BRIDGES OF THE USA

so the very large gap in previous blog post was partly due to an amazing four week trip to the united states and canada (where it was FREEZING!). as part of that trip, we spent some time in san francisco and new york. i'll admit, new york was my favourite (closely followed by a snow covered/freezing over lake louise), but looking back through my photos, i noticed that there were a lot of pictures of those cities significant bridges.

i think that partly the interest is as a tourist (seeing these super famous icons for the first time) but i think it is more than that. the architectural style of each bridge is distinct and directly represents the time that they were constructed, alluding to the history of those places and the time that has passed. Those pointed arches and the detailing in the towers is such a quick and visual time reference and causes the mind to imagine what the city would have been like at that time, and to imagine what those bridges have seen in the city timeline.

lastly i think the fascination is about the engineering. for their time, these bridges were a marvel and a masterpiece - can you imagine the brooklyn bridge being built in 1885 and still standing in 2013 - amazing! i don't think my brain could fathom the engineering now with all the assistance that computers could give, let alone at the times these bridges were built!