Thursday, March 8, 2012

Bye Bye Blue Bridge

Looking a little lost and displaced, the center section of the Johnson Street rail bridge sits in a parking lot at the edge of the Gorge with the Bay Street Bridge in the background. It was cut loose and lifted onto a barge by the enormous marine crane that can be seen to the left. It now sits on a part of the Point Hope shipyard and I suspect it will be cut into smaller pieces there. A new bridge is to be erected adjacent to the site of the old bridge, which is still being used for car traffic.

5 comments:

  1. *sniff* The end of an era...

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  2. I can't say that I was attached to Big Blue. However, I like the suggestions that I've seen in the blogosphere that it should be used to make some sort of commemorative sculpture(s) to mark its history.

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  3. I was wondering if you were going to get a shot of this. It looks so sad sitting there by itself doesn't it?

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  4. I was also wondering if you would feature her. I've got my own post scheduled for next week, with a picture I took on the last visit.

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  5. www.flickr.com/photos/ngawangchodronMarch 13, 2012 at 2:28 AM

    Heartbreaking!

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