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I have written a number of times about bridges, their simple beauty and the increasingly rare appearance of steel arched types. This bridge, in central Kansas, crosses a small river not far from the original path of the Oregon Trail. On this day it was dripping from a recent rain and the sky was an [...]
Before interstate engineers replaced our river crossings with solid, straight, under-supported super-slabs of concrete highways, spidery steel bridges carried us across the impediments to the relentless to- and fro- of an increasingly mobile society. When you pass through the steel rib cages of these older bridges, especially the narrow, long spans, crossing a river feels [...]
a watercolor sketch of bridges in Chicago and a brief description of how different cities encourage and inspire different medium of expression
photographs of bridges over the Kentucky River, by Mark Gerwing
sketches of the many lifting bridges in Chicago by Mark Gerwing