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dont know much about bridges, but took me 40 minutes to walk across the humber. walked over with a local who was quite proud of the bridge, said it collapsed twice in early construction.
The "Bridge over the Atlantic". Clachan Bridge, southwest of Oban, links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil where my grandfather was born.
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Favourite Bridges on 08:29 - Jul 17 with 7137 views
I was involved in the planning for the second forth road bridge.
It was a nightmare project, but only becuase it was a joint venture between 2 consultancies and the 2 head honchos for each consultancy hated each other. MEetings dragged on becuase of their egos; the two longest meetings were 7.5 hours and 9 hours when both could have been done in 2. I never once heard them say "I agree" it was always "I don't disagree". Painfully pathetic.
Mid seventies there was a road bridge over the Charing Cross line (Bromley South to Victoria) on which someone had painted "Free Nelson Mandela". And to which some wag had appended "With Every Packet Of Cornflakes"
The "Bridge over the Atlantic". Clachan Bridge, southwest of Oban, links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil where my grandfather was born.
Lovely. I know that one, too.
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Favourite Bridges on 12:27 - Jul 17 with 6847 views
The Supertram bridge in Sheffield - Had an apartment overlooking it for about 4 years, seen cars get stuck on it and all sorts. The occasional lunatic walking down the middle of it in front of a tram. Good entertainment.
Honorable mentions for Brunel's Three (Two?) Bridges which I saw a lot of pre-covid, and the viaduct opposite Ealing hospital is very cool.
Good thread, very LFW.
"Someone despises me. That's their problem." Marcus Aurelius
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Favourite Bridges on 13:56 - Jul 17 with 6767 views
whenever I'm in that part of London I love the walk across Blackfriars Bridge, a great part of the river, the best view in London. I also have a big soft spot for Vauxhall Bridge but Albert Bridge is the prettiest. Shane Macgowan likes it too.
I don't live in London these days, I live in Cheshire now. I often walk my dog by the River Weaver and go under this fantastic railway viaduct. It was built in the 1830s and designed by engineers Joseph Locke and George Stephenson (as in Stephenson's Rocket)
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Favourite Bridges on 14:11 - Jul 17 with 6740 views
Favourite Bridges on 11:27 - Jul 17 by Sonofpugwash
Mid seventies there was a road bridge over the Charing Cross line (Bromley South to Victoria) on which someone had painted "Free Nelson Mandela". And to which some wag had appended "With Every Packet Of Cornflakes"
Was there for years.
When graffiti was good, rather than this tagging BS.
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Favourite Bridges on 15:27 - Jul 17 with 6672 views
The OP is grange school bridge. It links olive road and what was the South Ealing estate with grange school alley. I think it’s called pooley alley. I went to grange school infants and juniors.
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Favourite Bridges on 15:36 - Jul 17 with 6648 views
Christ knows what would happen if the IOM tried to build that these days, refurbishing 1.5 miles of Douglas prom has been going on for 9 years now, taken tens of millions, looks like shit and the trams keep falling off the new lines in tests.
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Favourite Bridges on 16:43 - Jul 17 with 6568 views
I love when you're walking round DUMBO in New York, and you're like "that's such a stupid name"
and then you turn the corner and you're like "...oh"
Likewise the wharf in Philly with a load of oldie time pleasure cruiser paddle boats, and the Benjamin Franklin bridge marking the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Favourite Bridges on 17:11 - Jul 17 with 6537 views
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