Greg
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 21
 Offline
Location: Wasilla, AK
Posts: 4547
Thank You
-Given: 80
-Receive: 269
Don't sweat the small stuff...it's all small stuff
|
 |
« on: December 31, 2020, 07:08:35 PM » |
|
I was out yesterday looking for opportunities for photographs. I decided to take a picture of the old Knik River Bridge. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for some time. There is a bit of history here. I don’t remember when it was built, but I think sometime around 1938. During the big earthquake in 1964, it was severely damaged and Palmer was cut off from Anchorage until they could make repairs to it so it could be safely used again. The Glenn Hwy was rerouted to a different location that shortened the distance between Anchorage and Palmer by several miles. The old bridge was abandoned in 1975 and a new bridge built alongside it. I did this image in black and white because that really shows the character and age of the old bridge. The vehicle approaches have been bulldozed out so vehicles can’t get on the bridge, although pedestrian travel is fine. It remains a historical site. On a side note, the Knik River flows out of the Knik Glacier up in the Chugach Mountains, out to the upper end of Knik Arm of Cook Inlet. It is a major route for salmon spawning.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Greg
|
|
|
jdbrot
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 20
Offline
Location: Kentucky
Bikes Owned: Honda Reflex Sport ABS
Posts: 1798
Thank You
-Given: 30
-Receive: 183
|
|
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2021, 04:06:14 AM » |
|
Very interesting. Are the pavement ripples just from age?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Expat47
Administrator
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 27
Offline
Location: Athens, Greece
Bikes Owned: Kymco AK550 & '12 Piaggio X10 (sold). & '08 SYM GTS (sold)
Posts: 4020
Thank You
-Given: 161
-Receive: 214
Kymco AK550
|
|
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2021, 08:07:20 AM » |
|
Good shot, Greg.
BTW, Happy New Year too!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
__
Don
|
|
|
Greg
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 21
Offline
Location: Wasilla, AK
Posts: 4547
Thank You
-Given: 80
-Receive: 269
Don't sweat the small stuff...it's all small stuff
|
|
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2021, 07:59:44 PM » |
|
Very interesting. Are the pavement ripples just from age?
Just due to age. The understructure is really deteriorating, and I think it’s causing the asphalt to ripple like that. It would surprise me if they condemn it and tear it down in the near future. It could be deemed an attractive nuisance. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Greg
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 21
Offline
Location: Wasilla, AK
Posts: 4547
Thank You
-Given: 80
-Receive: 269
Don't sweat the small stuff...it's all small stuff
|
|
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2021, 08:00:26 PM » |
|
Good shot, Greg.
BTW, Happy New Year too!
Good morning, Don, and thanks. Happy New Year to you guys, too. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
jpowell692
Scooter Grad Student
Karma: 0
Offline
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Bikes Owned: 2007 Burgman 400, 2011 Burgman 400, 2016 Burgman 400. 2011 Burgman 650
Posts: 252
Thank You
-Given: 0
-Receive: 23
468863.jpg
|
|
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2021, 01:17:23 AM » |
|
Nice picture. Thanks for sharing.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
The more the miles, the bigger the smiles.
|
|
|
Greg
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 21
Offline
Location: Wasilla, AK
Posts: 4547
Thank You
-Given: 80
-Receive: 269
Don't sweat the small stuff...it's all small stuff
|
|
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2021, 10:52:36 PM » |
|
Nice picture. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Maggie
Administrator
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 171
Offline
Location: St. Louis
Bikes Owned: The Fastest Ever Bet & Win 310cc ~ Tsunami 650cc ~ 09 TMax ~ 09 DN-01 ~ 17 Sypder RT-Limited
Posts: 16161
Thank You
-Given: 375
-Receive: 895
Let's Ride!!!!!!
|
|
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2021, 08:53:59 PM » |
|
Very nice shot!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It's a scooterful day in the neighborhood!
|
|
|
Greg
Doctor of Scooterology
Karma: 21
Offline
Location: Wasilla, AK
Posts: 4547
Thank You
-Given: 80
-Receive: 269
Don't sweat the small stuff...it's all small stuff
|
|
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2021, 09:06:13 AM » |
|
Very nice shot!
Thank you, Maggie. I’ve been after that one for some time. I finally got the opportunity. Lot of fun scrambling over lots of glare ice and icy humps in the ground to get to it. But it was worth it. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
