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THURSDAY Bridge blogging | 21 comments (21 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: THURSDAY Bridge blogging (4.00 / 2)

here is another picture of the brooklyn bridge as bonus

and its vital statisitcs:
Name:     Brooklyn Bridge
Location:     New York
Country:     USA
Constructiontyp:     Hanging bridge
completion date:     1883
MAn in charge:     Johann August Roebling,
Washington Roebling
Traffic (today):     Cars
Material:     Stone and Steel
Overall length:     1,07 KM
widest span:      486 M
hight above water:     85 M

by PeWi on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 10:37:47 AM EST

Re: THURSDAY Bridge blogging (none / 0)

I'll have to see if I can track it down, but in 1987 there was the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate bridge, which they opened to pedestrians only for 3 hours in the morning...but, oops, 850,000 people showed up...so it stayed pedestrian for awhile longer. What was amazing was that the weight of that many people actually changed the shape of the bridge, which I think worried the engineers...great fun was had, however!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 11:53:12 AM EST
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Re: THURSDAY Bridge blogging (4.00 / 2)

I found a picture of the sagging Golden Gate Bridge (courtesy of http://www.sonic.net/~playland/ggbridge.html)...sorry its not too clear:

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 12:19:54 PM EST
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Re: THURSDAY Bridge blogging (none / 0)

...it wasn't a demonstration, but it was a LOT of people. Two people actually dragged abed out onto the middle and had mimosa's in bed with 850,000...you gotta love SF!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 12:22:12 PM EST
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Brooklyn Bridge (none / 0)

I'll buy it! How much?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 12:31:39 PM EST
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Re: Brooklyn Bridge (none / 0)

For you...a special deal!! 20 bucks!!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 12:38:41 PM EST
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Re: Brooklyn Bridge (none / 0)

lol

by PeWi on Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 12:42:57 PM EST
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