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More Pennsylvania Historic Truss Bridges to be Rehabbed

Expanding the Program: More Metal Truss Bridge Rehabilitations on the Way According to PennDOT, at least four truss bridges- two through and two pony- are set to be rehabilitated this summer. Each one is over 125 years old and eligible for the National Register. Details here in the article.

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Postcard Friday Nr. 28

This week’s Postcard Friday feauture takes us to the city of Timmendorfer Strand, located along the Baltic Sea coast, northeast of Lübeck, the third largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. It is also located NE of Hamburg. We spent a few days in one of the most overpriced, rich man’s community in northern Germany, which is laden with a mixture of colonial and modern houses, large properties built-up…

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Pony Bridge on Route 66 in Oklahoma to Reopen

Photo by Ken Turmel Grand Re-Opening Ceremony to take place on May 10th BRIDGEPORT, OKLAHOMA (USA)- 38 spans and 3900 feet. The total length of the Pony Bridge spanning the South Canadian River. Originally scheduled to reopen in 2025, favorable weather conditions, combined with fast-tracking on the work, has led to the bridge to reopen much earlier than expected. As you can see in the most…

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Mystery Bridge Nr. 215

Marty Smith brought this mystery bridge up to my attention recently when he submitted a pair of photos via Messenger. They were taken by his grandfather from a long time ago, who originated from Patolka in Marion County, Illinois. According to him, this may have spanned the Wabash River, even though the river is located much towards the middle than in the western part of the state, towards St.…

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The Bridges of Valencia

Beneath the Bridges of Valencia While we’re on the topic of bridges in Spain, I came across a tour guide done by a local from Valencia that focuses on the city’s bridges- from ground level! Each one has some interesting facts about the history and unique design, including one built by world-renowned engineer, Santiago Calatrava. Enjoy the tour guide! 🙂

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BHC Pic of the Week Nr. 286

Pittsburgh has one of the highest number of bridges in the world, ranking it up there with Hamburg, Berlin (Germany) and Venice (Italy), with over 2000 structures. It is also a treasure chest when it comes to structures originating from different eras, each one having a history. But each bridge is a photographer’s dream as it can be photographed from different vantage points and at any time of…

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Google Arts and Culture Tour Guide: Plazaola Greenway

Ameraun Acqueduct spanning the Leitzaran: One of the sites to see along the Plazaola Greenway. Photo in WikiCommons With a length of 68 kilometers and connecting the towns of Sarasa and Andoain, the Plazaola Greenway follows the former railway line that linked Pamplona with San Sebastian in the Navarre River valley in the Basque Country in Spain. The line served train service from 1914 to 1958,…

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Mystery Bridge Nr. 214

We decided to combine a Mystery Bridge and a Postcard Feature into one in this article, even though the latter is a day late. But better late than never. 😉 Our next Mystery Bridge takes is to the village of Silberhütte. The town is located 45 km NE of Nordhausen (Thuringia) in the southern part of Saxony Anhalt in eastern Germany. It’s located on the Selke at the foot of the Harz Mountains. The…

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Read Bridge in Singapore

1889: Singapore Gets a New Bridge

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Dobbs Ferry Station Bridge in New York City

A Deservedly Unknown Truss 🌉 BHC

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Construction of Messina Bridge in Italy to Commence this Summer

Messina bridge work to start by summer Work to build the world’s longest suspension bridge will begin this summer, the crossing is to connect Sicily with the Italian mainland. 🌉 BHC

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Best Kept Secret: Hancock Bridge near Lake Como

Photos taken by Erica Parriot, used with permission This is the first of two posts featuring bridges by fellow pontist Erica Parriot, who not only has her own Instagram page with a focus on bridges in the NE part of the US, but she has launched her own website recently that may end up becoming a counterpart to the US bridge websites that exist, namely bridgehunter.com, HistoricBridges.org and…

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BHC Pic of the Week Nr 285

This week’s Pic of the Week takes us back to 2018. It was at that time my family and I visited Mackinac Island and took a grand opportunity to photograph this iconic bridge, the Big Mac. Built in 1957, the five mile long bridge was built to replace the ferry that had shuttled passengers between the Upper Peninsula with St. Ignace, and the Lower Peninsula with Mackinaw City. It was the masterpiece…

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Media Genre: The Bridges of Budapest

Margaret Bridge spanning the River Danube in Budapest. Photo by Karol Czinege on Pexels.com A few days ago, I posted a Mystery Bridge article about a bridge that used to span the River Danube near the Hungarian Parliamentary Building in Budapest, between the Chain Suspension Bridge and the Margaret Bridge. One of the readers not only solved the mystery of that bridge, but also found a Google…

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Five Staggering Bridges in Saxony, Germany

5 Staggering Bridges in Saxony, Germany

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Postcard Friday Nr. 26

Another postcard, another painting and another drawbridge for this week’s feature. The difference here are two fold. The bridge featured here is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning a waterway, most likely a wider one. The second are the cherry trees that are blooming in white and pink. When this postcard was produced many years ago (my estimate is 40-50 years ago) the artist used spring as its…

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Mystery Bridge Nr. 213: A Danube Crossing at the Hungarian Parliamentary Building in Budapest

As capital of Hungary, Budapest is famous for its unique bridges. It has 15 crossings in total; 11 of them can be found along the River Danube. And of these 11, four of them are considered very popular- enough to appear on postcards and memorabilia: The Chain Suspension Bridge, the Liberty Cantilever Bridge, the Elisabeth Suspension Bridge and the Margaret Bridge which is the only Danube crossing…

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