Exif data: NIKON D300, Focal Length: 18 mm, Aperture: f/5.6, Exposure: 1/400 sec, ISO Speed: 800, Flash: Not Fired
07/02/2010 at 20:08
Categories: [landscape]  [water]  
36 comments
 

• gorgeous, Sherri! I have seen many bridges like this. particularly one-landed bridges. I lived in NW Arkansas for a while and there were plenty of them all over the place. :)
  Charles Dastodd @ 2010-02-07 20:20:00
• Love the picture and the story, I would have thought it was a driveway otherwise. The yellow bug adds a nice punch of color.
  Yvonne @ 2010-02-07 20:50:11
• lol looks pretty skeery to me too!!! 5 tons huh? not sure if i believe that, so neither did you? left Evie on the other side and walked across? lol i don't blame you!! very nice shot tho, reminds me of 'the bridges of madison county' you should do a series :)
  Elaine- @ 2010-02-07 21:04:48
• Same here in PA as in Ohio, the only place you will see a bridge like this is on private property and even that is hard to find. Lovely shot Sherri, such a beautiful country setting, like your yellow car in the background too.
  John Maslowski @ 2010-02-07 21:22:36
• No sides. This is not safe!!!!!
  Nick @ 2010-02-07 21:33:14
• The W draws my attention. Who Dat left that there? best...jerry
  
  ps mine was powder blue and I kept two bags of sand under the bonnet to hold it on the road : ]
  ordinaryimages @ 2010-02-07 22:01:45
• I love those old bridges. It's always exciting to wonder whether you're going to make it to the other side. Great shot and I always like it when Evie makes a cameo.
  Dustin @ 2010-02-07 22:16:47
• Great winter shot. I love the bridge, with the bug in the background.
  Cassy @ 2010-02-07 22:21:00
• C'est tous les jours un plaisir immense que de te rendre visite.
  Bravo pour tout ce que tu fais si bien !
  JMS* @ 2010-02-07 22:31:15
• I love the sense of stillness here. There is also an odd narrative unfolding...
  rhys @ 2010-02-08 00:53:29
• Love the old bridge, nice composition!
  Zing @ 2010-02-08 01:03:51
• interesting tones and point of vieux
  fabrizio @ 2010-02-08 01:06:51
• i love to see evie again, beautiful shot
  yz @ 2010-02-08 01:45:40
• I think it would freak me out to ride or walk over bridges like this..without any guardrails!!! Love the tonal quality..and your little yellow Evie in the distance is the perfect contrast!!!
  Marcie @ 2010-02-08 03:24:10
• I love this picture Sherri. This wooden bridge reminds me of Madagascar!
  Standley @ 2010-02-08 03:44:33
• I would also hesitate to drive over such a bridge. I see little Evie also thinks twice before driving over ;-)
  Frida @ 2010-02-08 04:12:49
• Beautiful achievement, pretty little bridge, good day.
  THEYS @ 2010-02-08 04:13:10
• I like that yellow beatle.
  BoB @ 2010-02-08 04:50:25
• First - a lovely shot with Evie there in the background. As for the bridge design, this looks like the common design used in the north Maine woods on backcountry logging roads. When designed correctly, they can support the weight of a fully loaded lumber truck (one stacked 20 feet high with tree length logs). Their biggest fault is they can be slippery as grease when covered with a little frost.
  Turnbill @ 2010-02-08 05:13:26
• Charming, calm picture.
  frankdejol @ 2010-02-08 06:20:47
• I travel all over the country and have seen this design in almost every rural setting I've been. I believe that is the key. The less an area has to spend on roads the more likely you will see these.
  
  Nice image. I love back roads.
  Jim Browning @ 2010-02-08 08:04:20
• Love the composition, beautiful image.
  Ashish Sidapara @ 2010-02-08 08:07:40
• Punch Buggie! HA!
  Ken @ 2010-02-08 09:36:41
• Wow! that bridge looks risky. Lovely capture, this photo shows a lot.
  Scarabaeus @ 2010-02-08 09:37:01
• That's so weird. I often wonder about infrastructure and how there's no investment in it. I'm waiting for the road to give way and fall from under my feet. Looks like a cold day. Nice capture.
  hoi @ 2010-02-08 10:26:12
• a little bit dangerour bridge - but the place is very beautiful and the colors also
  yiannis krikis @ 2010-02-08 10:46:28
• I like your bridge picture. It has an interesting track to drive on. Fine shot with Elvie looking on.
  Don @ 2010-02-08 10:51:26
• lovely colors, beautiful shot
  Rahul @ 2010-02-08 11:00:08
• yikes.. well, i guess give or take a few tons, that estimate is pretty much good.. ;D
  rian @ 2010-02-08 12:39:39
• As is Evie was trying to say: no way I'm going over that bridge! You go! I'll just stay here! :)
  Arjan - PlasticDaisy @ 2010-02-08 15:01:56
• Very cool. I don't think I'd drive over this bridge. :) I don't see many bridges like that around here.
  Otto K. @ 2010-02-08 19:33:02
• beautiful tree reflections in that river. and i like the sense of 'minimum impact' with the bridge.
  michele @ 2010-02-08 21:37:13
• I love that this bridge doesn't have guardrails. You will not see a scene anything like this near where I live.
  Kala @ 2010-02-09 19:59:19
• oooh it's been a while.. it's nice to be back here.
  i immediately smiled when i saw your car :)
  nissou* @ 2010-02-11 02:19:02
• These old bridges are really wonderful photographically though! Always love it when you include Evie in your shots!
  Susan @ 2010-02-12 14:05:56
• Wow — Makes me think of some of New England's covered bridges... some of those I'm not sure I'd trust. Trust this with a new car? I don't think I could bring myself to do that!
  Michael Wyman @ 2010-02-21 22:49:58

Years ago when we moved to the south I was shocked at the difference in road standards. Having been born and raised in the state of Ohio I was accustomed to guardrails on curves and bridges with sides.

Recently, Nick at N2 Photo has posted some images of small bridges with high guardrails and I realized how I'd gotten over the shock of seeing bridges like the one in this image.

When you walk on a bridge like this you can feel it give under you and you can see the water passing beneath you through the cracks in the boards. During our frequent flash floods the water rises and flows over bridges like this.

So, how much weight would you place on this bridge? It's been approved for 5 tons.


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