Xenia Bridge, Carroll County, IndianaBig Jim Bridge, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IndianapolisPiano Factory Bridge, St. Charles, IllinoisDicks Road Bridge, Putnam County, IndianaMedora Covered Bridge, Medora, IndianaDevil’s Elbow Bridge, Pulaski County, MissouriO’Neal Bridge, Boone County, IndianaJohnson Creek Bridge, Lawrence County, MissouriJewettsport Ford Bridge, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Thanks for the trip down memory lane (no pun intended). As Stuart Templeton says, these icons of the 20th century are very American. Thank you for documenting them in your corner of the world, and doing so with a keen photographic eye.
My favorite is definitely the O’Neal. Love the artistic little sunburst thingies (?) in the corner braces.
I find it interesting that, unlike here in Oklahoma, your Indiana bridges have fresh paint and seem to be in good repair. All of ours are rusty and show damage from tall load truck strikes on the front cross beams.
That’s a great collection of truss bridges. Always fun to play with their shadows. We have some nice ones in New Mexico including the Rio Puerco bridge not far up Route 66 from us.
There’s something very ‘American’ about that style of bridge, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them anywhere else – brilliant pieces of engineering.
Great shots, I don’t think I’d want to WALK across the Medora bridge, let alone drive it!
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Our roadscapes used to overflow with truss bridges. We’ve lost so many! It’s worth documenting those that remain.
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i fully agree – one of the wonderful things about photography is the ability to document what’s around us before it vanishes!
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Thanks for the trip down memory lane (no pun intended). As Stuart Templeton says, these icons of the 20th century are very American. Thank you for documenting them in your corner of the world, and doing so with a keen photographic eye.
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My pleasure!
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My favorite is definitely the O’Neal. Love the artistic little sunburst thingies (?) in the corner braces.
I find it interesting that, unlike here in Oklahoma, your Indiana bridges have fresh paint and seem to be in good repair. All of ours are rusty and show damage from tall load truck strikes on the front cross beams.
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Here’s one Oklahoma truss bridge I’ve driven that is in good cosmetic condition:
https://blog.jimgrey.net/2016/07/18/endangered-the-38-span-william-h-murray-pony-bridge-on-route-66-in-oklahoma/
We have plenty of damaged bridges in Indiana too – including, sadly now, the O’Neal:
https://blog.jimgrey.net/2017/12/04/destroyed-1892-holliday-road-bridge/
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That’s a great collection of truss bridges. Always fun to play with their shadows. We have some nice ones in New Mexico including the Rio Puerco bridge not far up Route 66 from us.
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One day I’ll finish driving 66 and see for myself!
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Fun stuff, I do like riveted truss bridges. There are some pretty cool videos online of how it’s done.
I only see a plaque on the Jewettsport bridge, too bad because I always like to see who built the bridge (and where the beams were rolled).
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I often forget to look for the plaques when I’m photographing an old bridge. I don’t know why! It’s good info to document.
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Fantastic shots there! :) Those are always fun to photograph :)
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Yes! I like to stop and photograph pretty much every old bridge I come across.
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Thank you for the interesting photos and blog posts. Awesome bridge shots, too!
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Great bridge shots 👍
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Why thank you!
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