FOR WEEKEND IN BLACK AND WHITE and SUNDAY BRIDGES
This is another view of the bridge over the Siuslaw River in Florence (Oregon) that I posted about last week. Here's a link.
Although we've crossed this bridge hundreds of times, I didn't know anything about its history, so I went to Wikipedia. I learned that the bridge was opened in 1936. It was funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. The bridge is 1,568 feet long. The bascule (lift) section is flanked by two reinforced concrete arches. Four Art-Deco-style obelisks house mechanical equipment and quarters for the bridge operator. And a close-up view of one of the Art Deco-style obelisks.
The obelisk detail is unbelievable! And perfectly set off by the black & white.
Thanx so much for your lovely comment on my blog!!
Posted by: Red Nomad OZ | September 07, 2011 at 03:04 AM
Love this post! Of course I enjoy those Oregon bridges. :)
Posted by: Sally in WA | September 06, 2011 at 10:39 AM
That's a fantastic bridge and photographed so well.
Posted by: Carver | September 05, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Lovely shots! That obelisk is gorgeous!
Posted by: Lady Fi | September 05, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Great post Sallie. Love Wikipedia and google. Haven't been doing much lately was having trouble with side effects from blood pressure medicine. Doctor changed medication and seem to be doing better. To put it in perspective, I haven't taken a photo in over a month.. LOL |Hope you are having a great Labor Day
Posted by: Joe Todd | September 05, 2011 at 07:32 AM
That is a splendid bridge. I only learnt what a bascule bridge was when I was recently in Chicago, where they have many in the city, but not as gracious as this lady.
Posted by: diane | September 05, 2011 at 05:02 AM
What a wonderful bridge with great history. My husband loves bridges, I know he would love to visit your country to see all the bridges you have.
Posted by: Marilyn | September 04, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Oh, how I would LOVE to see this bridge up close. It is wonderful....I really could not believe my eyes when I first started looking at it. You did a great job with the photography. So much to see and enjoy. Beautiful composition. genie
Posted by: genie | September 04, 2011 at 03:33 PM
That's a fine bridge, and I LOVE the Art Deco obelisks! Good photo of the detail.
Posted by: Dragonstar | September 04, 2011 at 03:01 PM
The Deco obelisks are fantastic! They make the bridge look so different from others.
Posted by: JM | September 04, 2011 at 11:10 AM
What a beautiful bridge! I love the detail on the obelisks. Great angle for this shot!
Posted by: Pat | September 04, 2011 at 10:05 AM
The bridge looks beautiful, the only trouble is, I don't like black and white pictures ! reminds me when there were no photos in color, lol !
Posted by: Gattina | September 04, 2011 at 08:41 AM
what an impressive beidge design, the obelisks are very nice!
Posted by: Crafty Green Poet | September 04, 2011 at 08:16 AM
Nicely captured, that looks like a very solid bridge. I've never been to Florence OR, but I've been to Florence, Italy once. I'll have to post those photos one of these days!
Posted by: Al | September 04, 2011 at 06:22 AM
wonderful infrastructure
Posted by: J Bar | September 04, 2011 at 05:33 AM
That is a fantastic bridge! Built when appearance and structured mattered, not another sterile, boring structure.
Posted by: Wayne | September 04, 2011 at 05:03 AM
That's a cool art deco obelisk. Glad you showed the close-up. It certainly adds character to this already handsome bridge. I like how you framed the far view from the shore, Sallie, and it looks good in monochrome (I might have tried giving it a little more contrast, but I can see some details could be lost).
Posted by: Francisca | September 04, 2011 at 04:21 AM
I suspected in that first photo you posted that there was a lift section where it was green.
Very cool that the obelisks are not just decorative but functional. It was smart planning to hide the ugly parts. :)
A good revisit to this wonderful bridge Sallie!
Posted by: Carletta | September 03, 2011 at 07:30 PM
Thanks for the visit to my blog....you asked me where we put down our prawn traps....I live on Vancouver Island and the spot we go to is only about a 15 min drive away and then about 15 min boat ride..in Bayne Sound. Oysters and prawns are pretty good and can be bountiful....we go crabbing on the West coast of Vancouver Island where we go fishing in Ucluelet.
I love your photos...very dramatic!
Posted by: SmalltownRN | September 03, 2011 at 07:00 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: SandyCarlson (USA) | September 03, 2011 at 06:54 PM
It would be a joy to come upon and pass underneath this beautiful bridge
Posted by: Lesley | September 03, 2011 at 05:43 PM
This is a beautiful bridge. I would not have guessed from the photo, but your description tells me it's a drawbridge...is that right? Really interesting, thanks!
Posted by: Dimple | September 03, 2011 at 02:35 PM
I like the old school bridges and how the decorated them.
Posted by: Yogi | September 03, 2011 at 12:49 PM
beautiful photos Sallie
Posted by: Laura Hegfield | September 03, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Thank you! Art Deco is my favourite period. I think if I had a choice to two routes, I would be going out of my way to make sure I could cross this bridge.
Posted by: VioletSky | September 03, 2011 at 11:00 AM
A lot of wonderful detail in this bridge and other public works of the time.
Posted by: Martha Z | September 03, 2011 at 08:25 AM
really neat!
Posted by: TexWisGirl | September 03, 2011 at 06:42 AM
Thanks for the closer look. What a magnificent bridge. So, this came out of FDR's New Deal and public works projects. There are so many of these structures that we pass over and under and don't realize that they came out of the Depression Era programs. Thanks for sharing this, Sallie.
Posted by: Penny | September 03, 2011 at 06:18 AM
Very good photos.
Regards!
Posted by: Tatjana Parkacheva | September 03, 2011 at 12:12 AM