tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post555671559876212224..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: THE BRIDGE. (07/02/14)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-33954754773646128892014-02-17T11:33:59.455+00:002014-02-17T11:33:59.455+00:00Jay, it is a wonderful bridge. They should light i...Jay, it is a wonderful bridge. They should light it at night but I'm not sure that I'd want to walk on my own down there.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-16186956440967498322014-02-17T09:38:13.629+00:002014-02-17T09:38:13.629+00:00Thanks to my construction engineer for checking ou...Thanks to my construction engineer for checking out for any structural damage of the routes I use. It's a long one and I often wonder what's underneath. Classic Transporter bridge shot, not see a better daytime shot than that.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-21159130102666783402014-02-09T10:36:43.984+00:002014-02-09T10:36:43.984+00:00I can't see me visiting the States again. I ha...I can't see me visiting the States again. I have many happy times there though.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-83237346630899182072014-02-09T10:35:14.893+00:002014-02-09T10:35:14.893+00:00Margaret, it would if they did.Margaret, it would if they did.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-20807999029540622812014-02-09T09:14:45.913+00:002014-02-09T09:14:45.913+00:00I can't say I've ever been to Idaho, but i...I can't say I've ever been to Idaho, but if gun racks, pickup trucks, and lord praising aren't your thing... well, maybe you should steer clear of Alabama after all! I'm afraid that's pretty much all they do around here. The food is pretty good though. If you like hardened arteries, that is.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137523010954119973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-12333325871914975852014-02-09T06:11:05.109+00:002014-02-09T06:11:05.109+00:00Nathaniel, that does sound weird.
I spent some tim...Nathaniel, that does sound weird.<br />I spent some time in Idaho. I enjoyed it but the culture gap was too much. Racks of guns in pickup trucks and conversely folk running around praising the lord. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-24964654401826589862014-02-09T01:28:50.205+00:002014-02-09T01:28:50.205+00:00I have never been to England, but I have an inklin...I have never been to England, but I have an inkling that these cities in Alabama that were named for places "over the pond" may have more in common with one another than I realize. Alabama's largest city per capita - Birmingham - was once a thriving manufacturer of iron goods. I'm no economist, but as an amateur student of our history, I can't help but believe that Alabama's slowness to change from agriculture to industry to information is the root cause of so many of our ills.<br /><br />You may want to look into Sloss Furnace: it was once an ironworks. Now? Every Halloween, it is transformed into a "haunted house" by various carnival freaks (I have known some of them, and they wear the name "freak" as a badge of pride), who charge admission to tell tales of the ghosts of workers who died during the height of the Industrial Revolution. I don't believe in ghosts, but I do believe in man's inhumanity to man, so I have never felt the need to attend.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137523010954119973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-34155473579653518292014-02-08T14:33:20.309+00:002014-02-08T14:33:20.309+00:00HI Adrian Love the bridge at the end shot and I ...HI Adrian Love the bridge at the end shot and I am sure it looks lovely when lite up at nightMargaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-70309010768920486762014-02-08T12:55:45.848+00:002014-02-08T12:55:45.848+00:00Terri, as far as I know there are only three in th...Terri, as far as I know there are only three in the UK. One is definitely working on the Isle of Sheppey. There is another in Newport Wales but I haven't seen it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-38083259654934365502014-02-08T12:29:55.169+00:002014-02-08T12:29:55.169+00:00I am fascinated by lift bridges- never seen one in...I am fascinated by lift bridges- never seen one in person. Shame this one has been put to pasture!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-14654403436620420862014-02-08T08:00:09.663+00:002014-02-08T08:00:09.663+00:00Maria, it would look much better were it lit up at...Maria, it would look much better were it lit up at night.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-32606931393847715552014-02-08T07:59:12.692+00:002014-02-08T07:59:12.692+00:00Graham there is a big transporter bridge here. I&#...Graham there is a big transporter bridge here. I'll have to work out how to get at it.<br />I hope they keep maintaining it. I hope it is listed.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-32130618935297332832014-02-08T07:57:18.761+00:002014-02-08T07:57:18.761+00:00Red, it isn't too dismal. It could be wonderfu...Red, it isn't too dismal. It could be wonderful if the unemployment wasn't such a problem. It has been a very mild if stormy winter.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-19042921959156512832014-02-08T07:55:25.070+00:002014-02-08T07:55:25.070+00:00David, I was impressed with it. David, I was impressed with it. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-76271352007607844412014-02-08T07:54:04.522+00:002014-02-08T07:54:04.522+00:00Nathaniel, I like degenerating industrial sites. T...Nathaniel, I like degenerating industrial sites. They can be fascinating.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-76564889044841734792014-02-08T07:52:19.762+00:002014-02-08T07:52:19.762+00:00Andrew, miracles do happen.
I'll seriously th...Andrew, miracles do happen. <br />I'll seriously think about a book.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-15738240961384242202014-02-08T07:48:55.861+00:002014-02-08T07:48:55.861+00:00Bob it was a good morning.Bob it was a good morning.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-37273742868580512412014-02-08T04:16:36.840+00:002014-02-08T04:16:36.840+00:00The last bridge image looks so surreal and vibrant...The last bridge image looks so surreal and vibrant.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-22278045210371267212014-02-08T04:04:38.424+00:002014-02-08T04:04:38.424+00:00I never cease to wonder at bridges and their const...I never cease to wonder at bridges and their construction. My first memories of being in awe were going across the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widnes-Runcorn_Transporter_Bridge" rel="nofollow">Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge</a> when I was knee high to a grasshopper. It seems almost impossible sometimes to remember what the West Coast of Scotland crossings used to be like (in once case I can recall the car sharing the bridge with the train in the same way that still happens in South Island, NZ). It's good that this bridge is still there in its current form. Even without maintaining the lifting gear it must be expensive to maintain.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-15356947589609542982014-02-08T03:04:52.148+00:002014-02-08T03:04:52.148+00:00Great that you've finally got some decent weat...Great that you've finally got some decent weather.The bridge runs through a very dismal area. Winter there has been harsh.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-21441951176978109972014-02-08T01:35:51.585+00:002014-02-08T01:35:51.585+00:00I might have to study a bit to get to a point of l...I might have to study a bit to get to a point of love but I do admire the massive look and solidity of the bridge.David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-86428503555615342422014-02-08T00:35:32.721+00:002014-02-08T00:35:32.721+00:00Yes, Adrian. I knew about Dorman Long and Bros &am...Yes, Adrian. I knew about Dorman Long and Bros & Sons ~ they also built the Tyne Bridge.<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-75940066184244009822014-02-07T23:17:58.249+00:002014-02-07T23:17:58.249+00:00Dismal and redundant; yet there is beauty there, s...Dismal and redundant; yet there is beauty there, still. A lesson could be learned here. Adrian, I think you would like Sheffield, Alabama, my current stomping grounds. Once, it was a city; now, it is a ghost. But ghosts can possess an ethereal beauty all their own, if you have the right kind of eyes. And your pictures show that you have 'em!Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137523010954119973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-9516034337292880702014-02-07T21:50:17.846+00:002014-02-07T21:50:17.846+00:00Glad to hear to rear clusters were the correct one...Glad to hear to rear clusters were the correct ones Adrian.<br />A photo book on the bridges sounds like a good idea.... go for it.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-29225811904645972352014-02-07T21:22:21.299+00:002014-02-07T21:22:21.299+00:00Those pictures are amazing, and the last of them, ...Those pictures are amazing, and the last of them, it is superb Adrian.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.com