In Durham, North Carolina, Sarah P. Duke Gardens’ iconic red bridge has been named the Meyer Bridge. The bridge is located over the large pond in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum and is a favorite spot for visitors to pause for photos and gaze at the beauty around them. Reflection of the bridge in a moving pond creates an artistic feel.
An interesting perspective of a road bridge at a cross angle with a railway bridge at sunset over James River in Richmond, Virginia
The Somesville Bridge, one of the most photographed bridges in Maine, is located within the charming Village of Somesville on Mount Desert Island. The Somesville Bridge with its graceful arch transgressing the waters of Somes Creek frames nature’s perfection, marking the seasons on many a calendar. The symmetrical reflection of the bridge on the creek add to the image.
Captured the sunset at the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, a bridge spanning the Savannah River between downtown Savannah, Georgia, and Hutchinson Island.
Tower Bridge is a drawbridge in London. It crosses the River Thames near the Tower of London. It allows ships through the bridge deck when is raised at an angle in the center. This bridge is well photographed and the red double decker bus adds to this image.
An unusual wooden bridge in Lake James State Park, a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina.
A connecting walkway between two buildings almost looks like a modern, covered bridge
Lights captured at blue hour at The Market Street Bridge, officially referred to as the John Ross Bridge, a bascule bridge that spans the Tennessee River between downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Northshore District.
A painter has a different view and paints the the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It is made up of two bridge segments: a skyway structure/single anchored suspension bridge between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, and a suspension span from the island to San Francisco.
The Royal Gorge is a 1,200 foot canyon on the Arkansas River, forming a 10-mile long gorge. The Royal Gorge Bridge is suspended 1,053 feet above the river, making Royal Gorge Bridge & Park the ideal place for scenic views
A swinging steel cable and rope bridge above the tree tops to view birds at a forest in Ecuador Amazonia
A different monochrome perspective from being under the Mannon C. Gore Bridge, Sunset Beach, North Carolina
The Lowry Avenue Bridge at the Lowry Avenue crossing of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis has multi-color lights to illuminate the arches. The bridge normally displays blue lights but is lit in other colors for certain holidays and events.
One of the essential elements of the Charleston skyline is the Ravenel Bridge. Completed in 2005, this iconic structure connects the historic downtown district to the town of Mount Pleasant. It’s the perfect place for a relaxing stroll or bike ride.
The arch in the front bridge frames a bridge in the background on Mississippi river in Minneapolis creating an interesting image.
This bridge was captured on a slide, converted to digital and then transformed to monochrome to dramatize it.
The Sydney Harbor Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbor from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbor, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself.
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross.
We will be posting for the next period images of interesting and iconic bridges from my collection. Here is a most often photographed image of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
A bird sits on the shore oblivious to the Golden Gate Bridge while a barge passes under the bridge.
Views from under San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge depicting the suspension and structure of the bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. There are numerous images of this landmark and we are presenting some different views.
