Bridges and Dams

Little River Canyon National Preserve, DeKalb County, Alabama (DSC00228abtrcrrg)

Taken under the railroad trestle bridge leading over the Coosa River from East to West Gadsden, Alabama (DSC01449bf)

Little River Canyon National Preserve, DeKalb County, Alabama (IMG_7759)

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Scanned 35mm negative. (sf18-015)

At 70 feet above the gorge - the highest covered bridge in the country. Built in 1934-5, it is 220 feet long. Blount County, Alabama (IMG_9471) Another Link in the Chain - from the X's to X's

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Scanned 35mm negative. (sf18-010)

Concrete arch bridge built in 1927 by the C.G. Kershaw Contracting Co. over the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama. (IMG_6778)

One of only 14 covered bridges left in the state, it spans Crooked Creek in Cullman County, Alabama. Built in 1904, salvaged and rebuilt after a storm in 1921, it is 270 feet long.

Concrete arch bridge built 1927 by the C.G. Kershaw Contracting Co. over the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama. (IMG_5254)

The bridge goes over the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama. (IMG_5225c) Another Link in the Chain - Link the concrete railing in front of the window with the concrete railing on a bridge

US 35 just above Little River Falls, Little River Canyon National Preserve, DeKalb County, Alabama (IMG_8587)

Taken under a railroad trestle that leads to a bridge over the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama. This is on the east size of the river. (IMG_6723)

Train trestle leading to bridge over the Coosa River, (east side), Gadsden, Alabama. I was quite curious about the purpose for the barrel on the trestle, so finally searched through Google and found out it is most likely a water barrel. Such barrels were placed on wooden trestles at about 50 to 100 foot intervals to provide water to put out smoldering fires that might be caused by ash, sparks, and hot boxes. Not surprising, they were often vandalized by shooters and by thieves who stole the dippping buckets, so they may be lined with concrete and the buckets sometimes were cone shaped, lacking a flat bottom on which to set them, making them less desirable to thieves. I don't think they are being maintained anymore. (IMG_5282)

Over the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (IMG_1831)

At 324 feet long, this is the longest covered bridge in Alabama. It spans the Locust Fork River in Blount County, Alabama. (IMG_7632)

Blount County, Alabama (IMG_7572)

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri (DSC09228)

I was driving and basically shooting blind out the window with one hand to photograph the peninsula submerged in unusually high water. I wasn't sure I had anything worthwhile. I was very surprised when I downloaded the picture to see not only the submerged peninsula, but also my dog, Otis, in the mirror with his head out the back window. (Don't worry, he has a seat belt harness and can't jump out.) Red Top Mountain State Park, Georgia. (DSC05723) Another Link in the Chain - the mirror on the back corner of the wall to the mirror on my car