post your pictures of bridges

King Kenny wrote in post #19155633
The ancient stone bridge at Huelgoat in France.

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That is a nice looking bridge!

Are there any signs saying when the bridge was built?

Yes KK that is one pretty little bridge and the curved weir just in front.

Is there another weir just the other side of the bridge too?

Thank you. It is a beautiful place to explore with a 4 ton rock that you can move by lifting it. The water drops abut 10 meters and disappears into huge rocks and caverns.

Jonzjob wrote in post #19155684
Yes KK that is one pretty little bridge and the curved weir just in front.

Is there another weir just the other side of the bridge too?

What is KK?

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19155762
What is KK?

I'm guessing "King Kenny", the original poster. Shortened to KK maybe.

A village near Kavala

Capn Jack wrote in post #19155775
I'm guessing "King Kenny", the original poster. Shortened to KK maybe.

Me being a lazy git you are spot on CJ

Forth Road Bridge Scotland. UK. (Not to be confused with the Forth (Rail) Bridge about a mile East.
I saw the bridge under construction in 1963 but this was the best picture I could find and it was taken an Olympus PenE half frame. (I don't know why I didn't use a full frame 35mm.)
There has since been an additional bridge built.
Please read the Link:-
https://www.theforthbr​idges.org …bridge/facts-and-figures/

Under construction in 1963.

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Ray.Petri wrote in post #19155856
Forth Road Bridge Scotland. UK. (Not to be confused with the Forth (Rail) Bridge about a mile East.
I saw the bridge under construction in 1963 but this was the best picture I could find and it was taken an Olympus PenE half frame. (I don't know why I didn't use a full frame 35mm.)
There has since been an additional bridge built.
Please read the Link:-
https://www.theforthbr​idges.org …bridge/facts-and-figures/

Under construction in 1963.

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Fully operational and enveloped in Scotch mist - summer 2010.

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Interesting photos Ray.
The under construction one really shows the principal of construction very well.
Gives great credit to the engineers designing them.

avondale87 wrote in post #19155864
Interesting photos Ray.
The under construction one really shows the principal of construction very well.
Gives great credit to the engineers designing them.

I will post better pics when I/if I can find them.
I read an interesting fact about the Forth Rail Bridge when I was re-studying expansion coefficient. I have been unable find the article again so I could not cross reference it for true/false.
Apparently, they were unable join one of the main sections. So they built great fires around the base and the expansion enabled the linking bolts up at track level to be placed. I have not found any other reference to this and I wanted to authenticate the story.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19155879
I will post better pics when I/if I can find them.
I read an interesting fact about the Forth Rail Bridge when I was re-studying expansion coefficient. I have been unable find the article again so I could not cross reference it for true/false.
Apparently, they were unable join one of the main sections. So they built great fires around the base and the expansion enabled the linking bolts up at track level to be placed. I have not found any other reference to this and I wanted to authenticate the story.

It this what you were looking for?

https://www.historytod​ay.com …forth-railway-bridge-1888

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19155879
I will post better pics when I/if I can find them.
I read an interesting fact about the Forth Rail Bridge when I was re-studying expansion coefficient. I have been unable find the article again so I could not cross reference it for true/false.
Apparently, they were unable join one of the main sections. So they built great fires around the base and the expansion enabled the linking bolts up at track level to be placed. I have not found any other reference to this and I wanted to authenticate the story.

never underestimate the expansion of steel
We had to apply that in our work and over the lengths of that bridge it could be significant. If the weather was extremely cold no wonder it didn't join.
I imagine they had all that worked out and the end abutments would have some nice bearings to slide over.
Whenever you drive over modern bridges you'll get that 'thump' at times when you hit the expansion void between the abutment and the start of the deck.
It's quite significant but only if you take notice.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19155856
Forth Road Bridge Scotland. UK. (Not to be confused with the Forth (Rail) Bridge about a mile East.
I saw the bridge under construction in 1963 but this was the best picture I could find and it was taken an Olympus PenE half frame. (I don't know why I didn't use a full frame 35mm.)
There has since been an additional bridge built.
Please read the Link:-
https://www.theforthbr​idges.org …bridge/facts-and-figures/

Under construction in 1963.

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Is that when it was the Three-an-a-half-th bridge Ray

Bridge over the Babocomari River. Elgin, Arizona

Since we were discussing bridge construction in progress, here's one from 2008 over the Eel River in northern California. If I counted the scaffolding correctly, the vertical shot is about 14 stories tall.