Rarely am impressed with anything man made. But this bridge is amazing.

[Newbie to this]

And this beauty

[Rewulf]

1 hour ago, oowee said:

That bridge looks a bit ott to me. Here is our new village bridge. Soon to be opened by JRM.

Money well spent shipping that over from Kazakhstan, allegedly built by Austro Hungarian prisoners of war  during WW1, so keeps Brussels happy, using EU workforce ?

At 1.2 billion euros , its a vital part of EU heritage , preserved for posterity in sleepy North Somerset 

[NoBodyImportant]

3 minutes ago, Rewulf said:

Money well spent shipping that over from Kazakhstan, allegedly built by Austro Hungarian prisoners of war  during WW1, so keeps Brussels happy, using EU workforce ?

At 1.2 billion euros , its a vital part of EU heritage , preserved for posterity in sleepy North Somerset 

1.2 billion was just the build price.  The environmental study and the rehoming of a rare endangered  grass hopper pushed the cost to almost 2 billion. 😂 

Edited October 7, 2019 by NoBodyImportant

[Rewulf]

8 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said:

1.2 billion was just the build price.  The environmental study and the rehoming of a rare endangered  grass hopper pushed the cost to almost 2 billion. 😂 

Forgot import taxes too , and EU tariffs , 2.5 billion , still cheap for a piece of EU history 

[NoBodyImportant]

6 minutes ago, Rewulf said:

Forgot import taxes too , and EU tariffs , 2.5 billion , still cheap for a piece of EU history 

They are trying to calculate the carbon footprint right now so the city can buy carbon credits to offset the environmental impact.  

Edited October 7, 2019 by NoBodyImportant

[Rewulf]

2 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said:

They are trying to calculate the carbon footprint right now so the city can buy carbon credits to offset the environmental impact.  

You know it ! 

[panoma1]

10 hours ago, NoBodyImportant said:

I drove about 300 miles north today to snatch a shotgun off gunbroker.  Well I crossed this bridge and had to turn around and drive around it to get a better angle to look at it.  Apparently it’s the 3rd largest arch bridge in the world according to the plaque.  It’s in West Virginia and I honestly can’t believe it was built by man.  The pictures really don’t do it justice.  It looks so small on camera.  Its wide enough for 6-8 lanes of traffic but they only have 4 lanes open with huge emergency lanes on the side.  Apparently October 19 they close the bridge down to allow people to parachute off it.  

NBI Google, Ironbridge Gorge bridge, Shropshire, England and see the first bridge of this type in the world!.....under 50 miles from where I live! 🙄 Lol!

The world seems to think the UK is all about London........when the birthplace of the industrial revolution was around Birmingham and the Midlands of England!

[NoBodyImportant]

1 minute ago, panoma1 said:

NBI Google, Ironbridge Gorge bridge, Shropshire, England and see the first bridge of this type in the world!.....under 50 miles from where I live! 🙄 Lol!

The world seems to think the UK is all about London........when the birthplace of the industrial revolution was around Birmingham and the Midlands of England!

Just did, it’s a beautiful design 

[Rewulf]

1 minute ago, panoma1 said:

NBI Google, Ironbridge Gorge bridge, Shropshire, England and see the first bridge of this type in the world!.....under 50 miles from where I live! 🙄 Lol!

The world seems to think the UK is all about London........when the birthplace of the industrial revolution was around Birmingham and the Midlands of England

Great place, also Blists hill Victorian village, like going back in time to the 1800s .https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/explore/blists-hill-victorian-town/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxOvsBRAjEiwAuY7L8gmdMJyHpaZExWDZcvCW2fbb2-mG3o6IqQOtiGhvLVFQwd3xOVVVKBoC-mAQAvD_BwE

[TIGHTCHOKE]

43 minutes ago, Newbie to this said:

And this beauty

The well known suicide hotspot of the south west!

[Newbie to this]

3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

The well known suicide hotspot of the south west!

Gordon Bennett, that put a different perspective on it.

[panoma1]

5 minutes ago, Rewulf said:

Great place, also Blists hill Victorian village, like going back in time to the 1800s .https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/explore/blists-hill-victorian-town/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxOvsBRAjEiwAuY7L8gmdMJyHpaZExWDZcvCW2fbb2-mG3o6IqQOtiGhvLVFQwd3xOVVVKBoC-mAQAvD_BwE

Also the Black Country Living Museum, like going back in time! See a replica of the original anchor from the Titanic, that was made in nearby Netherton Dudley.....buy real old style fish and chips cooked with lard there.......or more recently where a lot of scenes from the TV drama series “Peaky Blinders” (a real Birmingham Gang!) is filmed!

[TIGHTCHOKE]

5 minutes ago, Newbie to this said:

Gordon Bennett, that put a different perspective on it.

It is a lovely place to jump from though!

[ditchman]

6 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

It is a lovely place to jump from though!

you can admire the view on the way down.........

[figgy]

Nice view for last one.

Bit like beachy head.

They seem drawn to these places with no thought of the mess they leave behind. 

Jump of the sky bridge in France and they just wait till the rain washes you away 

Edited October 7, 2019 by figgy

[ditchman]

2 hours ago, oowee said:

That bridge looks a bit ott to me. Here is our new village bridge. Soon to be opened by JRM.

Thought that was part of the enabling works for the HS2.....or the part of the line that goes to Leeds...

[Newbie to this]

11 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

It is a lovely place to jump from though!

 

5 minutes ago, ditchman said:

you can admire the view on the way down.........

[Lord v]

1 hour ago, NoBodyImportant said:

Just did, it’s a beautiful design 

Because it was the first of its kind they still built what they knew which was timber bridges. 

All the members and joints are (or are very close to) what you would find on a bridge made of timber. 

Fascinating to see up close. 

 

I love a good bridge - St Johns bridge, Portland, OR is a cracker. 

[oowee]

1 hour ago, panoma1 said:

Also the Black Country Living Museum, like going back in time! See a replica of the original anchor from the Titanic, that was made in nearby Netherton Dudley.....buy real old style fish and chips cooked with lard there.......or more recently where a lot of scenes from the TV drama series “Peaky Blinders” (a real Birmingham Gang!) is filmed!

This is fantastic museum. Legging through the tunnels to the singing cavern being another highlight.

I put some cash from the EU to fund the relocation of Rolfe Street Baths from Smethwick to the museum. 

The transporter bridges are impressive too.

 

[Rewulf]

3 minutes ago, oowee said:

I put some cash from the EU UK taxpayer to fund the relocation of Rolfe Street Baths from Smethwick to the museum. 

Sorted !

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Well spotted Hoskins!

[Private Marker]

Anythinglike the tower bridge, built when horse power was common amazing. Modern bridges do look good but aren't as impressive. 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Just now, Private Marker said:

Anythinglike the tower bridge, built when horse power was common amazing. Modern bridges do look good but aren't as impressive. 

That is a relatively modern bridge, it has a metal frame with "pretty" cladding!

[panoma1]

The one Boris is thinking of building from Scotland to NI should be spectacular!.........Until someone decides to blow it up!

[TIGHTCHOKE]

8 minutes ago, panoma1 said:

The one Boris is thinking of building from Scotland to NI should be spectacular!.........Until someone decides to blow it up!

Is that the one payed for by EU money?