11-17-06
Old railroad bridge, Harrisburg, PA
Misty morning after yesterday's rain. Cooler and much more fall-like.
Edit: The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spans the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1890.
The bridge was built to break the toll monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge (now the Market Street Bridge). The Walnut Street Bridge was closed to motor vehicles and converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. The eastern span of the bridge is outlined in lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual effect at night. The 2,801 foot (854 m) span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. The conversion to pedestrian use gave the bridge a new purpose and it used by over a million visitors, tourists and residents annually. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Bridge_(Pennsylvania)
Old railroad bridge, Harrisburg, PA
Misty morning after yesterday's rain. Cooler and much more fall-like.
Edit: The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spans the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1890.
The bridge was built to break the toll monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge (now the Market Street Bridge). The Walnut Street Bridge was closed to motor vehicles and converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. The eastern span of the bridge is outlined in lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual effect at night. The 2,801 foot (854 m) span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. The conversion to pedestrian use gave the bridge a new purpose and it used by over a million visitors, tourists and residents annually. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Bridge_(Pennsylvania)
11-17-06
Old railroad bridge, Harrisburg, PA
Misty morning after yesterday's rain. Cooler and much more fall-like.
Edit: The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spans the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1890.
The bridge was built to break the toll monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge (now the Market Street Bridge). The Walnut Street Bridge was closed to motor vehicles and converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. The eastern span of the bridge is outlined in lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual effect at night. The 2,801 foot (854 m) span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. The conversion to pedestrian use gave the bridge a new purpose and it used by over a million visitors, tourists and residents annually. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Bridge_(Pennsylvania)
Old railroad bridge, Harrisburg, PA
Misty morning after yesterday's rain. Cooler and much more fall-like.
Edit: The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spans the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1890.
The bridge was built to break the toll monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge (now the Market Street Bridge). The Walnut Street Bridge was closed to motor vehicles and converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood. The eastern span of the bridge is outlined in lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual effect at night. The 2,801 foot (854 m) span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. The conversion to pedestrian use gave the bridge a new purpose and it used by over a million visitors, tourists and residents annually. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Bridge_(Pennsylvania)
Keywords: bridge