Without fail, whenever we drive south and pass by enormous concrete overpasses, i stop and wonder at them being built. Like, imagine the incredible audacity to think a bridge could be built all the way UP THERE, you know? Even the ugly bridges are awesome.
I used to go to the civil engineering library to study sometimes and the walls are lined with massive glossy photos of layered freeway overpasses. CE porn
It’s funny because I never thought I’d care about bridges at all until I left a city where they were everywhere. In NYC, they’re just part of the infrastructure noise, but also part of your memory, whether you notice it or not. They were also crazy expensive to cross. In SoCal they feel more like boring engineering objects.
Omg NYC of course! I believe (sorry LA) all great cities have a water element. Chicago’s got the lakes, Seattle’s got the Sound, acourse SF & NYC. Venice (feel like I’ve been there after Casino Royale). All the cities on the Danube - Vienna, Budapest. Islands (and Island nations) rule. The LA river - now made of concrete is saying something about how LA treats nature. Of course LA has marvelous beaches.
Though the spans aren't the mightiest in dimension, those that cross the Niagara River, especially over the gorge below the Falls, are varied. You showed the famous Tacoma-Narrows video, so you might be interested in this Mother Nature teaching a lesson moment, too, about ice, not wind. https://youtu.be/aECrSs8B2Yc?si=zuzarJU2D0t1vgFf
Okay, I'm obsessed with bridges, too.
I was channeling your website ‘bridges as transition’ metaphor when i wrote this 🌉
Without fail, whenever we drive south and pass by enormous concrete overpasses, i stop and wonder at them being built. Like, imagine the incredible audacity to think a bridge could be built all the way UP THERE, you know? Even the ugly bridges are awesome.
I used to go to the civil engineering library to study sometimes and the walls are lined with massive glossy photos of layered freeway overpasses. CE porn
That's like how parents will put their kid's drawing on their fridge, isn't it?
It’s funny because I never thought I’d care about bridges at all until I left a city where they were everywhere. In NYC, they’re just part of the infrastructure noise, but also part of your memory, whether you notice it or not. They were also crazy expensive to cross. In SoCal they feel more like boring engineering objects.
Happy Monday Andrew....
Omg NYC of course! I believe (sorry LA) all great cities have a water element. Chicago’s got the lakes, Seattle’s got the Sound, acourse SF & NYC. Venice (feel like I’ve been there after Casino Royale). All the cities on the Danube - Vienna, Budapest. Islands (and Island nations) rule. The LA river - now made of concrete is saying something about how LA treats nature. Of course LA has marvelous beaches.
Happy Tuesday Andrew
I like this theory a lot. Cities without water feel like they’re missing emotional depth or something. Like they forgot to add spicy seasoning.
Though the spans aren't the mightiest in dimension, those that cross the Niagara River, especially over the gorge below the Falls, are varied. You showed the famous Tacoma-Narrows video, so you might be interested in this Mother Nature teaching a lesson moment, too, about ice, not wind. https://youtu.be/aECrSs8B2Yc?si=zuzarJU2D0t1vgFf
Another Rainbow Bridge! (The replacement). That’s a crazy one.
I see your Niagara bridge and I give you Sean Connery laying another perfectly good bridge to waste just because he wasn’t a god after all.
I’d love to drive the van across the county to see Niagara Falls, etc. that would be an epic journey
https://youtu.be/apfaDqcf2FA?si=H2ju2LVQqwWL0AJ-