y,257.97h,91.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1Ujg6Hk6VqMwbIwm7UZ9Ng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Correct!
Next up:
(https://i.imgur.com/gMxwki0.png)
Hint: This bridge is seen here from an arguably more well known bridge.
Quote from: cockroachking on April 20, 2022, 11:26:14 PM
Next up:
(https://i.imgur.com/gMxwki0.png)
Hint: This bridge is seen here from an arguably more well known bridge.
Is it the St. Georges Bridge in Delaware, which carries US 13 over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal?
Quote from: dlsterner on April 21, 2022, 02:12:22 AM
Is it the St. Georges Bridge in Delaware, which carries US 13 over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal?
It is indeed, with the concrete barrier and bridge deck at the bottom belonging to the William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge on DE-1.
My next entry:
(https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.mininggazette.com/images/2018/05/11185514/5-12-bridge-work.jpg)
A clue: If this bridge would be out of service, part of its country would be cut off (via road travel) from the rest of the country.
Portage Canal Lift Bridge in MI
Quote from: plain on April 21, 2022, 08:42:22 PM
Portage Canal Lift Bridge in MI
plain, you got it. I need to find harder to guess bridges. Or maybe host the pics somewhere to foil those who might peek at the URL ...
Your turn!
Quote from: dlsterner on April 21, 2022, 09:28:18 PM
Quote from: plain on April 21, 2022, 08:42:22 PM
Portage Canal Lift Bridge in MI
plain, you got it. I need to find harder to guess bridges. Or maybe host the pics somewhere to foil those who might peek at the URL ...
Your turn!
The Michigan diamond on the mounted BGS is what gave the location away for me (I did not give a guess as I do not wish to post a bridge).
I remember checking out the bridge after a discussion we had on another thread about US 41 ending at itself in Copper Harbor, which is not far away.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220422/c7789e629b381a68a261898981bacffb.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
Since nobody's posted for a few months and I just want an excuse to post this picture I took, I'll revive the thread. I think there are enough visual clues, especially if you know my travel habits. (With that said, plain, what was the one in your photo?)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220630/b1c1f74546961790b673cdea68493d5a.jpg)
I think the last one was the Ramsey Harbor Bridge on the Isle of Man. As for this one, it could be almost anything. How about the Mackinac Bridge?
Quote from: jlam on June 30, 2022, 11:18:20 PM
I think the last one was the Ramsey Harbor Bridge on the Isle of Man. As for this one, it could be almost anything. How about the Mackinac Bridge?
Judging by the railroad ties, I expect it to be a more urban environment.
Quote from: jlam on June 30, 2022, 11:18:20 PM
I think the last one was the Ramsey Harbor Bridge on the Isle of Man. As for this one, it could be almost anything. How about the Mackinac Bridge?
It is not the Mackinac Bridge. I've been over that, but if I have any pictures, they would be prints because I crossed it in August 1987 on a family vacation.
kphoger is on the right track generally. (edited a second time to add: Very bad pun completely not intended and I only noticed the pun much later.)
Edited to add: I looked at Google Street View and you're right about plain's photo.
Would that be the Delaware Memorial Bridge, taken from the Northeast Corridor on the stretch where it, I-495, & US 13 are all squeezed up against the Delaware River?
(Like kphoger, I figured it had to be the Northeast Corridor from the start based on the concrete ties, and I thought it was the Newport Pell Bridge at first before remembering that the NPB's suspension cables are anchored at the water level, unlike the DMB.)
Quote from: jmacswimmer on July 01, 2022, 10:25:14 AM
Would that be the Delaware Memorial Bridge, taken from the Northeast Corridor on the stretch where it, I-495, & US 13 are all squeezed up against the Delaware River?
Looks awfully similar: https://goo.gl/maps/vem3qjNfdsJ2w8LF9
Quote from: jmacswimmer on July 01, 2022, 10:25:14 AM
Would that be the Delaware Memorial Bridge, taken from the Northeast Corridor on the stretch where it, I-495, & US 13 are all squeezed up against the Delaware River?
(Like kphoger, I figured it had to be the Northeast Corridor from the start based on the concrete ties, and I thought it was the Newport Pell Bridge at first before remembering that the NPB's suspension cables are anchored at the water level, unlike the DMB.)
You are exactly right. I took the picture on Wednesday afternoon shortly before 6:30 PM from a southbound Acela train approaching Wilmington. I liked the picture just because it is a very different view of the bridge than most of us are used to seeing, especially those of us whose travels in the area are usually via the conventional I-95/I-295/New Jersey Turnpike combo. (I was also pleased to get a good picture out the window because inevitably trees, power poles, etc., get in the way.)
Clues I had been thinking about using, had nobody gotten it, included: "A lot of non-roadgeeks seem to think this bridge is part of a different route than it actually is" (meaning a lot of non-roadgeeks seem to think I-95 goes over the bridge and up the Turnpike) and "There are two bridges in this photo even if you can't quite see both of them."
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 01, 2022, 10:32:52 AM
I liked the picture just because it is a very different view of the bridge than most of us are used to seeing, especially those of us whose travels in the area are usually via the conventional I-95/I-295/New Jersey Turnpike combo. (I was also pleased to get a good picture out the window because inevitably trees, power poles, etc., get in the way.)
I agree that this a better view of the DMB than elsewhere - I tend to drive I-495 more often than I-295/NJTP whenever heading up that direction, and it's always a nice view when heading south (especially at night, when the streetlights all the way across the DMB are lit up). The view from I-495 south at the top of the Christina River Bridge is a nice one, too. (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7263951,-75.5323742,3a,45y,173.1h,88.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swF-m9_cjJmZ7LyJEFoauAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 01, 2022, 10:32:52 AM
"There are two bridges in this photo even if you can't quite see both of them."
This actually threw me off the DMB at first for that exact reason - you clearly took that picture at the exact right angle where the suspension towers were perfectly in line with the camera!
Next, taken by yours truly:
(https://i.imgur.com/LafbrRf.jpg)
Quote from: jmacswimmer on July 01, 2022, 10:44:56 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 01, 2022, 10:32:52 AM
I liked the picture just because it is a very different view of the bridge than most of us are used to seeing, especially those of us whose travels in the area are usually via the conventional I-95/I-295/New Jersey Turnpike combo. (I was also pleased to get a good picture out the window because inevitably trees, power poles, etc., get in the way.)
I agree that this a better view of the DMB than elsewhere - I tend to drive I-495 more often than I-295/NJTP whenever heading up that direction, and it's always a nice view when heading south (especially at night, when the streetlights all the way across the DMB are lit up). The view from I-495 south at the top of the Christina River Bridge is a nice one, too. (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7263951,-75.5323742,3a,45y,173.1h,88.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swF-m9_cjJmZ7LyJEFoauAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
Heh, you know, it's funny, in my prior post I said, "those of us whose travels in the area are usually via the conventional I-95/I-295/New Jersey Turnpike combo." That was true for me for most of my life, but now my travel through that area is almost exclusively via Acela. If I do drive north, I usually take other routes just in the interest of going a different way (e.g., our last drive north was in June 2019 and I took the Chesapeake Bay Bridge so as to drive the new US-301, then took I-495/I-95 to I-476 to Scranton in order to almost clinch the Northeast Extension). In spite of that, to me any view of the Delaware Memorial Bridge other than the one you see when you're driving from Virginia to New York via I-95 to I-295, or the opposite route via either the New Jersey Turnpike or I-295, still looks different to me from what I got used to seeing in all my years of travel that way in the back seat of my parents' cars when I was a kid. I recall my brother and I were riding with our father on a Boy Scout trip to Pennsylvania in the late 1980s on which we used I-95 in Wilmington and on the trip home my father commented on how weird it looked to see the Delaware Memorial Bridge from that very different angle.
Quote from: jmacswimmer on July 01, 2022, 10:44:56 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on July 01, 2022, 10:32:52 AM
"There are two bridges in this photo even if you can't quite see both of them."
This actually threw me off the DMB at first for that exact reason - you clearly took that picture at the exact right angle where the suspension towers were perfectly in line with the camera!
That was just totally dumb luck, to be honest. Shooting out the window on a moving train is always a crapshoot, and it can be even more so at times on the Acela given that top speed between New York and DC reaches 135 mph (I don't know how fast it was going when I took that picture). I was just really happy when I saw what I had lucked into with that particular picture and that's what made me want to post it here–plus I figured that very aspect might maybe make it a little bit trickier for someone to guess.
Quote from: jlam on June 30, 2022, 11:18:20 PM
I think the last one was the Ramsey Harbor Bridge on the Isle of Man.
Yep that was it lol
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9mVocQz7VpLMzEm77
As for the current bridge, is it US 522 over the Potomac?
Quote from: plain on July 02, 2022, 02:31:57 PM
As for the current bridge, is it US 522 over the Potomac?
It is not US 522 nor the Potomac...but the route in question also ends in 2, and the river in question also drains to the Chesapeake Bay.
Quote from: jmacswimmer on July 01, 2022, 10:48:07 AM
Next, taken by yours truly:
(https://i.imgur.com/LafbrRf.jpg)
This looks like the Norman Wood Bridge, where PA 372 crosses the Susquehanna River.
Quote from: dlsterner on July 02, 2022, 05:53:29 PM
This looks like the Norman Wood Bridge, where PA 372 crosses the Susquehanna River.
Correct! There's a parking area right off PA 372 on the west side of the bridge for an old canal lock, and from there you can easily walk down to the riverbank and out into the riverbed (much of which is dried up due to a closed dam just upstream), and that's where I shot that pic from.
Here is my entry to guess. It's a GSV image where I have blotted out a few parts that would make it too easy.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220704/524b91026e5704e12e0400f82936b0fe.jpg)
Have fun!
iPhone
Quote from: dlsterner on July 04, 2022, 02:16:15 PM
Here is my entry to guess. It's a GSV image where I have blotted out a few parts that would make it too easy.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220704/524b91026e5704e12e0400f82936b0fe.jpg)
Have fun!
iPhone
One week later, No guesses??? How about I give a clue:
You may find yourself breaking into song while crossing this bridge.
Does it happen to take you home?
Quote from: dlsterner on July 10, 2022, 03:31:03 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on July 04, 2022, 02:16:15 PM
Here is my entry to guess. It's a GSV image where I have blotted out a few parts that would make it too easy.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220704/524b91026e5704e12e0400f82936b0fe.jpg)
Have fun!
iPhone
One week later, No guesses??? How about I give a clue:
You may find yourself breaking into song while crossing this bridge.
Three weeks, no guesses??? This thread is too fun to let die. Another clue:
This bridge is the first suspension bridge built in its state (1947) and is the only one to carry highway traffic.
Searched up "bridges built in 1947", this was quite surprisingly the first result, guess you spilled too much :D. This would be the Hal W. Adams bridge, carrying Florida State Highway 51 over the Suwannee River.
Quote from: Sapphuby on August 05, 2022, 01:06:05 AM
Searched up "bridges built in 1947", this was quite surprisingly the first result, guess you spilled too much :D. This would be the Hal W. Adams bridge, carrying Florida State Highway 51 over the Suwannee River.
Sapphuby, you are correct! Your turn to post a bridge picture for us to guess!
I may have given away too much, but nobody had hazarded a guess in about a month.
Here is the GSV of the bridge, but without the blots. You can see why I blotted those parts out. https://goo.gl/maps/wWJmMDaLQvtUA2gx6 (https://goo.gl/maps/wWJmMDaLQvtUA2gx6)
Quote from: dlsterner on August 05, 2022, 02:31:11 AM
Quote from: Sapphuby on August 05, 2022, 01:06:05 AM
Searched up "bridges built in 1947", this was quite surprisingly the first result, guess you spilled too much :D. This would be the Hal W. Adams bridge, carrying Florida State Highway 51 over the Suwannee River.
Sapphuby, you are correct! Your turn to post a bridge picture for us to guess!
I may have given away too much, but nobody had hazarded a guess in about a month.
Here is the GSV of the bridge, but without the blots. You can see why I blotted those parts out. https://goo.gl/maps/wWJmMDaLQvtUA2gx6 (https://goo.gl/maps/wWJmMDaLQvtUA2gx6)
Florida has a suspension bridge???
Not motivated right about now, so I give the post to someone else who wants to do it.
Alright, I've got one somewhat close to me:
(https://imgur.com/17xii57.jpg)
Image is from Wikipedia.
No guesses? Here's a hint: this bridge is not in use for vehicle traffic as of now, but it is still standing currently.
Hmm, still no guesses? This bridge is in Texas. That should narrow down the potential options somewhat.
Quote from: CoreySamson on August 27, 2022, 12:07:14 AM
Hmm, still no guesses? This bridge is in Texas. That should narrow down the potential options somewhat.
I think I found it, but since I've had a couple of turns recently, I'll wait a bit to let somebody else have a chance. But don't dawdle!
Is that the old Brazoria Bridge over the Brazos River?
I was thinking that too but then I doubted it. Really scratching my head on this one.
Quote from: dlsterner on August 27, 2022, 01:40:16 AM
I think I found it, but since I've had a couple of turns recently, I'll wait a bit to let somebody else have a chance. But don't dawdle!
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2022, 08:08:44 AM
Is that the old Brazoria Bridge over the Brazos River?
Yep, that was my guess as well. Assuming the poster confirms, Good catch,
1995hoo!
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2022, 08:08:44 AM
Is that the old Brazoria Bridge over the Brazos River?
Yes, it is!
Quote from: CoreySamson on September 03, 2022, 02:59:45 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 03, 2022, 08:08:44 AM
Is that the old Brazoria Bridge over the Brazos River?
Yes, it is!
Lucky guess! I will edit this post shortly to include a photo for everyone. I suspect it will be too easy, but that's OK.
Edited via Tapatalk to upload a photo. I have no idea whether the bridges have names, so guessing where they are is good enough in my view.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220903/0e2ac553127a842d09ae3e6009a6ca6e.jpg)
NJTP over the NE Corridor
Quote from: plain on September 03, 2022, 11:14:10 PM
NJTP over the NE Corridor
Yeah, I play too much train sim... that is definitely it though. It is at the south part of that weird I-95 split...
Quote from: plain on September 03, 2022, 11:14:10 PM
NJTP over the NE Corridor
Of course. On Monday there was a problem with a rail bridge near Secaucus and the Acela I was riding had to back up, then switch to another track. It was stopped right there for a while and I took the picture just because for many forum members it was likely to be a very different view of a very familiar place. The one on the right is the Eastern Spur, the other is the Western Spur.
"plain" is up next.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220906/3e93e8125195821ea9725937f893a023.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I recognize that bridge from my travels, but I don't have a good bridge picture queued up, so I won't say where it is for now.
Quote from: plain on September 05, 2022, 09:40:20 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220906/3e93e8125195821ea9725937f893a023.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
It looks so tantalizingly familiar, but I just can't find it!
Quote from: MCRoads on September 06, 2022, 12:54:16 PM
Quote from: plain on September 05, 2022, 09:40:20 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220906/3e93e8125195821ea9725937f893a023.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
It looks so tantalizingly familiar, but I just can't find it!
Murray MacKay Bridge.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on September 07, 2022, 09:54:01 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 06, 2022, 12:54:16 PM
Quote from: plain on September 05, 2022, 09:40:20 PM
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220906/3e93e8125195821ea9725937f893a023.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
It looks so tantalizingly familiar, but I just can't find it!
Murray MacKay Bridge.
That it is. I figured it would be an easy one.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4CY68WZ2BmhLZKhLA
Damn! I looked at the other bridge in Galifax, which looks like the same bridge, but couldn't find the spot. I forgot Halifax had 2 bridges
Also, this is my 1000th post!!
Quote from: MCRoads on September 07, 2022, 11:10:06 PM
Damn! I looked at the other bridge in Galifax, which looks like the same bridge, but couldn't find the spot. I forgot Halifax had 2 bridges
Also, this is my 1000th post!!
In that case, it is time for you to retire your personal text:
Quote from: MCRoadsDamn, I missed celebrating my 500th post. Oh well!
Quote from: MCRoads on September 07, 2022, 11:10:06 PM
Damn! I looked at the other bridge in Galifax, which looks like the same bridge, but couldn't find the spot. I forgot Halifax had 2 bridges
Also, this is my 1000th post!!
In honor of your 1kth post, i give you my posting round.
Alright then! Well, I have a bridge! Or, maybe not. I think it is, so I'll post it.
(https://i.imgur.com/NWCr9WK.jpg)
(From GSV)
If you know what type of bridge this is, this one might be too easy. But for those who have no idea where to begin, it is not in the US.
Quote from: MCRoads on September 16, 2022, 03:33:05 PM
Alright then! Well, I have a bridge! Or, maybe not. I think it is, so I'll post it.
(https://i.imgur.com/NWCr9WK.jpg)
(From GSV)
If you know what type of bridge this is, this one might be too easy. But for those who have no idea where to begin, it is not in the US.
Is it the Vizcaya Bridge in Portugalete, Spain?
Quote from: dlsterner on September 27, 2022, 08:43:35 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on September 16, 2022, 03:33:05 PM
Alright then! Well, I have a bridge! Or, maybe not. I think it is, so I'll post it.
(https://i.imgur.com/NWCr9WK.jpg)
(From GSV)
If you know what type of bridge this is, this one might be too easy. But for those who have no idea where to begin, it is not in the US.
Is it the Vizcaya Bridge in Portugalete, Spain?
It is!
Here is my submission. I think it's a pretty cool looking double bridge. Shouldn't be that hard to guess, so no clues right now.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221002/ef5c478c1a9d90ed81129f16a0a30344.jpg)
iPhone
The US 16/16A interchange near Keystone, SD?
Quote from: ozarkman417 on October 02, 2022, 04:15:12 PM
The US 16/16A interchange near Keystone, SD?
Yeah, that's a cool one. The Keystone Wye is an amazing bit of engineering.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on October 02, 2022, 04:15:12 PM
The US 16/16A interchange near Keystone, SD?
ozarkman417, you are indeed correct! Your turn to post a bridge picture!
Someone else can go ahead and post a picture. Interchange ramps & bridges typically aren't that interesting aside from the occasional engravings on the pillars, etc. South Dakota outdid themselves here.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on October 02, 2022, 10:50:37 PM
Someone else can go ahead and post a picture.
(https://i.imgur.com/x52MxSo.jpg)
Hint #1: If I had dropped the Google Pegman on the other side of the bridge, and spun the view around to the opposite direction, then it would have been very obvious to everybody–and I mean everybody–where to start looking.
Didn't need the hint this time, just had to remember where I saw the bridge. It's the St. Charles Air Line Bridge in Chicago. Just a few blocks away from an old buddy's house.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WjPkFky98CNSgoHF6
Good job!
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221005/8a8af3ff5a158025a172bb40387f5444.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I know exactly where this is, but I'll let folks other than me guess.
The Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon?
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 05, 2022, 04:15:39 PM
The Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon?
Yep that's it!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kx3yLjGMWnkJwrSN6
Quote from: plain on October 05, 2022, 05:03:17 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 05, 2022, 04:15:39 PM
The Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon?
Yep that's it!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kx3yLjGMWnkJwrSN6
Total bizarre fluke that I got that. I've never been to Oregon, but I will be heading to Portland for business next month and I was looking at their transit authority's website for information about getting from the airport to the hotel. In the course of doing so, I saw a bridge that looked rather familiar from this thread and then decided to look at a map to figure out which one it was. Scroll down to the bottom right where it says "Biking": https://www.travelportland.com/plan/max-light-rail/
Anyway, I don't have any bridge pictures queued up and ready to play, so if someone else wants to take my turn, please go ahead.
I am quite amused to find this in my hotel room in downtown Portland:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221107/8180312de5180560f1d94e2b03540688.jpg)
I have a bridge I want to try. Time to get this thing rolling again.
Image from GSV
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230209/cc33830175c7f46b71f6c0c7940e18a0.jpg)
moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I also would like to keep this thread going :)
I must say, however, that this bridge is really tough! Any chance you may be willing to give us a hint?
I'll put forth a wild guess which I don't have much faith in ... The US 301 bridge over the Rappahannock River near Port Royal VA?
Nope. Definitely not a bad guess though.
You'll be shocked to find out that this image is taken from the exact same facility that's in the image...
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel?
Quote from: cockroachking on February 25, 2023, 02:40:42 PM
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel?
It is indeed the CBBT!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uqMc6YvUueZrCrxF9
Dang! Having been over the CBBT many times, I'm kicking myself for missing this. "plain", great job of using a deceiving view angle :) and congrats "cockroachking"!
The only reason I got that last one was because of the hint. The north end of the CBBT happened to be the first thing I thought of when I saw the clue.
Next up:
(https://i.imgur.com/3gfLHmx.png)
Hint: The roadway on the bridge is 4 lanes undivided.
Given your location, I'm going to guess that's the Troy—Menands Bridge in a view similar to the one seen on Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/eCKkvkMDmvpFcvKD8
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 28, 2023, 09:25:40 AM
Given your location, I'm going to guess that's the Troy—Menands Bridge in a view similar to the one seen on Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/eCKkvkMDmvpFcvKD8
If you back up one step, it's the exact image.
Quote from: kphoger on February 28, 2023, 11:45:37 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on February 28, 2023, 09:25:40 AM
Given your location, I'm going to guess that's the Troy—Menands Bridge in a view similar to the one seen on Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/eCKkvkMDmvpFcvKD8
If you back up one step, it's the exact image.
Yep, that's it. It is not a famous bridge by any means, hence why I gave the hint right away.
If anyone else has a bridge picture to play, go ahead and post it. I'm not sure whether I have any decent ones that I haven't already used.
OK, I'll post one.
(https://www.teresco.org/files/mystery.jpg)
I finally found it. I don't know the name of it but it's a very nice pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1mdw5XeyUHt3tJL9
Quote from: plain on March 13, 2023, 01:15:37 AM
I finally found it. I don't know the name of it but it's a very nice pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam, NY
https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1mdw5XeyUHt3tJL9
That's it - it's officially the Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook. https://www.amsterdamny.gov/242/Mohawk-Valley-Gateway-Overlook-Bridge
Funny thing is I knew it was over either a canal or a navigable river (and it's obviously a pedestrian crossing or trail), and because of the BGSs on the right I figured it was somewhere in the USA. Eventually I started checking out the Mohawk Valley and came across this. And I went through all of that to get to something that's right in your backyard lol
Image from GSV
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moto g(7) optimo (XT1952DL)
I don't know the name but that is the US 1 bridge near Fort Knox in Maine.
Quote from: kirbykart on March 15, 2023, 09:57:01 AM
I don't know the name but that is the US 1 bridge near Fort Knox in Maine.
I don't think so. The picture shows a multi-lane highway, and the concrete pier has the cables attached in a single column. The Penobscot Narrows bridge is a two-lane road, and the concrete piers have the cables attached in parallel columns.
This one is stumping me, and I'm not happy about it. :angry:
Nope
Quote from: kphoger on March 15, 2023, 10:40:38 AM
Quote from: kirbykart on March 15, 2023, 09:57:01 AM
I don't know the name but that is the US 1 bridge near Fort Knox in Maine.
I don't think so. The picture shows a multi-lane highway, and the concrete pier has the cables attached in a single column. The Penobscot Narrows bridge is a two-lane road, and the concrete piers have the cables attached in parallel columns.
This one is stumping me, and I'm not happy about it. :angry:
The Penobscot Narrows Bridge also has an observatory up at the top of one of the towers and you can see the windows when you look closely at pictures of said bridge. This bridge doesn't have those.
I know what bridge it is, but I'm not going to say unless the thread stalls for a long time.
This bridge also looks somewhat similar to another Highway 1 bridge - TCH/BC1 (https://goo.gl/maps/4mVFLNFuT6PABRk49) over the Fraser River in Surrey, BC. And there's yet another similar bridge on I-280 (https://goo.gl/maps/HiXegjLFhKTeh5D56) near Toledo, but that's not it either.
I did find it, but I'm not going to share it either because I cheated.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230314/a3bd498ddc748c5ec4a79d0e2a76f2fe.jpg)
Is it the Puente Centenario (Centennial Bridge) in Panama City, Panama? It carries the Pan-American Highway over the Panama Canal.
Quote from: kphoger on March 15, 2023, 10:40:38 AM
Quote from: kirbykart on March 15, 2023, 09:57:01 AM
I don't know the name but that is the US 1 bridge near Fort Knox in Maine.
I don't think so. The picture shows a multi-lane highway, and the concrete pier has the cables attached in a single column. The Penobscot Narrows bridge is a two-lane road, and the concrete piers have the cables attached in parallel columns.
This one is stumping me, and I'm not happy about it. :angry:
Dang it, it's been so long since I've been to that bridge that I didn't remember what the road underneath looked like. I just looked at those unique support structures and said "yep, that's it".
Quote from: dlsterner on March 16, 2023, 02:32:12 AM
Is it the Puente Centenario (Centennial Bridge) in Panama City, Panama? It carries the Pan-American Highway over the Panama Canal.
I don't think you even need to wait for confirmation.
Here is the Google Maps shot. (https://goo.gl/maps/6cYkfGE3BJjkUXFB8)
Quote from: kphoger on March 16, 2023, 10:07:17 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 16, 2023, 02:32:12 AM
Is it the Puente Centenario (Centennial Bridge) in Panama City, Panama? It carries the Pan-American Highway over the Panama Canal.
I don't think you even need to wait for confirmation. Here is the Google Maps shot. (https://goo.gl/maps/6cYkfGE3BJjkUXFB8)
Yep lol that's it
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230318/6291805e0b631fa2c9136d1e4986afd8.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230318/d1efaec182f62da8f0a11889f0480b13.jpg)
Good Luck!
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Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2023, 12:41:12 AM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
Good Luck!
I-90 Business Loop crossing the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. Traveled across this bridge a long time ago on a family vacation. If memory serves, it was still US-16 then since there were big chunks of I-90 across SD that weren't completed yet.
Here's my candidate. Sorry for the bad pic, but maybe that will make it bit more of a challenge. My photo, from September 2018.
(https://i.imgur.com/Z7RUBA9.jpg)
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2023, 12:41:12 AM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
Good Luck!
I-90 Business Loop crossing the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. Traveled across this bridge a long time ago on a family vacation. If memory serves, it was still US-16 then since there were big chunks of I-90 across SD that weren't completed yet.
catch22, you are correct! I thought this bridge was interesting not only because of the "double barreled" design, but that when it was built, it was cobbled together from two existing bridges - hence the two different sized pieces.
Your turn! (which I see you've already posted)
Quote from: dlsterner on March 22, 2023, 10:08:22 AM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2023, 12:41:12 AM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
Good Luck!
I-90 Business Loop crossing the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. Traveled across this bridge a long time ago on a family vacation. If memory serves, it was still US-16 then since there were big chunks of I-90 across SD that weren't completed yet.
catch22, you are correct! I thought this bridge was interesting not only because of the "double barreled" design, but that when it was built, it was cobbled together from two existing bridges - hence the two different sized pieces.
Your turn! (which I see you've already posted)
I had no idea this was made from two different bridges, that is interesting indeed.
For anyone curious, here's the Wikipedia article about the bridge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota))
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 02:39:05 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 22, 2023, 10:08:22 AM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2023, 12:41:12 AM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
Good Luck!
I-90 Business Loop crossing the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. Traveled across this bridge a long time ago on a family vacation. If memory serves, it was still US-16 then since there were big chunks of I-90 across SD that weren't completed yet.
catch22, you are correct! I thought this bridge was interesting not only because of the "double barreled" design, but that when it was built, it was cobbled together from two existing bridges - hence the two different sized pieces.
Your turn! (which I see you've already posted)
I had no idea this was made from two different bridges, that is interesting indeed.
For anyone curious, here's the Wikipedia article about the bridge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota))
Fixed the link. Darned ending bracket!
Quote from: kphoger on March 22, 2023, 02:41:43 PM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 02:39:05 PM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 22, 2023, 10:08:22 AM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 18, 2023, 12:41:12 AM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Images are from GSV with spoiler parts of the image blotted out. Both pictures are of the same bridge.
I find this bridge's design to be quite interesting.
Good Luck!
I-90 Business Loop crossing the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. Traveled across this bridge a long time ago on a family vacation. If memory serves, it was still US-16 then since there were big chunks of I-90 across SD that weren't completed yet.
catch22, you are correct! I thought this bridge was interesting not only because of the "double barreled" design, but that when it was built, it was cobbled together from two existing bridges - hence the two different sized pieces.
Your turn! (which I see you've already posted)
I had no idea this was made from two different bridges, that is interesting indeed.
For anyone curious, here's the Wikipedia article about the bridge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_Bridge_(Chamberlain,_South_Dakota))
Fixed the link. Darned ending bracket!
You got there about 20 seconds before I did. :)
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Here's my candidate. Sorry for the bad pic, but maybe that will make it bit more of a challenge. My photo, from September 2018.
(https://i.imgur.com/Z7RUBA9.jpg)
catch22, looks like you have us stumped for about a month! Any chance you might hand out a clue to help us out?
I'm getting a "pedestrian bridge" vibe from the picture rather than a "motor vehicle bridge" ... Is that accurate, or just a bad guess on my part?
Quote from: dlsterner on April 22, 2023, 08:11:31 PM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Here's my candidate. Sorry for the bad pic, but maybe that will make it bit more of a challenge. My photo, from September 2018.
catch22, looks like you have us stumped for about a month! Any chance you might hand out a clue to help us out?
I'm getting a "pedestrian bridge" vibe from the picture rather than a "motor vehicle bridge" ... Is that accurate, or just a bad guess on my part?
The bridge carries an active state highway. I took the picture from the old bridge (now a pedestrian bridge) that this one replaced. Looking the opposite direction from the camera POV would reveal this:
(https://i.imgur.com/nbFDEOl.jpg)
Quote from: catch22 on April 24, 2023, 07:29:08 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on April 22, 2023, 08:11:31 PM
Quote from: catch22 on March 22, 2023, 09:48:07 AM
Here's my candidate. Sorry for the bad pic, but maybe that will make it bit more of a challenge. My photo, from September 2018.
catch22, looks like you have us stumped for about a month! Any chance you might hand out a clue to help us out?
I'm getting a "pedestrian bridge" vibe from the picture rather than a "motor vehicle bridge" ... Is that accurate, or just a bad guess on my part?
The bridge carries an active state highway. I took the picture from the old bridge (now a pedestrian bridge) that this one replaced. Looking the opposite direction from the camera POV would reveal this:
One more hint: It's in Michigan.
Eagle River Timber Arch Bridge
Quote from: jlam on April 26, 2023, 12:24:19 PM
Eagle River Timber Arch Bridge
Bingo!
For anyone interested, here are the Wikipedia articles about this bridge (with a much better picture than mine), and the bridge it replaced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_River_Timber_Bridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_River_Timber_Bridge)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shore_Drive_Bridge_(Michigan) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shore_Drive_Bridge_(Michigan))
That's a neat place! I'm adding it to my eventual UP trip.
(https://i.postimg.cc/KzFGc4Sd/Screenshot-2023-04-26-9-38-24-PM.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Quote from: jlam on April 26, 2023, 11:43:13 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KzFGc4Sd/Screenshot-2023-04-26-9-38-24-PM.png) (https://postimages.org/)
It kind of looks like the Brookport Bridge which carries US 45 across the Ohio River between Paducah KY and Brookport IL. Is it?
Quote from: dlsterner on May 28, 2023, 09:47:51 PM
It kind of looks like the Brookport Bridge which carries US 45 across the Ohio River between Paducah KY and Brookport IL. Is it?
Sorry I took so long to respond. This is correct!
Here is the next bridge to guess. Shouldn't be too hard.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230610/dd408b1fb58e95d2bb6407350b106b34.jpg)
Quote from: dlsterner on June 09, 2023, 09:35:25 PM
Here is the next bridge to guess. Shouldn't be too hard.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230610/dd408b1fb58e95d2bb6407350b106b34.jpg)
Hite Crossing Bridge over Lake Powell in Utah?
Quote from: Bruce on June 10, 2023, 04:54:44 AM
Hite Crossing Bridge over Lake Powell in Utah?
You are correct! The bridge carries UT 95 over the Colorado river at the head of Lake Powell.
Your turn!
Something a bit simpler in design:
(https://i.imgur.com/5SC9CRD.jpg)
Quote from: Bruce on June 10, 2023, 08:41:11 PM
Something a bit simpler in design:
(https://i.imgur.com/5SC9CRD.jpg)
Swinomish Channel bridges. I return the baton of guessing to the OP. they forgot to not use something easily found on google image search. they get a mulligan.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on June 12, 2023, 03:10:04 PM
Quote from: Bruce on June 10, 2023, 08:41:11 PM
Something a bit simpler in design:
(https://i.imgur.com/5SC9CRD.jpg)
Swinomish Channel bridges. I return the baton of guessing to the OP. they forgot to not use something easily found on google image search. they get a mulligan.
The point is to not use Google Images and try to guess on your own. It's a game that relies on the honor system, and I'd rather not have to post blurry Street View shots for everything that I don't have in my image collection.