Friday, May 3, 2019

Under The Tracks

The railway tracks, beside the Condo construction site that I showed last Thursday, run over this old bridge that is on a smaller side street. At least a couple of times each month large trucks trying to take a shortcut attempt to go through the space and end up hitting the bridge. This results in engineer inspections before the road can be reopened. I love the patina of rust!
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16 comments:

  1. SharonMay 3, 2019 at 9:47 AM

    Oh my gosh, that is pretty often for this bridge to get banged around. You would think the word would be out to quit doing that. I guess there will always be people who have to push the limits. I guess it compares to our washes that fill with water when we have heavy rains. They are all posted with signs to not cross when water is running but, you guessed, someone has to be rescued every time there is a heavy rain.

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  2. MichelleMay 3, 2019 at 12:26 PM

    I do like the patina here. Nice

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  3. Anne Hagman-NiilolaMay 3, 2019 at 12:43 PM

    Awesome angle!

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  4. eileeninmdMay 3, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    Hello, it is an interesting view of the tracks. Happy Friday, enjoy your day! Have a great weekend!

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  5. Anne (cornucopia)May 3, 2019 at 1:22 PM

    Great photo. Wonderful composition. We have some low train bridges like that here in CT, and sometimes trucks ignore the height sign, and either hit or get stuck under the bridge. Then traffic gets snarled waiting for the truck to be removed, an inspection occurs, and all goes back to normal.

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  6. jennyfrecklesMay 3, 2019 at 2:34 PM

    It looks so obviously low that you'd think they'd realise before hitting it!

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  7. CloudiaMay 3, 2019 at 2:48 PM

    Rust IS eloquent. Great shot and post, P

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  8. William KendallMay 3, 2019 at 3:25 PM

    I like the perspective.

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  9. RevrunnerMay 3, 2019 at 6:39 PM

    Uhm, yeah. That's why the U.S. needs a MAJOR investment in infrastructure.

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  10. BillMay 3, 2019 at 7:03 PM

    A different perspective indeed! I like rust and the way it looks.

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  11. KayMay 3, 2019 at 8:43 PM

    Nice view!

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  12. s.cMay 4, 2019 at 6:06 AM

    Congrats very great shot. I like it.

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  13. AndyMay 4, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    X marks the spot. There used to be a bridge in Scarborough that was a favourite for the trucks to get stuck under. It was a never ending story.

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  14. Sallie (FullTime-Life)May 4, 2019 at 10:32 AM

    Agree about the rust! But those trucks .... good grief. When we were FullTime RVers we had books (and then GPS the last couple of years) telling us where low bridges were. You’d think truckers would have those, if not good sense )).

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  15. Taken For GrantedMay 4, 2019 at 11:32 AM

    Like your composition in this photo. Nothing quite like rusty iron and repeated shapes.

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  16. PerthDailyPhotoMay 5, 2019 at 4:16 AM

    Enjoyed this underside view Pat, I have a feeling truck drivers around the world are guilty of this, has happened here also ✨

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