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For some reason this piece of artwork managed to go unnoticed for over a month now. It was until I checked my inbox in the BHC page yesterday that I found this.

Sue Arnold created a sketch of one of the bridges in the Keeseville Hamlet, most notably the Stone Arch Bridge spanning the AuSable River right in the middle of the business district. It’s the oldest of the four historic bridges that one should see while visiting Keeseville (see the tour guide: The Historic Bridges of Keeseville, New York).

This drawing depicts the bridge from an oblique view but from an artistic point of view. More I will not say, just that I will let you interpret this as you celebrate the year we’ve been waiting for for quite some time now. 🎉🍻🏔️

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The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles and sister column The Flensburg Files would like to wish you and yours a Happy New Year. This year was not what we all wanted, but together as a team, family and community, we can make 2022 great for everyone. Work together and find out what you can do for yourself, your family and friends, the environment, and everything around. As John F. Kennedy would say: It’s not what the country can do for you, it’s what you can do for your country. In our case, the world 🌎🌍.

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2021 Bridgehunter Awards Update:

You have three weeks left to submit your votes for this year’s awards. Click on the links to the ballot below and submit your votes. Spread the message so that others can do the same. Ten categories and a lot of great candidates. Many of which can also be checked out on the Chronicles on Instagram.

2021 Bridgehunter Awards Voting Part 1: Best Bridge Photo.

2021 Bridgehunter Awards Voting Ballot Part 2

2021 Bridgehunter Awards Part 3

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Happy New Year and happy bridgehunting, folks. ❤️🏔️🍻

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🌉BHC

1866: The Initial Unveiling of a “Great Suspension Bridge” Between Ohio and Kentucky — Transportation History

December 1, 1866 A suspension bridge spanning the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, was opened to the public when people were first allowed to walk across the new structure. The next day’s edition of the Cincinnati-based Commercial Gazette reported, “The new bridge was thronged throughout the day, fully 20,000 having crossed between sunrise […]

1866: The Initial Unveiling of a “Great Suspension Bridge” Between Ohio and Kentucky — Transportation History

The Technically Still Active Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge of Chicago — Bridge Boys

Credit Monday, October 18 – This week the boys go back in time to Chicago cerca 1908. The booming city of Chicago attributes its growth to the Chicago River. Its been an important waterway for as long as humans have lived in the area. Before humans began manipulating the river, there was a small overland […]

The Technically Still Active Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge of Chicago — Bridge Boys

U Bein Bridge : Our Historical Place — INSIDE MYANMAR

U Bein Bridge The bridge that was built in Taungthaman Lake is one of the famous places in Myanmar. It was situated in Amarapura, Mandalay- the central region of Myanmar. It is quiet easy to get to this bridge by motorcycle or auto rickshaw also called Tuk Tuk that cost around 5000 MMK, about $3. […]

U Bein Bridge : Our Historical Place — INSIDE MYANMAR

Ashtabula Train Disaster of 1876 — Travel 88

7:30 PM, December 28, 1876, just south of downtown Ashtabula, Ohio. That’s the moment of one of the worst train disasters in American history took place. To understand how and why it happened, you have to go back 13years. In 1863, Amasa Stone, President of the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula (CP&A) Railroad , decided that […]

Ashtabula Train Disaster of 1876 — Travel 88

BHC Pic of the Week

The last Pic of the Week for 2021 has to end with a little snow ❄️. This shot was taken at the Goltzschtal Viaduct in Mylau near Reichenbach in Saxony. We just received our first Christmas snowfall in a few years and this coating of snow made for some winter activities that we had to put off for the last 3-4 years, including the Covid Lockdown which included a ban on skiing and travel. As you can see here, winter photography, especially of bridges, is one of those hobbies we all were waiting for and we were willing to chance the frigid temps for. 😉⛄🏔️❄️

For the largest stone arch viaduct in the world 2021 has become a special year. The bridge turned 170 years old and has been shortlisted for the UNESCO World Heritage site along with 31 other historic sites on German scale. The official announcement of who will be listed will be sometime in 2023 or latest 2025, pending on the situation with Covid. Already the neighboring Ore Mountains has been declared a World Heritage site. If this bridge is listed, it would be the first since the Firth of Forth Bridge in 2019. But the works of Johann Schubert and Robert Wilkes has some stiff competition and the requirements by UNESCO are quite stiff. We’ll keep our fingers crossed. 🤞

But for now, enjoy the photo and the winter weather, wherever you are. The season is getting as rare as the number of historic bridges. ⛄

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Don’t forget to vote for the Bridgehunter Awards. You still have time but until January 21. The links to the ballot and the ten categories are below. Good luck ☘️

Part 1: 2021 Bridgehunter Awards Voting Part 1: Best Bridge Photo

Part 2: 2021 Bridgehunter Awards Voting Ballot Part 2

Part 3: 2021 Bridgehunter Awards Part 3

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🌉⛄🏔️📸BHC

Happy Holidays

Photo by James Baughn

The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles and sister column the Flensburg Files would like to wish you and yours the very best this holiday season and a new start in the New Year.

Since December 4th, the voting for the 2021 Bridgehunter Awards has been taking place, which features ten categories, each with unique bridges, bridge photos and bridge personalities. To participate in the voting process, click on the links below and feel free to vote. The ballot has three parts and access to the voting platform is at the beginning of each category. Some of the categories have a podcast with a summary of each candidate. Each candidate is linked in blue so you can click on them to read more about it.

Part 1: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/2021-bridgehunter-awards-voting-part-1-best-bridge-photo/

Part 2: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/2021-bridgehunter-awards-voting-ballot-part-2/

Part 3: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/2021-bridgehunter-awards-part-3/

Good luck with the voting and happy holidays, folks! 🙂

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Merry Christmas — THE FLENSBURG FILES

Photo courtesy of Karinssunrise on Instagram The Flensburg Files and sister column The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles would like to wish you and yours the very best this holiday season. Have a very Merry Christmas and may 2022 be much better than this year. All the best in the New Year. Stay safe out there and remember, […]

Merry Christmas — THE FLENSBURG FILES

Merry Christmas

A couple months ago, we visited the town of Seiffen, located in the Ore Mountains in southeastern Saxony. The town of 2300 inhabitants is known by many to be the Christmas capital of the world and the birthplace of Christmas toys. Even its Christmas markets is one of the most visited places in Germany, ranking it in the top 10 with Dresden, Nuremberg, Berlin and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

As we were stocking up on Christmas goods for our home and for some friends and family members in the US, we’ve noticed a new trend among Christmas arches (Schwibbogen) and these hanging Christmas stars. Traditionally, we have seen motifs featuring the small church in Seiffen, the Church of our Lady (Frauenkirche) in Dresden, the manger set and winter wonderland. Yet in the past 5-6 years, Saxony’s woodworks are featuing more and more of the state’s bridges. While the most popular motifs here are the Augustusbrücke in Dresden and the Markersbach Viaduct near Schwarzenberg, we’re also seeing more and more stone arch bridge motifs, like we see here in this set. Saxony has hundreds of arch bridges scattered all over the state, many of them are over 150 years old. It has fewer truss bridges and viaducts but some can be seen in the woodwork. At the same time, we’re seeing a growing appreciation of these bridges as they are being saved, one by one. Having a bridge like this one, symbolizes the crossings that were important when mining was predominant in the region and with that the need for railroads.

It will be interesting to see what other bridges will be used for motifs and what types. We have seen arch bridges and viaducts, but what about covered bridges and even the common truss span? I’ll be experimenting with that with my own Schwibbogen but if you have some ideas that will help, I’m all ears! 🙂

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Enjoy your Christmas Everybody! Remember, the 2021 Bridgehunter Awards voting is still ongoing and will continue between now and January 21st. Some updates were made on the ballots including making access to the voting platforms user-friendlier (at the beginning of each category) and adding the podcasts in four categories. All the candidates marked in blue are links you can click on to read more about them. The ballot remains in three parts.

To access the polls click on the links below:

Part 1: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Part 2: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Part 3: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Good luck with the voting and happy holidays, folks!

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The Make a Wish Bridge — Milford Street

Old Sturbridge Village has a covered bridge open to pedestrian traffic. Inside were several Christmas trees as you can see above. The museum provided tags onto which to write your Christmas wish and hang it on a tree. Such a cool idea.

The Make a Wish Bridge — Milford Street

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Voting is still ongoing for the 2021 Bridgehunter Awards. To access the ballot, click on the links below and enjoy!

Part 1: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Part 2: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Part 3: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/…/2021…/

Good luck with the voting and happy holidays, folks!

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