Others build one of most beautiful (and biggest) pieces of art-meets-technology and also happen to use it as a bridge. Yay for the French today



It's higher than the Eiffel Tower, and over 2.5km long (and no, i don't know how that converts to silly miles).

Beautiful... I love bridges, they're more like huge sculptures than anything...

Still my favorite (until I get over to France, that is..lol):

SpcMs said:

Yeah, it's astounding.

I was in awe.

Here's ours:

DOOK and a female:

ReturnOfDOOK said:

I've been up there before..

Byron said:

It's one of my FAVORITE places to go in the city....the view of the bridge is just AMAZING from that little hill! Plus, you can see Angel Island, the city, etc, etc....very cool!

ReturnOfDOOK said:

Definitely... The "official" look-out point on the other side of the road is great, too, but up there is astounding.

Byron said:

I've actually never been to the "official" one on the right hand side of the road. I was just so amazed at the one on the other side that I keep going there whenever people come visit me... Plus, it's cool that it used to be a little military dealio....

Byron said:

Up where exactly?

I like "graffiti brdige" because errr thats the only one I know! England don't have many brdiges do they? I live in Norfolk, which is completely flat so I kinda don't see many

This may not be the highest bridge or the most beautiful but I thought it was interesting here in Washington and Oregon State
The Bridge of The Gods
The Bridge of the Gods crosses the Columbia River about four miles upriver from the Bonneville Dam. According to Indian legends, a natural bridge, called the Bridge of the Gods, existed near here before collapsing. The geology of the area shows evidence of a large land slide which may have temporarily created a natural dam. This would explain the legend of a bridge. The current bridge was started in 1920 and took six years to complete.

AlfofMelmak said:

That is one amazing bridge!!! Love it!

AlfofMelmak said:

Wow...

That is absolutely beautiful...

Just realized, I've taken lots of bridge photos...

Including the one up above, this one was really cool to see in person:





Sydney harbour bridge...

Didn't take this one...but love the way it looks...

The "Pont du Gard" is situated at about 2 km west from Remoulin. It's one of the wonders of the Antiquity, the most famous and probably the most beautiful monument edified in France by Romans.

The "Pont du Gard" crosses the Gardon's Valley. It was built in 19 before Christ, at the time of Augustus, and it constitutes the fragment of an aqueduct, about 50 km long, wich supplied the city of Nice with water.

Byron said:

Too bad it's in Rotterdam....

noepie said:

Lemme guess: you're from mokum right?

HowComeYouDontCallme said:

Cool, I've been there several years ago. Beautifully conserved indeed.

AlfofMelmak said:

Byron said:

I suppose that is a bridge in Rotterdam. Designed by Dutch people, just like the French bridge, btw...

..and I design shoes for people to walk over the bridges

REDFEATHERS said:

Just for you, Red:




kind of sort of your neck of the woods. Ish.





MY shoes have walked over this bridge. In fact, me and Alive ran over this when we did the Great North Run a couple of years ago. He did it in just under two hours. I expect to complete the run in Spring 2005. Watch this space.

RocknRollDave said:

I was there, and I beat you!! and I was running in 3 inch heels!!!

DId anyone see the footage of the bridge ABOVE the clouds in the valley? Was on our 8 o'clock news last night, amazing view

REDFEATHERS said:

So was I!!!!!

all you americans that don't know:

this is the REAL Brooklyn-bridge, in my hometown Breukelen:

AlfofMelmak said:

That is the most beautiful bridge I"ve ever seen