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Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:18:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Scott Arthur writes:
> If we are talking bridge spotting, I'll be crossing this (road) one today:
> http://www.firstcity.f9.co.uk/newgallery/out1.htm
Not a bad little suspension bridge, but dwarfed when one compares it to the
Mighty Mac...
http://www.mackinacbridge.org/ (I've posted links to it in the past I think)
> As I cross it, I'll be looking at this (rail) one:
> http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1053.html
Ah, the Forth rail bridge. One of my favorites. There aren't too many
bridges that look like it in shape (with the inward sloping cantilever
towers) or in expanse and it was a ground breaker in its day. My hero, D. B.
Steinman, (1) took a lot of lessons away from Bouch and the failure of the
Firth of Tay bridge...
A LEGO model of this bridge would be something to behold, but to do it
justice, would require a table half the length of a tennis court, I suspect.
1 - I ALMOST went into civil engineering
++Lar
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 | | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snipped> (...) Speaking of civil engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers produces a 'Bridges' calender every year that features some very interesting and unique bridges. I have the 1999 and 2000 ones and I have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| (...) That was my initial thought, but in the photos, the curvature of the arch appears to vary, (hence it couldn't be curved rails) but it must just be an optical illusion from the lens curvature. As for arches, James Trobaugh's and Reinhard "Ben" (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | (off-topic) Forth Bridge Rivets
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| (...) The Forth Bridges Visitors Centre Trust (a registered charity) has a limited number of encapsulated Forth Bridge rivets for sale. The rivets were removed as part of the ongoing maintenance of the structure and donated to the trust by Network (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| (...) If we are talking bridge spotting, I'll be crossing this (road) one today: (URL) I cross it, I'll be looking at this (rail) one: (URL) picture: (URL) are about 8 miles from my office. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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