#liftbridge

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Canal Park, Duluth 5/14/24 by Sharon Mollerus https://www.flickr.com/photos/38315261@N00/53721092397

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Burlington, Iowa

In the summer of 2017, I followed the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad across Iowa. So to begin with here, we see the bridge of the CB&Q over the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa. The photographer is looking eastward toward Illinois.

Why do I post this image today? Speaking with a buddy of mine this afternoon, he related a story where he stayed at the Aldo Leopold House in Burlington. This got me looking for an image of the bridge, which made me realize that I must have been standing in the yard of the historic home, or adjacent to it, when taking this picture.

The original version of the bridge was built in 1868 as a single-track swing bridge. Later, in 1893, it was double tracked and turned into the lift-bridge you see here—though altered and strengthened in the 1930s. Not a great picture as you can’t see the lift span.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken August 19th 2017.

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Duluth, Minnesota by Ken Harmon

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Day 352 of 365 Photo Challenge. White Cart Bridge is a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge situated on the A8 road in Renfrew, Scotland. The bridge crosses White Cart Water at the confluence with the Black Cart River. It is the only remaining lift bridge in the country and became category A listed on 13 December 1994. The bridge is still capable of opening, as the Doosan Babcock factory in Renfrew require the capability to move large loads by river. The White and Black Cart rivers have been an important crossing site for many years. Initially people forded the rivers and latterly a ferry was used to make the crossing. A bridge was built in 1759. It was a seven-arch bridge, crossing both rivers, and was washed away in 1809. Two separate bridges which are still in use today were built in 1812 as a replacement for the crossing. The new bridges could not accommodate large ships sailing into Paisley. A new section of river bypassing the low bridge was completed by 1838, requiring a new bridge to cross the White Cart. Initially a swing bridge was used to make the crossing. It was replaced by the lift bridge in 1923. The name swing bridge has remained locally even though the bridge lifts, rather than swings. The bridge was designed by Scottish civil engineer Sir William Arrol. His company William Arrol & Co built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom including the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge. They were responsible for the construction of the bridge at Renfrew. In August 2004, a £1m restoration project in connection with Historic Scotland took place. This involved renewing all the mechanical components and resurfacing the road. The bridge was also painted red and cream and had new lights installed. #365photochallenge #photooftheday #whitecartbridge #renfrew #inchinnan #liftbridge #bridge #engineering #bascule #scotland #whitecart #arrolandco #williamarrol #rivercrossing#historicscotland #redandcream #redandcreambridge #nightphoto #road #a8 #roadbridge #pedestrianbridge (at White Cart Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6O0BLOhvD6/?igshid=pymzau49gd3r

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My favorite city in MN: Stillwater 😊

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Houghton is beautiful this morning

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Wendy Anne

Following my previous post, the Wendy Anne quickly followed the Beaver Island Ferry into the channel at Charlevoix, Michigan. This handsome little ship was also built in 1955; one can see some information on it here. It’s also come from Beaver Island as we see the markings on the barge it is towing from there.

The lift bridge one sees in the final image, the US31-Island Lake Outlet Bridge, is interesting as well—is is a double-leaf bascule type. It first opened for service in the summer of 1949. One can read all about it here.

Six images by Richard Koenig; taken July 27th 2022.