Bridges

[Biggles]

At Mullaley - Coolah Road crossing of Saltwater Creek, around 7.5km south of Tambar Springs.  At this location, Google Streetview shows what is likely the broken-down bridge below.

Thanks to Google Maps and Streetview......

Pop this into Google Maps:
-31.410791,149.828085

[Williamson]

At Mullaley - Coolah Road crossing of Saltwater Creek, around 7.5km south of Tambar Springs.  At this location, Google Streetview shows what is likely the broken-down bridge below.

Thanks to Google Maps and Streetview......

Pop this into Google Maps:
-31.410791,149.828085

Yep, that's the place found.

[HONK]

speaking of bridges. This one has had better days.
It was probably not suitable for an ST any way.

[Williamson]

speaking of bridges. This one has had better days.
It was probably not suitable for an ST any way.

Not sure if it's fit for anything but renovation or demolition.

[Williamson]

And a couple more:





Anybody want to guess the location?

[Marcus]

Ummm... let me put on my thinking cap... I'm going to say Tasie

[Williamson]

Ummm... let me put on my thinking cap... I'm going to say Tasie

Nope!!!

[Biggles]

The second one reminds me of one in northern England, but I can't recall where.  The timber structure over the arch is quite distinctive.

[Williamson]

The second one reminds me of one in northern England, but I can't recall where.  The timber structure over the arch is quite distinctive.

May be similar, but neither are in TAS or UK.

Here's a hint, Skippers Canyon (try without Googling):


This is a preview of another ride report (to come after I finish Two Terrific weeks in Tassie), titled Willy takes a Wee in NZ - shyte that gives it to you.

[Phil.S]

Skippers canyon is in New Zealand if google is correct

[Williamson]

Skippers canyon is in New Zealand if google is correct

Correct.   Bridges are close by (well relatively if you are reading this in Oz).

[Biggles]

How about this beauty?  One of only two like it in Oz.





Anyone recognise it?

[Williamson]

It's been a while since we visited this thread.

How about this beauty?  One of only two like it in Oz.





Anyone recognise it?

Didn't know that one until a little search in Google.  This the Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River, near Maryborough QLD.

And now, to keep this thread running, this may stretch some brains, some patience, but hopefully not friendships.

[Cerebral Knievel]

Didn't know this thread even existed.I guess it was a bridge too far 

[Williamson]

And now, to keep this thread running, this may stretch some brains, some patience, but hopefully not friendships.

Didn't know this thread even existed. I guess it was a bridge too far 

The bridge is far away ......

The locals know the road as the PCH.

[Biggles]

That Pacific Coast Highway bridge in California is the Bixby Bridge.
I thought it had been closed, but that's the Pfeiffer bridge:
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/28/big-sur-girders-span-pfeiffer-canyon-as-bridge-work-continues/

[Williamson]

That Pacific Coast Highway bridge in California is the Bixby Bridge.....

Yes, the Bixby Creek Bridge on the Pacific Highway, around 30km south of Monterey, CA.  We headed down the PCH from Monterey, but could get through, the road was, probably still is, due to a massive landslide.

...... I thought it had been closed, but that's the Pfeiffer bridge ......

 

Your link, and a quick Google, tells me that the PCH is closed in a number of locations.

The PCH has been compared to the Great Ocean Road (GOR).  IMHO the GOR is great, but the PCH is greater:










Bit that's just my opinion.

[Biggles]

The PCH has been compared to the Great Ocean Road (GOR).  IMHO the GOR is great, but the PCH is greater:

Bit that's just my opinion.

I agree on several counts:
PCH has a lot more ocean views.
PCH has big sweepers rather than tight bends.
There are therefore more overtaking opportunities.
The PCH is in generally more "open" country, rather than hemmed in by trees or hillsides.
As I recall, the speed limit is more realistic, but that's America for you, rather than Victoristan.

[Biggles]

An easy one:

[Scarlett Thunderbolt]

ok.. it was a part of the Pacific Hwy, but now bypassed with an adjacent structure, bigger and wider - so alas, no STeed in the pix... it crosses a canal/channel coming off the Clarence River... I'm guessing somewhere between Maclean and Ulmarra (didn't ride that way on the Lawrence Tavern RTE)... 

[Biggles]

- so alas, no STeed in the pix...

Yes, I'd been wondering about the "steed in the pic" aspect.  I looked back through a couple of pages and they have been missing for quite a while.

Well done John.  It is indeed the Shark Creek bridge between Ulmarra and Maclean.  Now disused and inaccessible to vehicles.  It's so solid it doesn't need any care to preserve it, unlike the old timber bridges.
A look at the pic on Google Maps if you just type in "Shark Creek, NSW" returns a garishly coloured-in version.

[Williamson]

- so alas, no STeed in the pix...

Yes, I'd been wondering about the "steed in the pic" aspect.  I looked back through a couple of pages and they have been missing for quite a while......

Mmmm ..... no requirement for an ST in the pic.  Second post in the thread suggested ......

I think they're even better with an ST in front of them!

........ which I agree, but still not required.

[Scarlett Thunderbolt]

 Hmmm... .... need a pix of a bridge... back in a jiffy... 

[Williamson]

Hmmm... .... need a pix of a bridge... back in a jiffy... 

Any sort of bridge that has attracted your fancy, and that you want to share with others.  If you scroll back to post #26, you'll see my favourite bridge.

[Biggles]

[quote author=Biggles  August 20, 2013, 09:48:45 PM]
I think they're even better with an ST in front of them!

........ which I agree, but still not required.
[/quote]

Any sort of bridge that has attracted your fancy, and that you want to share with others.  If you scroll back to post #26, you'll see my favourite bridge.

You need to get yet another hobby, Williamson, with all this spare time!