Here's one I took of the Millennium Bridge in 2021 - it was wobbly when it first opened to the public. In my view, tightening it up was a mistake; what a draw that would have been! Where would Pisa be if their tower was straight?
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The legendary London Bridge that is referenced in nursery rhymes lives on in my home state of Arizona. In fact, it is about a three hour drive (almost 200 miles) from where I live.
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Also worth mentioning, while it's always been in the same general place, the bridge's location has shifted with each new construction. It now sits downstream ~150 feet from the likely location of the original bridge.
Definitely not the "original" London Bridge, but more likely the 4rd or 5th (or 6th or 7th if you're counting bridges that were rebuilt due to fire).
[li]43AD as a semi-temporary pontoon bridge built during the Claudian conquest[/li]
[li]50AD more permanent timber bridge built by the bloody Romans[/li]
[li]880s-1010s timber bridge built by either Alfred the Great or Cnut[/li]
[li]1066 timber bridge built by William I[/li]
[li]1209 stone bridge built by Henry II[/li]
[li]1831 stone and iron bridge (this is the one that sits reconstructed in Arizona now)[/li]
[li]1967 monstrosity built that's currently in place[/li]
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A rather interesting timelapse shot of a spiral roadway leading to the Nanpu bridge in China.
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This masterpiece in France dates from Roman times around 2000 years ago and is still going strong. Those people really knew how to build things. If only they could see it now, they'd feel so much pride.
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Nanpu Bridge - Wikipedia
This masterpiece in France dates from Roman times around 2000 years ago and is still going strong. Those people really knew how to build things. If only they could see it now, they'd feel so much pride.
How Bridges Work
Bridges support tremendous weight, span huge distances and all the while withstand the greatest forces of nature. Find out about these engineering feats (as well as some of the flaws).
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I know what you mean.
A few miles from me, two major A roads join at an angle at a roundabout. One of the roads has a short, single lane, narrow and curving flyover allowing one to avoid that roundabout which can become very congested. On top of that, it has low barriers that can be seen right through to the ground, so it feels like you could just fall off the side. I made the mistake of using it once as I didn't realise how high it would look and got a serious fright, almost freezing on the spot as I don't have a head for heights - not a good move in a moving car on a twisting road sitting above a roundabout. Never again Tiffs, I can tell you!
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OMG!!I know what you mean.
A few miles from me, two major A roads join at an angle at a roundabout. One of the roads has a short, single lane, narrow and curving flyover allowing one to avoid that roundabout which can become very congested. On top of that, it has low barriers that can be seen right through to the ground, so it feels like you could just fall off the side. I made the mistake of using it once as I didn't realise how high it would look and got a serious fright, almost freezing on the spot as I don't have a head for heights - not a good move in a moving car on a twisting road sitting above a roundabout. Never again Tiffs, I can tell you!
I literally reacted to your bridge experience story by feeling like I was up high on that bridge too! That is really scary. There is a bridge/overpass very similar to that in Dallas, at least I think it is by your story. When I approach it, I pause my radio, no sound, clutch the steering wheel with both hands and focus totally until I'm off of that overpass. I don't think I even breathe. The most dangerous part is you have another overpass merging into your space and you have a total blind spot, so you can't see the approaching vehicle until the merge happens. Totally freaks me out. I try to avoid this area as much as possible by taking alternative routs. OMG!!
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Right, in what is likely to be the last bridge pic of the month, here's a dramatic picture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a rainbow over it.
So, what are we going to have for next month, animals or cars? Not long to find out now...
So, what are we going to have for next month, animals or cars? Not long to find out now...
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Right, this month's subject is cars and here are the first pictures of cars. They can be any type of car and any type of car picture.
Cars from the movie Cars, a very good CGI animated film.
Here's a Bugatti Veyron in white gold. Not sure where the gold part comes in, but that's what this colour is called, apparently.
Cars from the movie Cars, a very good CGI animated film.
Here's a Bugatti Veyron in white gold. Not sure where the gold part comes in, but that's what this colour is called, apparently.
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Probably. It'd be difficult to steer with a rear wheel lol
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Top pic is a Lamborghini, not sure which one, but while looking at Lambo news found this article (below). They are going EV on the Lambo.....OMG! Glad I was sitting down for that news!
Lamborghini plans to electrify entire range by 2024
Supercar maker to invest £1.3bn on building first hybrids and then all-electric model
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