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Historic Bridges of the U.S.

Devils Rancher — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:05:21 -0800

Historic Bridges of the U.S. This is the most complete database of historic bridges I've seen. The front page is blog style that seems to have an emphasis on preservation, and which links to a database that is actively being updated & expanded. You can search by state or by county, and look at each bridge's individual page, including a wealth of stats, and a high-res photo, when available. At the bottom of each page, they're actively accepting comments and photo submissions from site users, and using that input to update info on each bridge.

Tougher Road Ahead for Google?

merc — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:06:14 -0800

Next Act Won't Be as Easy as the First. Gates once conceded: "Google is still perfect, the bubble is floating and they can do everything. You should buy their stock at any price.” And just this week they affirmed this statement with their release of Google Earth, showing the world that their scope is beyond just websites. But is google growing too ambitious? is this desire to "search all of the world's information" signaling doom?

Slithy_Tove — Sat, 04 May 2002 04:24:34 -0800

The Grand Canyon, up close and personal. Start with the series of photos titled 'Royal Arch Trip'. [more inside]