The South Lafourche Bridge crosses #BayouLafourche at #LouisianaHighway3162 and East 90th Street in the town of #GallianoLouisiana. Built in 1972, this #verticalliftBridge has a total length of 253.8 feet with its largest span at 104 feet. The bridge deck is 27.8 feet wide, and there is a vertical clearance above the deck of 17.4 feet.

Steel Bridge
Portland, Oregon, USA

This view of the upper deck show a light rail train that runs on tracks inside the bridge truss. You can also see the roadway and sidewalk on the outside of the truss.

#photography #oregon #portlandor #bridge #verticalLiftBridge #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

Glendale Avenue Bridge
Pentax 17 Diptych

St Catherines, Ontario

📷 Pentax 17
🎞️ Orwo Wolfen UN54
⚗️ D-76 1:1 7'
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#believeinfilm
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#bridge
#drawbridge
#verticalliftbridge
#canal

Glendale Avenue Bridge

St Catherines, Ontario

📷 Pentax K3miii Monochrome with the HD Pentax DA 15mm limited lens

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#shootpentax
#pentaxk3iiimonochrome
#blackandwhitephotography
#bridge
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#canal

Did you know that Alameda's drawbridges are still operated manually? Bridgetender Robert Silva talks with Liz Barrett about the strange series of events during the February 2023 power outage that left multiple drawbridges stuck open.

https://alamedapost.com/news/bridgetender-shares-the-ups-and-downs-of-alamedas-bridges/

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Bridgetender Shares the Ups and Downs of Alameda’s Bridges - Alameda Post

Bridgetender Robert Silva explains the strange series of events that left Alameda bridges stuck open during the February 2023 power outage.

Alameda Post

Alameda has six drawbridges between the main island and Oakland or Bay Farm Island—one is just for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, while another was just for trains and is no longer in service.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alamedas-drawbridges/

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Alameda’s Drawbridges - Alameda Post

Alameda has six drawbridges between the main island and Oakland or Bay Farm Island. One is just for pedestrians, another was just for trains.

Alameda Post