I thought that this would make a good first post/topic. Anyone got some interesting highway bridges they want to show? Here are some of mine that I took on various recent trips:
Sorry guys had to pull my photos.
Delaware Memorial Bridge
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Ben Franklin Bridge
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Tacony Palmyra, i like it because it is multiple types in one
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I'm not sure if it's on any alignments now, but I believe it was in the past.
Probably because I grew up driving over it, but the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge on I-87 is my personal favorite. Also love the Brooklyn Bridge and Whitestone Bridge.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Thaddeus_Kosciusko_Bridge_Albany_Summer.jpg/800px-Thaddeus_Kosciusko_Bridge_Albany_Summer.jpg) (Taken from Wikipedia page on the bridge)
The I-90 floating bridges on Lake Washington are a definite favorite:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/14368943188_01e44a818f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nTJAcN)
I-90 floating bridges (https://flic.kr/p/nTJAcN) by SounderBruce (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr
A bit of a hometown bias, but I'll say the Chicago Skyway has always been a favorite of mine.
most of em are named already -
Golden Gate
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3492/3902452027_b397226511_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/6WR62D)
Brooklyn
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14583543482_2a20e6b4d0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/odGtoS)
Not naming the bridge, but you'll get the hint here
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14398119319_038e6f90a1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nWj8fx)
(SFO) Bay Bridge
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5488/10769766813_94da7fb4e3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/hpFSsH)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/10769600564_7a356fd5d0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/hpF23m)
Golden Gate
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8523/8611677404_87a82417b0_z.jpg)
Oakland Bay
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Mackinac
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Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
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While certainly not signature bridges, I will always have a soft spot for arched highway bridges
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Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EfddgQkcMu0/U9N1BSshLWI/AAAAAAAALpY/-tD6V3v-DjU/s800/IMG_3066.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ds2zjyy5LYI/U9N1RKeAUwI/AAAAAAAALpg/fDCz9Xv16Bc/s800/IMG_3068.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-s5zp7x5XLbM/U9N1Sp2iLFI/AAAAAAAALpo/S1bHpehHf88/s800/IMG_3071.JPG)
That is some bridge! :clap:
Long before the Confederation Bridge was ever built, it was one of the favorite political promises made by Canadian political leaders in federal elections to build a bridge to Prince Edward Island in order to curry favor with the electorate. :-D
It is a highway to nowhere (even if it was planned for much more), but:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.519792,-74.318165&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.520122,-74.319151&panoid=cCgoFgZyDJqvwO9RcFpCjA&cbp=12,187.61,,0,10.91 (https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.519792,-74.318165&spn=0.000008,0.006539&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=39.520122,-74.319151&panoid=cCgoFgZyDJqvwO9RcFpCjA&cbp=12,187.61,,0,10.91)
The American Span of the Thousand Islands Bridge (https://www.google.com/maps/@44.315763,-75.954151,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m5!1e2!3m3!1s40034684!2e1!3e10)
The Deception Pass (and Canoe Pass) Bridges between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island, Washington (including Pass Island).
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Rainbow Bridge ; Tokyo ...
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A much less famous one, but I really like the new Lake Champlain Bridge.
(https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region1/projects/lake-champlain-bridge/repository/LCB_11_7_11%20pics_015.jpg) (Image from NYSDOT)
It looks pretty nice at night, too, but I haven't found a good picture of it.
Another biased vote: Quebec Bridge.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge)
I know this might be overrated... :| ...but my hometown Woodrow Wilson Bridge for the win. :clap:
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I'd have to say my favorite is the Brent Spence carrying I-71/75 over the Ohio.
Quote from: Fugazi on September 24, 2014, 05:14:58 PM
Another biased vote: Quebec Bridge.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge)
The Quebec bridge is amazing. As is that photo.
The Yeager Bridges get a vote, only problem i have is the fact that they are too close to each other, and that makes them look cluttered
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Quote from: MillTheRoadgeek on September 24, 2014, 09:19:47 PM
I know this might be overrated... :| ...but my hometown Woodrow Wilson Bridge for the win. :clap:
Actually, it looks quite nice! Especially from that angle with the lighting.
Quote from: jake on September 25, 2014, 05:04:39 PM
Quote from: MillTheRoadgeek on September 24, 2014, 09:19:47 PM
I know this might be overrated... :| ...but my hometown Woodrow Wilson Bridge for the win. :clap:
Actually, it looks quite nice! Especially from that angle with the lighting.
I agree. That's one nice bridge. I love how it's so lighted up as well.
My main issue with the Woodrow Wilson bridge is that it's fairly generic while driving on it.
Quote from: Fugazi on September 24, 2014, 05:14:58 PM
Another biased vote: Quebec Bridge.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fda%2F125_-_Qu%25C3%25A9bec_-_Pont_de_Qu%25C3%25A9bec_de_nuit_-_Septembre_2009.jpg%2F640px-125_-_Qu%25C3%25A9bec_-_Pont_de_Qu%25C3%25A9bec_de_nuit_-_Septembre_2009.jpg&hash=157b9aa3bc2959050013726a3d63a28d069fdfee) (from Wiki)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge)
Clearly inspired by the Forth Bridge (rail) in Scotland, which is one of the most impressive steel structures ever built, particularly for its time.
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Having grown up within view of the George Washington Bridge, I'd have to vote that one as my favorite. It's a brilliant design, meeting the challenge of being high and wide enough to be of no interference to shipping traffic below, as well as linking two states at America's largest city and all the bureaucracy that entails, and happens to be strong enough to handle over 100 million vehicles per year through 14 lanes of traffic, making it the world's busiest road bridge...
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I love the Clifton Suspension Bridge. (Hey, that's me in the hat.)
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Quote from: MrDisco99 on December 16, 2014, 03:46:53 PMHaving grown up within view of the George Washington Bridge, I'd have to vote that one as my favorite. It's a brilliant design, meeting the challenge of being high and wide enough to be of no interference to shipping traffic below, as well as linking two states at America's largest city and all the bureaucracy that entails, and happens to be strong enough to handle over 100 million vehicles per year through 14 lanes of traffic, making it the world's busiest road bridge...
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It gets my vote. Where I grew up, there were bridges, and then there was The Bridge, no modifier needed. From New Jersey it is impossibly big and majestic when you come upon it, and the lack of approachways gives it perfect framing.
My favorite GW facts are that its structure was so beautiful that Cass Gilbert's stone cladding was abandoned, and that centuries of military practice of breaking stride on bridges was abandoned in its opening parade.
I still feel put off that the new tower in Fort Lee gets in its view.
Quote from: Pete from Boston on January 22, 2015, 09:41:00 PM
My favorite GW facts are that its structure was so beautiful that Cass Gilbert's stone cladding was abandoned
*Factoid - it was abandoned because of funding.
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
How much did the ferryboat cost?
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
It's $5, I believe, to have the shuttle van drive you across. Pretty wild to watch the churning sea below you out there.
Quote from: kkt on January 24, 2015, 04:37:53 PM
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
How much did the ferryboat cost?
There's a ferry that still operates on the eastern side of PEI and it costs about $65 to take your car on it.
Quote from: Alps on January 24, 2015, 03:42:09 PM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on January 22, 2015, 09:41:00 PM
My favorite GW facts are that its structure was so beautiful that Cass Gilbert's stone cladding was abandoned
*Factoid - it was abandoned because of funding.
Ah. The explanation I gave is one I've heard many times, but I have no knowledge of its origin.
Quote from: kkt on January 24, 2015, 04:37:53 PM
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
How much did the ferryboat cost?
$45. (Taken back to pre-bridge dollars, though - $35 or $38? The bridge toll was equal when it was built, as a concession to the ferry owner to NS.)
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
That toll is charged only westbound. Eastbound is free. So that cuts the average price of the crossing in half.
The ferry at the other end of PEI works the same way -- free to enter PEI, expensive to leave. Last time I was there in 2013, I took the ferry to PEI for free, and took the less expensive bridge back to the mainland.
Quote from: oscar on January 30, 2015, 08:23:04 PM
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
That toll is charged only westbound. Eastbound is free. So that cuts the average price of the crossing in half.
The ferry at the other end of PEI works the same way -- free to enter PEI, expensive to leave. Last time I was there in 2013, I took the ferry to PEI for free, and took the less expensive bridge back to the mainland.
A lot of people fail to take that into consideration with one way tolled bridges.
"5 bucks to enter Philly, that's a rip!" In reality your toll good sir is 2.50, view the doubled price as a deposit, you may be expected to do a return trip.
Quote from: SteveG1988 on January 31, 2015, 07:33:44 AM
Quote from: oscar on January 30, 2015, 08:23:04 PM
Quote from: US 41 on January 24, 2015, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: ghYHZ on July 26, 2014, 05:37:17 AM
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island — 12.9 km (8 miles)
It is $45 CAD to drive on though. I think that is pretty outrageous. $5 would be a more acceptable amount to charge.
That toll is charged only westbound. Eastbound is free. So that cuts the average price of the crossing in half.
The ferry at the other end of PEI works the same way -- free to enter PEI, expensive to leave. Last time I was there in 2013, I took the ferry to PEI for free, and took the less expensive bridge back to the mainland.
A lot of people fail to take that into consideration with one way tolled bridges.
"5 bucks to enter Philly, that's a rip!" In reality your toll good sir is 2.50, view the doubled price as a deposit, you may be expected to do a return trip.
So it's only $22.50, but you have no choice but to resettle on PEI or pay it again? A bargain!
Back when I was a little kid, the 4 big bridges of NYC were "owned" by my family (in a strictly 6 y/o child sort of way, lol). Whenever we would drive to NYC from the midwest we would first have to cross "my" bridge, the George Washington Bridge. Then the fight would be on since we had to go to Long Island, should we take my Dad's bridge (the Whitestone) or my mom's bridge (Throgs Neck-which I couldn't pronounce, it was always the Frog's Neck). No matter, we didn't call them by their real names, it was always my bridge, my mom's bridge and my dad's bridge.
Then my little brother was born in 1975 and he was "assigned" the Verrazano by my dad, much to my chagrin, it's the biggest one. I wanted him to have the Triboro!
So I would have to say that the majestic GWB is my favorite even to this day.
Quote from: slorydn1 on February 05, 2015, 02:16:14 PMThen the fight would be on since we had to go to Long Island, should we take my Dad's bridge (the Whitestone) or my mom's bridge (Throgs Neck-which I couldn't pronounce, it was always the Frog's Neck).
It ended up being "Frog's Throat" for me.