Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sunday Bridge Meme

"These photos show just a small portion of the Stillwater bridge: The bridge consists of ten fixed steel truss spans 1,050 feet (320 m) long in total, including a vertically lifting span 140 feet (43 m) long. It is 23 feet (7.0 m) wide, allowing one lane of traffic in each direction. The lifting span is a Waddell and Harrington type, one of six built in Minnesota and Wisconsin and one of three still remaining today. Built in 1931 to replace a swing bridge from 1910, it was the last bridge of this design to be built in the area. Minnesota and Wisconsin evenly split the $460,174 cost of the bridge." Credit: Wiki  To learn more about this bridge, its safety rating,  its future and a photo of the lift mechanism,  click here.
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7 comments:

  1. A midwestern bridge for sure!

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  2. Interest post Kate. We don't really have bridges and it would be a long drive to Taos to post the gorge bridge every time. :-)

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  3. One lane in each direction must create a bit of gridlock every now and then!

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  4. It is very picturesque and reminds me of my home town.

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  5. That's a great bridge for the BRIDGE meme! I posted a photo of the flooding around it several days ago after our family trip to Stillwater!
    We'll be drinking coffee at the "Red Cup" soon...

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  6. It says something about the infrastructure in the USA that a bridge built in 1931, to replace a bridge that was 21 years old at the time, is still in use in 2010, despite the fact that it is only one lane wide.

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  7. Big or small, we welcome them all at Sunday Bridges!

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