#historic bridge

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Downtown Pittsburgh from the "hot metal" bridge over the Monongahela River. The bridge is now part of the Pittsburgh heritage bike trail. In the past, the Hot Metal Bridge connected parts of the J&L Steel mill, carrying crucibles of molten iron from the blast furnaces in ladle transfer cars to the open hearth furnaces on the opposite bank.

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NPS Photo of Stevens Canyon Road viewed from Faraway Rock above Reflection Lakes.

When the National Park Service was created in 1916, the enabling legislation that created the park “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people” also mandated that the land be retained in its natural condition, protected from “injury and spoliation.” So, as Mount Rainier National Park was being developed, park officials had to provide access without marring the spectacular scenery. To solve this problem, park architects and engineers innovated a new design aesthetic that blended roads and structures with the natural landscape.

NPS Photos of Paradise Road (left) and Sunrise Road (right).

The parkwide road and bridge system built between 1920 and 1957 featured natural materials such as local stone and wood. Roads curved with the landscape to reveal views and bridges framed waterfalls. This “NPS Rustic” style of architecture became the design standard for the National Park Service. Today, Mount Rainier’s innovative roads and bridges are still preserved as part of the park’s National Historic Landmark District.

NPS Photo of Christine Falls Bridge.

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Packhorse bridge: River Frome

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River and glitch mode 💚💚💚

At Historic bridge, September 21st, 2024.

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Huế, Vietnam. Credit to itscthinh (Instagram).

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This railway bridge crosses the Wiesent river and is called Neideck Bridge because it lies at the foot of the Neideck castle ruins. It is regularly crossed by the historic steam locomotive on its way to Ebermannstadt.

One might come up with the idea of ​​crossing this bridge on foot on days when the locomotive isn't in operation and crossing to the other side on the tracks to shorten a few kilometers. But that would be a little crazy, wouldn't it?

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Babb’s Bridge in Gorham, Maine, has the oldest history of the state’s remaining covered bridges, one that dates back to 1840. The wooden bridge also has a weight limit of three tons. The driver behind the wheel of a Ford F-750 thought he could make it, but alas—those trucks can be over 9,000 pounds empty.

Based on the images, the bridge gave way almost immediately under the weight of the truck.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/overweight-ford-f-750-plunges-through-historic-wooden-bridge-in-maine

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Béziers by sir20

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Tower Bridge,London UK 🇬🇧

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Bridge in Florence, Tuscany region of Italy

Italian vintage postcard, mailed in 1923 to Grandvilliers, France

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Medieval bridge in Vallfogona de Ripollès (Comarques Gironines, Catalonia), built in the 14th century by order of the lords of Milany when they moved to a new castle on the other side of the stream.

Photo from Ripollès Turisme.

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Symmetry

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Mount Rainier National Park Archives Photo courtesy Phillip F Barrett of the Nisqually Suspension Bridge. A pedestrian bridge is faintly visible under the suspension bridge.

The Nisqually Suspension Bridge in Longmire is the only remaining timber-frame vehicle suspension bridge designed by the National Park Service. A pedestrian bridge had existed since 1911 but was replaced by a larger single-span suspension bridge in 1924 to connect Longmire to an area across the river that was developed as a campground. Superintendent Tomlinson described the newly completed bridge: “The bridge with its rustic towers supporting the cable suspension is a very fitting type of construction for a national park.” (HAER report No. WA-44).

The Nisqually Suspension Bridge was reconstructed in 1952 and 2005, using similar workmanship and materials to the earlier bridge. The Nisqually Suspension Bridge is a contributing structure in the Mount Rainier Historic Landmark District.

NPS Photos of the bridge in 1993 (top) and in 2021 (bottom).

The bridge is also part of the Longmire Historic Walking Tour. Stop in the Longmire Museum for a map of the walking tour or use the NPS App to follow the self-guided tour the next time you are in Longmire. Have you walked or driven over the Nisqually Suspension Bridge in Longmire?

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Moon 🌕 !.

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Musket Balls Recovered From Site of First-Day Revolutionary War Battle

Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War.

The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized by legendary essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as “The Shot Heard Round the World.”

National Park Service archaeologists recently found five musket balls fired that day by colonial militia members, according to a news release from the federal agency.

“It’s incredible that we can stand here and hold what amounts to just a few seconds of history that changed the world almost 250 years ago,” Jarrad Fuoss, a ranger at Minute Man National Historical Park and a historic weapons specialist, said in the release. “These musket balls can be considered collectively as ‘The Shot Heard Round the World,’ and it is incredible that they have survived this long.”

The projectiles were found near the site of the North Bridge where British soldiers faced off against the militia members in the famed three-minute battle in Concord, the park service said.

“Further analysis of the musket balls indicates that each one was fired from the opposite side of the river and not dropped during the process of reloading,” park service officials said.

The recently discovered five musket balls will be on display at the park Saturday.

The fighting that led to the birth of the United States began that 1775 day with a short skirmish in Lexington, Massachusetts, in which eight militia members were killed and 10 were wounded.

The British continued to move to Concord to search a home for military supplies, leaving a contingent of about 100 soldiers at the North Bridge. As militia members approached, shots were fired by the British troops.

Historians say 18 men were killed or wounded in the battle at the bridge. The fighting that day at Lexington, Concord and other sites took the lives of more than 120 people.

By Steve Almasy.

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Isle of Skye, 2017 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) by Phil Gyford

Via Flickr:

(1) Eilean Donan Castle (2) Cat in Broadford (3) Path to Coral Beach (4) Abhainn Choishleadar, Edinbane (5) Scorrybreac (6) Neist Point Lighthouse