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[Max Rockatansky]

Had a look at the 1856 Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge which used to span the Middle Fork Feather River before it was moved in 1966 during the creation of Lake Oroville.  Bidwell Bar Bridge was apparently opened to vehicle traffic until the mid-1950s before it was taken out of service.  I'm fairly certain this was first suspension bridge in California and is it kind of amazing to me that it survived the floods in the 1860s.  Now it's sitting about Lake Oroville at Bidwill Canyon Marina:

IMG_0702 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0704 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0707 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr


Suffice to say the replacement Bidwell Bridge on CA 162 is quite the looker:

IMG_0677 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

IMG_0610 by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[rte66man]

Not sure if this fits, but I've never seen something like this before:



Although not navigable, I would think the Corps would insist this be cleaned up.

[bugo]

This is not the only abandoned truss bridge with missing spans in Oklahoma. There is truss span near I-44 southwest of OKC that was destroyed by a tornado with only one extant span. This one is near Bernice. I don't get it either. It doesn't make sense to me. Things like this make me shake my head and say "It's Oklahoma." There are so many things in Oklahoma that make zero sense, but I've found it futile to try to understand and make rational observations of strange things about the state. Oklahoma is strange...in some ways this is an awesome strange but a bad strange in others. If I've learned anything in the dozen years or so I've lived in Oklahoma is that there are no hard rules and some things don't make sense.

[kphoger]

My question is this:  Why would the state or city spend money to remove it?

[Flint1979]

Not sure if this fits, but I've never seen something like this before:



Although not navigable, I would think the Corps would insist this be cleaned up.

Is that a missing section of it laying in the water? I found it on GSV and on GSV it has the first two sections in tact probably not very safely though and the third section is missing and that's all of the bridge that's in GSV.

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5614232,-95.2951541,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

[bugo]

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5614232,-95.2951541,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

Dude, it's hard to read your all-lowercase posts. That shift key won't bite you. This is not a text message or an AIM message.

[bugo]

lying*

[kphoger]

all-lowercase posts.

Just think of it as "Throwback Jake Bear Style" posting.

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

Here is an abandoned bridge piers  in Goliad Tx  over jefferson st.

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.6633307,-97.3868693,3a,48.3y,341.17h,88.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1OjhsuhR7NYeA1qG4CNl0g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0

[SteveG1988]

Not sure if this fits, but I've never seen something like this before:



Although not navigable, I would think the Corps would insist this be cleaned up.

Is that a missing section of it laying in the water? I found it on GSV and on GSV it has the first two sections in tact probably not very safely though and the third section is missing and that's all of the bridge that's in GSV.

http://www.newson6.com/story/30856546/flooding-wipes-out-part-of-iconic-mayes-county-bridge

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5614232,-95.2951541,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

I found What appears to be an abandned bridge peir of an old railroad bridge further up!

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6465804,-95.4012945,147m/data=!3m1!1e3

[kphoger]

the arch bridge was just a lucky find!

it's a swing bridge too!

has this one been said before!

here's another!
this one is on the national register of historic places!

found an abandoned arch bridge from the 1920s in twin arrows az that was a part of the original us 66!
and here is the youtube video that led me to find this bridge!

found another bridge that is preety much identical!
heres another totaly different in design to the other two!

then i followed the line and found another abandoned truss bridge in beeville tx that  is in decent shape!

i never thought to check bridge hunter and two the first bridge i found because of this you tube video which i totally forgot to put the link though!

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

I found What appears to be an abandned bridge peir of an old railroad bridge further up!

It looks like you found the Shift key!

The exclamation point isn't the only punctuation mark available!

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

the arch bridge was just a lucky find!

it's a swing bridge too!

has this one been said before!

here's another!
this one is on the national register of historic places!

found an abandoned arch bridge from the 1920s in twin arrows az that was a part of the original us 66!
and here is the youtube video that led me to find this bridge!

found another bridge that is preety much identical!
heres another totaly different in design to the other two!

then i followed the line and found another abandoned truss bridge in beeville tx that  is in decent shape!

i never thought to check bridge hunter and two the first bridge i found because of this you tube video which i totally forgot to put the link though!

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

I found What appears to be an abandned bridge peir of an old railroad bridge further up!

It looks like you found the Shift key!

The exclamation point isn't the only punctuation mark available!

Okay.

Also here's one in Endee, NM

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1153041,-103.1587829,169m/data=!3m1!1e3

And another one south.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1079513,-103.2798498,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

Could this be the remains of an old bridge?
 it's hard to tell but it looks like one.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1233726,-103.4603693,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

Found an abandoned beam bridge that looks massive!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1400379,-103.5029895,152m/data=!3m1!1e3

Another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.154657,-103.5396933,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

line ended in Tucumcari so i followed it south of my original location and found that the just keep on coming.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.123603,-103.1401087,164m/data=!3m1!1e3

Here's an abandoned road bridge that i found by surprise sandwiched between route 66 and the interstate 44

ttps://www.google.com/maps/@35.1802101,-103.0584215,302m/data=!3m1!1e3

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

the arch bridge was just a lucky find!

it's a swing bridge too!

has this one been said before!

here's another!
this one is on the national register of historic places!

found an abandoned arch bridge from the 1920s in twin arrows az that was a part of the original us 66!
and here is the youtube video that led me to find this bridge!

found another bridge that is preety much identical!
heres another totaly different in design to the other two!

then i followed the line and found another abandoned truss bridge in beeville tx that  is in decent shape!

i never thought to check bridge hunter and two the first bridge i found because of this you tube video which i totally forgot to put the link though!

found an abandoned truss bridge near erie ks over the neosho river!

I found What appears to be an abandned bridge peir of an old railroad bridge further up!

It looks like you found the Shift key!

The exclamation point isn't the only punctuation mark available!

Okay.

Also here's one in Endee, NM

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1153041,-103.1587829,169m/data=!3m1!1e3

And another one south.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1079513,-103.2798498,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

Could this be the remains of an old bridge?
 it's hard to tell but it looks like one.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1233726,-103.4603693,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

Found an abandoned beam bridge that looks massive!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1400379,-103.5029895,152m/data=!3m1!1e3

Another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.154657,-103.5396933,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

line ended in Tucumcari so i followed it south of my original location and found that the just keep on coming.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.123603,-103.1401087,164m/data=!3m1!1e3

Here's an abandoned road bridge that i found by surprise sandwiched between route 66 and the interstate 44

ttps://www.google.com/maps/@35.1802101,-103.0584215,302m/data=!3m1!1e3

Didn't have time to finish exploring the line for abandoned bridges but when i went to find the location where i left off i found one i missed!

ttps://www.google.com/maps/@35.1447542,-103.0980555,150m/data=!3m1!1e3

So here we go with the next bridge.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2002543,-102.9256665,168m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0

Here's another one just down the line.

Literally!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2008992,-102.9112834,150m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0

Here's another one

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2066131,-102.8826335,150m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0

Another one!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2185456,-102.8545035,150m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0

[Max Rockatansky]

My god it’s an Alanland length quotation. 

[oscar]

Not much of a "find", since it's obvious to anyone driving Alaska's McCarthy Road to visit the old Kennecott mine in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. But here's an old railroad trestle parallel to the road (rail line abandoned 1938, with the road later built on or along the old trackbed):

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

Not much of a "find", since it's obvious to anyone driving Alaska's McCarthy Road to visit the old Kennecott mine in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. But here's an old railroad trestle parallel to the road (rail line abandoned 1938, with the road later built on or along the old trackbed):

looks like it could collapse at any moment

[oscar]

Not much of a "find", since it's obvious to anyone driving Alaska's McCarthy Road to visit the old Kennecott mine in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. But here's an old railroad trestle parallel to the road (rail line abandoned 1938, with the road later built on or along the old trackbed):

looks like it could collapse at any moment

Looks rickety. But until 1938, it carried heavy ore trains with no issues. Now, it only has to support its own weight.

The National Park Service lets pedestrians walk under the trestle, but not on it.

[danthecatrafficlightfan]

found an abandoned bridge in amarillo tx that streetview goes under!

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1892385,-101.9668491,3a,60y,18.49h,89.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sflxd4DuTYfcJluRfhZV1ng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&authuser=0

proof it's abandoned

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1894106,-101.9666589,551a,35y,18.49h/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0

[kphoger]

Found an abandoned beam bridge that looks massive!

Another one!

Didn't have time to finish exploring the line for abandoned bridges but when i went to find the location where i left off i found one i missed!

Literally!

Another one!

found an abandoned bridge in amarillo tx that streetview goes under!

And here we go again with the gratuitous exclamation points!

Closing your sentence with one doesn't make it any more exciting!

[bugo]

Found an abandoned beam bridge that looks massive!

Another one!

Didn't have time to finish exploring the line for abandoned bridges but when i went to find the location where i left off i found one i missed!

Literally!

Another one!

found an abandoned bridge in amarillo tx that streetview goes under!

And here we go again with the gratuitous exclamation points!

Closing your sentence with one doesn't make it any more exciting!

and using all lowercase letters is just annoying and it is hard to read.

I sometimes posted in all lowercase letters for about the first month I was online and I quickly grew out of it.

[rte66man]

Not sure if this fits, but I've never seen something like this before:



Although not navigable, I would think the Corps would insist this be cleaned up.

Is that a missing section of it laying in the water? I found it on GSV and on GSV it has the first two sections in tact probably not very safely though and the third section is missing and that's all of the bridge that's in GSV.

http://www.newson6.com/story/30856546/flooding-wipes-out-part-of-iconic-mayes-county-bridge

So the answer is the span got swept off the piers in the 2015 flood, landed downstream, and they are going to leave it there.

[ghYHZ]

Here's a nice old concrete bridge at St. George's Newfoundland. It was along the original highway.....still under construction down the west coast of the island to the ferry terminal at Port-aux-Basques when this map was issued in 1949....the year Newfoundland became part of Canada.

An adjacent two lane bridge replaced this one and the Trans Canada Highway has long bypassed this section of road. 

[bugo]

Here's a nice old concrete bridge at St. George's Newfoundland. It was along the original highway.....still under construction down the west coast of the island to the ferry terminal at Port-aux-Basques when this map was issued in 1949....the year Newfoundland became part of Canada.

An adjacent two lane bridge replaced this one and the Trans Canada Highway has long bypassed this section of road. 

That's a great bridge. What are the coordinates?

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