Bridges
Feb 1st 2007, 11:39 pm
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Re: Bridges
That happened recently with a film called "The Black Dahlia".
Couldn't wait to see it but missed it at the cinema. I think it was by the same person who made LA Confidential, which I really enjoyed.
We rented the DVD and we couldn't understand what was happening or what anyone was saying.My daughter watched it with us and we just kept stopping the film to try and work out what was going on and none of us could.. It was the most abysmal film I have seen in ages.
Feb 1st 2007, 11:48 pm
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Re: Bridges
Mine is definitely the Verrazano Bridge...linking Brooklyn with Staten Island. The Golden Gate's not bad either. 
Feb 1st 2007, 11:57 pm
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Re: Bridges
I hope it isn't catching.
Bridge over Madison is such a wonderful story - very sad...but in a good way.
Bridge over Madison is such a wonderful story - very sad...but in a good way.
Feb 2nd 2007, 12:10 am
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Re: Bridges
I like walking across the very narrow bridges that cross the Delaware River - Washington Crossing, New Hope-Lambertville etc. Driving over them is a bit of a nightmare as there is only just enough room for 2 cars to pass.
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is quite impressive.
The Delaware Memorial Bridge is quite impressive.
Feb 2nd 2007, 1:13 am
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Re: Bridges
Down here we like bridges that are easy on those who fear heights, like the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge at Taos (clickie biggie):
or bridges with a load rating to please everybody, such as the Glenwoody Bridge near Pilar:
View from the side: clicky
or bridges with a load rating to please everybody, such as the Glenwoody Bridge near Pilar:
View from the side: clicky
Feb 2nd 2007, 1:51 am
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Re: Bridges
I just realized I haven't seen many bridges (crossing rivers at least) in NC. I guess they're mostly in the west of the state...
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Feb 2nd 2007, 3:18 am
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Re: Bridges
London Bridge at Lake havasu is very nice 
Still can't get over the amount of money the fellow paid to buy it, have it shipped over and built... can't think how much it was now, will have to look it up.
We have a little bridge over a boggy bay with a small baordwalk to one of the beaches...it's very sweet, but has no hand rails and seems a bit daunting walking along it, it's about six feet wide, and you think about it not being very pleasant if you slipped off and ended up in the water.
Still can't get over the amount of money the fellow paid to buy it, have it shipped over and built... can't think how much it was now, will have to look it up.We have a little bridge over a boggy bay with a small baordwalk to one of the beaches...it's very sweet, but has no hand rails and seems a bit daunting walking along it, it's about six feet wide, and you think about it not being very pleasant if you slipped off and ended up in the water.
Feb 2nd 2007, 3:46 am
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Re: Bridges
Highest Suspension Bridge
Feb 2nd 2007, 4:38 am
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Re: Bridges
Oh no!
That happened recently with a film called "The Black Dahlia".
Couldn't wait to see it but missed it at the cinema. I think it was by the same person who made LA Confidential, which I really enjoyed.
We rented the DVD and we couldn't understand what was happening or what anyone was saying.My daughter watched it with us and we just kept stopping the film to try and work out what was going on and none of us could.. It was the most abysmal film I have seen in ages.
That happened recently with a film called "The Black Dahlia".
Couldn't wait to see it but missed it at the cinema. I think it was by the same person who made LA Confidential, which I really enjoyed.
We rented the DVD and we couldn't understand what was happening or what anyone was saying.My daughter watched it with us and we just kept stopping the film to try and work out what was going on and none of us could.. It was the most abysmal film I have seen in ages.
Feb 2nd 2007, 5:42 am
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Feb 2nd 2007, 11:45 am
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Re: Bridges
The Eads bridge in St. Louis, mo. I like the history behind it.
Information below taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eads_Bridge
There's more on the History of the bridge on the link above.
The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest bridge in the world[citation needed], with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material. The steel came from Andrew Carnegie on behalf of the Keystone Steel Company, the first such use of steel in a major bridge project and the beginning of Carnegie's extremely successful career in steel.[citation needed]
The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"), and thirteen workers died.[citation needed]
The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993.
Information below taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eads_Bridge
There's more on the History of the bridge on the link above.
The bridge is named for its designer and builder, Captain James B. Eads. When completed in 1874, the Eads Bridge was the longest bridge in the world[citation needed], with an overall length of 6,442 feet (1,964 m). The ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material. The steel came from Andrew Carnegie on behalf of the Keystone Steel Company, the first such use of steel in a major bridge project and the beginning of Carnegie's extremely successful career in steel.[citation needed]
The Eads Bridge was also the first bridge to be built using cantilever support methods exclusively, and one of the first to make use of pneumatic caissons. The Eads Bridge caissons, still among the deepest ever sunk, were responsible for one of the first major outbreaks of "caisson disease" (also known as "the bends"), and thirteen workers died.[citation needed]
The Eads Bridge is still in use, and stands on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing on the north and the grounds of the Gateway Arch to the south. Today the road deck has been restored, allowing vehicle and pedestrian traffic to cross the river. The rail deck has been in use for the St. Louis Metrolink light rail line since 1993.