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07-01-2014, 03:26 PM | #1 | |||
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July 1st 2014. Tower Bridge 120th Anniversary.
Firstly, a note of apology to Dwellars who are less than enthralled by Victorian civil engineering.
I realise that this is the third topic concerning bridges that I have posted in the last few days but, like London buses, you wait ages for one then three turn up at once. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to indulge me just once more. Quote:
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07-01-2014, 03:29 PM | #2 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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Oh that first photo is glorious.
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07-01-2014, 03:34 PM | #3 |
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Seeing beautiful bridges like that one depresses me.
Because I live in the US, where we don't build beautiful things. We build cheap things.
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The Verrazano–Narrows and Golden Gate Bridges are spectacular engineering achievements. I don't know whether I shall ever have the good fortune to visit the US again, but I have an ambition to drive across/through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Well, I can dream.
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07-01-2014, 04:20 PM | #5 | |
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07-01-2014, 04:32 PM | #6 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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Yeah well - you want to see some of the Godawful monstrosities our lot have been building lately.
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07-01-2014, 05:07 PM | #7 |
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The frogs had the nerve to go and build that Millau Viaduct.
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07-02-2014, 01:02 PM | #8 |
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I did it some time ago...it's wild. You're just driving along, enjoy the scenery...but a small part of you is tripping out, worried that the tunnel and/or bridge is going to go to hell.
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07-02-2014, 01:32 PM | #9 |
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Nice name. Haven't see you around these parts lately.
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07-02-2014, 01:53 PM | #10 |
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Cellar is like...hard to sum up simply. I love it, but I just can't keep up. Plus, there are times when I don't find it as enjoyable. I woke up this morning and figured since I have more time than I know what to do with these days, let me stop in for a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
07-03-2014, 10:27 AM | #11 |
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Happened to be there two weeks ago:
With the leaves up ... ... and down: |
07-03-2014, 10:39 AM | #12 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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Syc!!!! *facepalm*
Nice to see ya
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07-05-2014, 06:54 PM | #13 |
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I love the picture of the partially completed bridge.
My inner engineering statics student sees a complex set of formulas to solve. Science, peoples.
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07-06-2014, 06:52 PM | #14 |
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I've done that. It was pretty cool, although it probably would have been more cool in daylight.
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07-06-2014, 07:38 PM | #15 |
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I've done that once. Also driven the Golden Gate Bridge and the numerous bridges between Florida's Keys. Always beautiful and slightly scary. Love the pics of the London Bridge, Carruthers. No need to apologize!
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