Comments on: I'll cross that bridge when -- HOLY CRAP!

I'll cross that bridge when -- HOLY CRAP!

Astro Zombie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:01:08 -0800

Nine amazing bridges. (Via.)

By: zsazsa

zsazsa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:04:19 -0800

Sweet. I loves me some bridges.

By: Fiasco da Gama

Fiasco da Gama — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:06:07 -0800

if i was to make sweet love to a bridge, this would be the one.

Rule 34 QED

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:11:23 -0800

Is there some mechanism for keeping people from crossing the Papua bridge? Cause I'd bet good money that someone is crazy enough to cross it on foot.

By: librarylis

librarylis — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:18 -0800

Mmmm, that Singapore one! And the London roly-poly was very cute and non-threatening. Nice to see some cool bridges that, indeed, aren't the Golden Gate Bridge as the blog points out.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:20:00 -0800

Very cool. I love the Zakim bridge in Boston, but these just blow it out of the water.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:20:36 -0800

Well, not literally. (Realized what I was saying after I posted.)

By: crossoverman

crossoverman — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:22:06 -0800

I always thought Lloyd Bridges was pretty amazing.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:44:55 -0800

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:49:42 -0800

Ooooh, those are beautiful! Amazing. That first one is so charming. Whoda thunk it's in Texas? More pics of that beauty from the architects who built it. I love that the site you linked in the OP gives credits and info about the images. madamjujujive and I also like bridges.

By: mdonley

mdonley — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:08:04 -0800

The Singaporean bridge is my favorite! Thanks for this!

By: crossoverman

crossoverman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:18:36 -0800

I was only recently in Singapore and I am annoyed that I didn't know about this bridge before or else I would have sought it out. It's on my list of things to do next time I'm in Singapore!

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:28:58 -0800

That Japanese one is lovely, but that sinuous Brazilian bridge is a work of art. And closer to home for me... this thing here, this is a very pretty bridge.

By: cillit bang

cillit bang — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:38:46 -0800

The rolling bridge isn't there any more (picture taken from the same spot as the second photo on the blog). It was entirely useless, allowing access to a basin barely one canal boat long. No explanation has been given. The area also has a Helix bridge, which has never worked.

By: zoinks

zoinks — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:39:32 -0800

On a much smaller scale, with some sad history.

By: minifigs

minifigs — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:45:14 -0800

Sometimes I forget that we live in the future now and then I see a video of an alien overlord's tail unfurling majestically and I'm all like "Future Yeah!" and so on. It's a shame it's not there anymore, even if it was useless.

By: Harald74

Harald74 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:51:15 -0800

Good selection of cool bridges. I especially liked the Juscelino Kubitschek bridge in Brazil. A pedestrian bridge made from a design by Leonardo da Vinci was built here in Norway a few years ago. Here is a modern wooden bridge very close to where I live.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:52:28 -0800

Sadly, no Wye Bridge.

By: mattoxic

mattoxic — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:56:28 -0800

the bridge has succeeded in connecting 2 of the country's poorest areas. Woo hoo

By: Catfry

Catfry — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:39:52 -0800

Woo hoo The pdf linked is really very interesting.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:46:26 -0800

Even though my civ eng days are a long way behind me I still like a good bridge... Thomas Heatherwick (of the Rolling Bridge) has done some really cool stuff. I like the Millennium Bridges of both London and Gateshead

By: verisimilitude

verisimilitude — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:24:41 -0800

dirtynumbangelboy: your links didnt work for me. My favourite bridge is in Newcastle. Its design is based on a blinking eye . Its elegant and remarkably efficient. Some pics...

By: pjern

pjern — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:25:47 -0800

No love for the Tridge?

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:43:38 -0800

That Kintai bridge: walk to bridge, walk up, walk down, walk up, walk down, walk up, walk down, walk up, pause, walk down, walk up, walk down, continue on to the market, buy fish, return to the bridge, walk up, walk down, walk up, walk down, walk up, walk down, walk up, pause to put down fish, curse and spit, pick up fish, walk down, walk up, walk down, continue on to home, vow to wade across next time.

By: bwg

bwg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:48:27 -0800

High bridges over yawning chasms always make my palms sweat.

By: paisley henosis

paisley henosis — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:06:56 -0800

Mackinac is the bridge for me.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:27:46 -0800

pont gustave flaubert, rouen, france That's some good naming right there.

By: mr. strange

mr. strange — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:30:16 -0800

The rolling bridge really is (was) offensively stupid. A swing-bridge has one moving part and can be operated by a single human. The rolling bridge has hundreds of moving parts, requires mains electricity and takes ages and ages to open or close. Engineering and design should be about a blend of form and function. In those terms, the rolling bridge is a spectacular failure. I could see it working as an art project, I suppose.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:30:17 -0800

High bridges over yawning chasms always make my palms sweat. I used to be able to climb the girders under high bridges in the dark with a six-pack in one hand and my life in the other. Now I get that same reaction, the sweating palms, just looking at a picture of a high bridge.

By: Daddy-O

Daddy-O — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:03:09 -0800

dirtynumbangelboy: your links didnt work for me. When confronted with this, highlight the web address and press enter. The picture will usually pop right open.

By: aldus_manutius

aldus_manutius — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:41:44 -0800

I'm always surprised that this one never gets mentioned. It's just as magnificent as the Zakim (bigger, even), but then it's in a less-than well-known area. Be sure and scroll down for the video of the bridge at night. Used to cross it on a daily basis, often on a motorcycle, which was a little exciting at times (bridges in bad weather on motorcycle tend to be exciting no matter where they are!). And I agree with Paisley, the Mac is pretty amazing, too.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:07:22 -0800

Nice find, AZ. Some mighty fine bridges here, for sure, but but my favorite bridge (besides the one that James Brown is always taking it to) is a humble span that ain't much to look at, but I never get tired of hearing about it.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:28:11 -0800

Awesome post Astro Zombie. I love the night shots of the bridge in Sao Paolo. Very cool.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:46:35 -0800

Whoa, amazing bridges, esp. the Brazilian ones, although I liked the roly-poly canal bridge very much. That Chinese rail bridge and the Royal Gorge Bridge give me the vertigo real bad.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:30:50 -0800

Good stuff, Astro Zombie, thanks. I am also partial to The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay.

By: rtha

rtha — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:27:10 -0800

This is good. Although my palms are also sweaty from the bridge-over-yawning-chasm photos. I used to drive across the Golden Gate bridge every day, and it is an awfully nice bridge (when it's not so foggy that you can actually see the damn thing). But I sure don't need to see pictures of it anymore. The western end of the Bay Bridge is pretty nice, too.

By: JerseyBear

JerseyBear — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:08:41 -0800

I also like the Rama 8 bridge in Bangkok, crossing the Chao Phraya. Absolutely beautiful at night.

By: Spidermaster

Spidermaster — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:23:51 -0800

OK, that's way cool!

By: ereshkigal45

ereshkigal45 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:09:34 -0800

The world's largest sundial, and a bridge to boot.

By: CharlotteSarah

CharlotteSarah — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:13 -0800

Very ccol. The bridge in Texas is so elegant.... the one in China is very scary.

By: bwg

bwg — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:28:19 -0800

Now I get that same reaction, the sweating palms, just looking at a picture of a high bridge. We must have crossed that invisible line between the time we think we're indestructible and the time we realise we're all too mortal. That and imagining a long, horrible plunge to the valley floor.