Bikes and Bridges

[Nashman]

Is that wooden carving supposed to be a bear? I especially like that first shot of the two bikes on the bridge, nice!

I dunno, part monkey, part Bear? It's bigger than I am, so I tread softly. Back in the day ( 1950's/60's) 2 cars would pass side by side, now just pedestrian traffic. I was in a car on that as a kid.

 

[cyclingday]

6th St. Bridge, East Los Angeles, California.

 

[Hammerhead]

 

[Oilit]

View attachment 19217216th St. Bridge, East Los Angeles, California.

It looks like they stopped all motor traffic. What was the occasion?

 

[Freqman1]

1938 Iver Johnson Super Mobike Galax,VA

 

[cyclingday]

It looks like they stopped all motor traffic. What was the occasion?

Yes, they have these events, called, CicLAvia, ( a play on words, from the original events held in Bogota, Columbia, called, La Ciclovia.) where they close the streets on a Sunday, to motorized traffic, and only allow human power vehicles.
Although, they have started allowing electric bikes, which kind of defeats the original intent.

Normally, the streets of Los Angeles, are teaming with automobiles.

So, these street scenes are very unusual.

You can sure see a lot more of the city from the saddle of a bicycle.
I encourage everyone to participate in these events, wherever they are held.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Rode part of Floyds Fork trail system today and crossed So many bridges. Some were so short that I didn't take any pictures, most looked like they were made by the same company, so I didn't include every bridge.
View attachment 1927000

This one stood out in terms of pedestrian bridges. It has 3 arches and one of them is offset about 60 degrees from the other 2.

Last but not least, Pope Lick Train Trestle.

90ft at it's tallest, over a 772ft span. I can't seem to find an actual build date, but the consensus is that it was built in the late 1800s and it's still in service.

Here's a video with drone footage and a description of the lore surrounding it.

 

[39Rocket]

 

[RidinRelics]

 

[Miq]