Hampshire County, WV
The metal bridge over the Cacapon River is no longer open the vehicles, but is maintained as an exhibit. It is a Whipple Truss bridge and was first erected in 1874. A structural engineer named Squire Whipple is known as the father of iron bridges because he figured out out how to build strong metal bridges by mathematically analyzing forces and stresses in structures, incorporating double intersection diagonals into the truss design.
Nearby is a more modern bridge that was built in 1991.
The school bus makes a nice reflection. Squire Whipple reminded me of a TV commercial that was popular when I was in school " "Don't squeeze the Charmin". ;-)
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ReplyDeleteGreat lines and shadows in your black and white photo!
ReplyDeleteI love old bridges that go back centuries. Europe is full of them. Their bricks really do seem to tell a story.
ReplyDeleteImpressing construct, that old bridge
ReplyDelete...a bridge to nowhere.
ReplyDeleteSounds like he would have got on well with some of the bridge builders here
ReplyDeleteSteel bridges, and the steel industry, changed all of life in our industrial revolution. Wonder what the next revolution will be called.
ReplyDeleteDear Linda!
ReplyDeleteI love old bridges. There are many of them in my country.
I wish you a beautiful, autumnal November.
Two good photographs.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a good new month of November ... take care.
All the best Jan