When the canal was pushed through in 1832, the road and bridge needed to accommodate only horse and wagon. I'm sure if the community had continued to grow, both the road and bridge would have been widened to handle more and larger traffic. When the railway bypassed Andrewsville, sealing its fate, the narrow road and single lane bridge continued to handle the traffic, which to this day remains light.
(10-22mm f20 1/50 sec ISO200)
25 comments:
A great mean to measure time and life. Great picture indeed, as it can be said for the site as a whole as well.
Please have a good weekend.
daily athens
WOW! Beautiful!
Have a great weekend.
Kiss.
I love bridges! this is a great perspective and the composition is really eye-catching. :o)
@ρομπερτ - thanks for dropping by for a look, and your kind words. My wife and I just spent 3 weeks in Greece (Rhodes) - lovely country with lovely people.
Have a great weekend too !
@Leovi - gracias !
@teca - obrigado ! Muitos beijos para você também !
Enjoy your weekend teca !
@Krista - thank you Krista; I always appreciate your comments !
Hope you enjoy a wonderful, warm weekend in The Yukon !
Rick, how many languages do you speak?
I love this photo, the bridge is so old fashioned. I can't even imagine anyone trying to get me to cross that bridge in my car, I'd be freaked right out knowing how old it is, I'd think that it'd be about to collapse at any given time. You're a brave man Rick, a very brave man!
good presentation!
Wow buddy what a beauty. Love the way you've captured it in this angle.
Hugs D.
I can tell you're having a wonderful time traveling around capturing all these fantastic photos. As I've mentioned before I love things of old, there is so much history having crossed that bridge... takes the mind on a journey into the past. Love the angle that the photo is taken at...despite it's age it still looks a strong bridge. Hope your having a stella weekend.
j'aime beaucoup ces lignes qui nous
amènent vers les arbres aux couleurs
d'automne !
bisous Rick et excellent weekend
Cool bridge! It begs to be walked across... & thru the trees on the other side. :)
I wouldn't be able to resist a photo or two here either. I like how you stepped to the side of the bridge. Great perspective. The fall colors and the rusty iron create a beautiful photo.
i always enjoy your bridge shots....
always get such a great angle.
Great shot. I love the wiiiiide view angle. Beautiful day there also. Thanks
@darlin - I speak 2 languages well - Dutch & English, and can get by - after a few beers - in German; I can read French at a fairly simple level but don't speak it well. And I've learned a few words of Spanish and Portuguese - mainly through blogs. (I confess that there are times that I use an online translator when I get a comment that I can't quite comprehend).
I was trying to find out how old this bridge is but couldn't. It looks like the wood decking was replaced within the last 10 years but the steel appears to be quite old (but not 1832 !) It didn't look like it was in danger of imminent collapse though ;-)
@Costea Andrea Mihai - thank you Costea !
@Barefoot from Heaven - thank you Dag ! Another of my favourite places that I`ve revisited.
@Katherine - I sure am (I always take a watch otherwise I`d always be home late !). I had driven over this bridge a few times before but made a point of visiting it for this day`s post - I think it`s quite solid. And the history here (although pretty short by European standards) is fascinating.
My weekend is superb and I hope yours is too !
@marty - glad you noticed that marty ! Have a great fall weekend too ! Bisous !!
@becky - and that`s exactly what I did - with Sasha ! Thanks Becky !
@Carolyn Ford - thank you Carolyn; I made a few photos here from a few different perspectives - including lying right down between the 2 raised areas, but I liked this one best. Have a great weekend !
@chasity - thank you Chas !
@Scott - I enjoy shots with a wide angle lens - sometimes provides a whole new perspective (although weird distortions can occur too). I noticed you also enjoyed a gorgeous day ! Thanks for stopping by Scott.
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