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I did not say that it DOES sway. I said it CAN sway, and some people are more sensitive to the swaying of bridges and skyscrapers.

Welcome to C&G kanima. You've made a few C&Gers pretty happy here! Thanks for sharing the pics. I am partial to the black one. Great shots bud!

China has been building bridges at an amazing rate to improve their infrastructure. There are supposed to be 100 new bridges built on the Yangtze River alone. The concern is that with such massive bridge projects, the worry is that their engineering is not as particular about safety as those in the USA and Europe. China has had three bridge collapses this year alone, and the most serious being when a ship carrying sand hit a cable stayed bridge over the Xijiang River that had 150 cars on the bridge. Bridge collapses in the USA are more rare with the most notable being the I-35W collapsing in Minneapolis due to failure to properly maintain the bridge. China really needs to learn from the USA and Europe about how to protect their bridges from passing ships. The "dolphins" that protect the new Sunshine Skyway in Bradenton would have prevented the Chinese bridge from collapsing and would have saved the ship which sunk as well.

That is a beautiful cantilever/truss bridge. It reminds me of the original Sunshine Skyway that was tragically taken out by an oil tanker in a storm. My flash bulb memory remembers exactly where I was when I heard the tragic news of that bridge collapse.

All of those pics of Calgary make me homesick. Thanks for sharing them. God that is such a beautiful city. I miss it.

Agree on the Golden Gate. It is the most famous bridge of any type in the world. It is so famous that all of the seismic strengthening being done could not alter the look of the bridge at all. The Omaha pedestrian bridge is gorgeous! I am going to have to take a trip to Omaha just to walk across it. I love it! Do you know when it will be completed? There is a new Tacoma Narrows Bridge that sits right next to the one that replaced old Gallopin Gerty that fell back in '38. The new span is on the left, and as you can see it in much wider.and taller than the old span. I am not a big fan of the new span because it doesn't match the old span. If there are two spans, I think they should match. I think that eventually they will replace the older span with one that matches the new span. Here's a pic of the new span next to the old span.

I can understand why you don't like crossing the Delaware Memorial. It is very narrow and narrow suspension bridges can sway more than wider ones.

Wow! Beautiful shot! Thanks for puttin that up. I had never heard of this bridge before. Will have to read more about it.

Mom

Beautiful photograph there. I like stone bridges as well. The pic below is the Eads Bridge, which is the oldest bridge on the Mississippi River in St. Louis. It has the stone arches at its approaches and was the first to use steel in the arches. It opened in 1863 and has been structurally sound ever since. Edit: This picture was painted when the river was at flood, because the stone arches are not usually in the water.

This is the new eastern span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. It is going to be the world's first asymmetrical self supporting suspension bridge. It will be opening in 2011 I believe. I think this will be a much better compliment to the beautiful suspension bridge of the western span.

I think the GW is the bridge is that sings because the wind howls when it goes through the open towers. If you are interested, here is the link to the Cable Stayed Bridge Registry of North America. There is a link there to European cable stayed bridges as well, for people like PCS who are international. North American Cable Stayed Bridge Registry

I'm glad you put that up Oldmoboi. The Milau is really cool because it is the tallest cable stayed bridge in the world. I think the tallest pier is 987 feet if I am correct. Great pic of it too!

lazy

Very cool, and they showed it in Crunch too! My favorite color. The taillamps on the back end have been extended into the tailgate a la Infiniti, Toyota, and other Japanese brands, thats sorta disappointing. Sum up: Now THATS an El Camino SS!!!

G8 Wagon anyone? Love the wheels on it, and is that a different grille than other Commodores?

Beautiful, I love it!

I think NYC has some of the most beautiful bridges in the country, the Brooklyn being among them. I also like the Throgs Neck bridge and the GWB as well. Next time I do go to NYC, I want to get photographs of all of the bridges in the Tri-State area, especially my beloved VN bridge.

I think this bridge is beautiful in its simplicity because it does not take away from the beautiful scenery that surrounds it. This is the O'Connell Bridge in Sitka, Alaska.

Going International, this is the Rio Antirio Bridge in Greece. This bridge was a real challenge due to the soil types that its built on. I think its beautiful. I'd like to visit it someday.

Double major/double minor B.S. in Civil Engineering and Entrepreneurship. Minors in physics and business management.

Thats peculiar!!

Great article! I wish this type of brand loyalty still existed among car buyers, not just truck buyers.

HERE HERE! I'll drink to that.