Bridges
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In the background, the Rialto Towers is a skyscraper located at 525 Collins Street, in the western side of the central business district of Melbourne. Completed in 1986, it was Melbourne's tallest building until the opening of the Eureka Tower on the other side of the river in 2006.
The bridge spans the Yarra River in the Melbourne CBD.
Yes, this is the colour of the foliage - the little stream below the footbridge is covered in floating algae, adding to the almost surealistic setting.
Historic Ottoman bridge over the River Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The northern end of the bridge was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which became a casus belli of World War I.
The "Vintage" a 35' 1956 Wooden Hull Chris Craft
This lovely boat was on display at the 2014 Wooden Boat Show on Granville Island. At 36 feet, she looks as ship-shape as she did the day she was first launched.
The bridge connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to The Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of cast concrete lions, designed by sculptor Charles Marega, were placed on either side of the south approach to the bridge in January, 1939.
Carrying up to 200,000 vehicles per day, the Westgate Bridge is a steel box girder cable-stayed bridge linking the Melbourne CBD to the western suburbs. Two years into construction of the bridge, at 11.50 am on 15 October 1970, the 112 m (367.5 ft) span between piers 10 and 11 collapsed and fell 50 m (164 ft) to the ground and water below. Thirty-five construction workers were killed. Many of those who perished were on lunch break beneath the structure in workers' huts, which were crushed by the falling span. Others were working on and inside the girder when it fell.
This is a fibreglass replica of the figurehead of the Empress of Japan. "The Empress of Japan, is “one of the trio of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's first generation of 'White Empresses,' those ships that were the company's final links in its drive to create an extension of its trans-Canada railway system right through to the Orient and Australasia . . . This ship was once Vancouver's one and major link with the Orient—a ship so lovely in appearance that school children used to be taken down to see her pass in and out of the harbor on her regular schedule, a schedule that was maintained from 1891 to 1922.” by Leonard G. McCann, curator emeritus at the Vancouver Maritime Museum
The Yarra River is crossed by many bridges, both traffic and pedestrian. Here I took a shot of kayakers paddling under the Princes Bridge.
21:14 - Lions Gate Bridge - Golden Hour
Just over ten minutes later, the "Golden Hour" had faded into soft pastels. Most photographers were packing up, but experience told me there were more visual treats to come.
Also known as Liberty Bridge in Budapest Hungary. Liberty Bridge is the third and shortest bridge of Budapest. It was built for the Millennium World Exhibition in 1896, its original name being Francis Joseph Bridge.
This bridge and another similar to it was closed from use - not sure why, it looks very sound.
wooden bridge, pond, alfred nicholas memorial gardens, dandenongs, HDR
Showing the Magaric Bridge in the foreground. The iconic building was hit by a mortar and burned down during the Bosnian Serb siege of the city in 1992. Sarajevo's city hall - housing the national library - has been re-opened - 22 years after it was destroyed by shelling during the Bosnian War on. The city hall - which was first opened in 1896 - was converted into the national library in 1949.
85' Fantail Cruiser - US Registered Designed by Hoffar and launched in 1929 at Hoffar-Beeching boatyard in Vancouver, B.C. Deerleap is 85' long. She is powered by two Gardner diesels.
Rail Bridge over the Ovens River
The Wangaratta rail line runs to a number of country- Victoria towns culminating in Melbourne.
Looking east with the Bolte Bridge against the Melbourne skyline.
A five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver.
Opened in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore.
21:27 - Lions Gate Bridge - Blue Hour
Thirteen minutes later and almost all of the yellows and golds had gone. We were now entering the evening "Blue Hour". I like shots taken at this time as visibility is still quite good, but the twinkle of lights is beginning to show. In the shot, you can just see the lights along the main support cables of the suspension bridge, and the homes high on the north shore mountains are becoming apparent.
Pleasure boats snuggly docked at the entrance to False Creek; beyond - the Burrard and Granville Street bridges.
This arched footbridge provides the perfect viewing point next to the cascade that flows into Lower Lake.
This stone bridge, the Old Bridge (Stari Most), was erected in 1566 on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman ruler. Later becoming the city's symbol, the Old Bridge is one of the most important structures of the Ottoman era and perhaps Bosnia's most recognizable architectural piece, and was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. In the late 16th century, Mostar was the chief administrative city for the Ottoman Empire in the Herzegovina region. During the armed conflict between Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats in the Bosnian War in the 1990s, the bridge was destroyed by the Croatian Defence Council. A monumental project to rebuild the Old Bridge, which was destroyed during the Bosnian war, to the original design, and restore surrounding structures and historic neighbourhoods was initiated in 1999 and mostly completed by Spring 2004.
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet.
The rail crossing over the Ovens River is elevated to accommodate frequent flooding. You can see recent high flood water-marks left by mud stains on the concrete pilings of the rail bridge.
Spanning the Yarra River, the bridge connects Swanston Street on the north bank of the Yarra River to St Kilda Road on the south bank, and carries road, tram and pedestrian traffic. The present bridge was built in 1888 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
21:31 - Lions Gate Bridge - Blue Hour
More blue hour photography. The exposure time had increased to six seconds in this shot which has the effect of smoothing out the water and removing the texture details of the clouds. Stanley Park's famous sea-wall supplied the perfect leading lines into the bridge.
Opened July 1, 1932, Burrard Bridge spans False Creek.
Only the trickle of the water-fall can be heard above the delightful melodies of the native birds.
Conistan, UK
The rising sun is just beginning to touch this scene and as I was taking these photos, the raucous laugh of a Kookaburra was greeting another day.
The Bolte Bridge is a large twin Cantilever bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It spans the Yarra River and Victoria Harbour in the Docklands precinct to the west of the Melbourne CBD
This shot looks west over the Hoddle Bridge to the Melbourne CBD and sports precinct in between.
I learned an important lesson taking this photo. We had been at this location for about an hour and were a little disappointed with the intensity of the sunset. This quality of light didn't occur until almost 30 minutes after the sunset. We had nearly given up and were about to leave when this golden glow became evident. What a reward!
Spanning the Yarra River, the bridge connects Swanston Street on the north bank of the Yarra River to St Kilda Road on the south bank, and carries road, tram and pedestrian traffic. The present bridge was built in 1888 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Seafarers Bridge is Melbourne's newest bridge over the Yarra River, providing an important link between the riverfront and the Docklands waterfront.
The Konac Bridge
This bridge was designed by Robert Adam circa 1769. This view is from the meadow in front of Keddlestone Hall in Derbyshire, England.
This photo was taken from the Stanley Park Seawall directly beneath the Lions Gate Bridge looking north.
The graffiti on the bridge structure reads in its entirety, OVENS RIVER GANG ~ the stuff of a good yarn.
The most prominent feature of the Bolte Bridge are the vertical concrete columns, one on each side of the bridge. At first glance these appear to be a part of the structural support of the bridge deck. But in reality, they are purely cosmetic, serving no other purpose than aesthetics.
The Hoddle Bridge, opened on 22 December 1938, is an arch bridge over the Yarra River between Richmond and South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia. It carries Punt Road across the Yarra. It is a four-lane road bridge with narrow footpaths on either side. It is of continuous reinforced concrete T-beam construction with five segmental arched spans, supported on transverse piers, and linked by concrete cross-beams. The bridge, named after Robert Hoddle, replaced an earlier footbridge, which in turn had replaced a punt service.
21:03 - Lions Gate Bridge - Golden Hour
We arrived near the end of the Golden Hour and were fortunate to get this shot while the sky was still red, gold and orange. I set up my camera as quickly as I could knowing the scene before me was rapidly changing.