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Offline Daniel Kalal

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...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« on: August 28, 2019, 08:19:19 PM »
what's interesting with this collection taken over many years of riding through Oklahoma, is that very many of the old steel bridges have been removed and replaced with rather bland concrete things that I'm not likely to even notice, let alone stop to take a photo.































































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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2019, 08:25:58 PM »
   Cool  :thumb:

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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2019, 08:28:28 PM »
   Cool  :thumb:

Scrolling through, I notice I've got some repeats--taken on different rides.  But, the basic design of the truss bridges and pony bridges was so standardized that it's hard to tell, sometimes.  Of course, all Oklahoma rivers look alike...

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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2019, 09:12:01 PM »
I wonder how many are still left?   They're replacing them one by one.
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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2019, 09:20:36 PM »
The old steel truss bridges are a lost thing from our past. This one was closed a couple of years ago in Lindsborg, KS.






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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2019, 09:20:55 PM »
there was a beautiful steel girder bridge that crossed the Ohio River in Madison Indiana that has now been replaced by some non-descript bridge that is so lacking in character, I can't even tell you what it is made of.
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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2019, 09:24:47 PM »
I'm sure I saw Dusty in the distance in one of those shots. :undecided:

Nice. :thumb:
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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2019, 09:49:36 PM »
I'm sure I saw Dusty in the distance in one of those shots. :undecided:

Nice. :thumb:

 Little white headed guy , kinda goofy looking , probably appearing to be a bit dazed and confused ? If so , yeah , probably me  :embarrassed:

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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2019, 10:58:36 AM »
A few familiar in those pics; thanks for the memories!!

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Re: ...bridges of Oklahoma [a whole bunch of just that]
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2019, 02:37:36 PM »
Thanks for the memories. "Boring" and "non descript" sho nuff describes the replacement bridges.

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