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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Donnywolf on January 30, 2018, 07:58:40 am

Title: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Donnywolf on January 30, 2018, 07:58:40 am
Found these weird and wonderful Bridges - particularly like the Dragon Bridge which breather fire at  pm every night

https://weather.com/travel/news/2014-08-18-weirdest-bridges-world-photos-20140730

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyXJwEGG9Q

Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 30, 2018, 04:23:32 pm
Many thanks for that DW - I always loved unusual bridges. Shame I never got to see any of the Dutch ones mentioned, although I did see a few other very good ones.

From the pictures linked my favourite is the one in Poole.
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 30, 2018, 07:30:17 pm
This is the highest one I've been across, Le Harve bridge, although I suspect there's a lot worse around ........
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: RedJ on January 30, 2018, 07:45:57 pm
The North Bridge is a shit to get over if you're in a small underpowered car...
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: darren61 on January 30, 2018, 07:50:24 pm
I worked on the oresund bridge for almost two years, mostly on the man made island, top job.
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on January 30, 2018, 08:36:15 pm
This is the highest one I've been across, Le Harve bridge, although I suspect there's a lot worse around ........

Like this one BB?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/12/29/china-worlds-highest-bridge-beipanjiang-sfc-orig.cnn

Some interesting H&S issues going on with the steel erectors...
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 30, 2018, 08:56:19 pm
Kin'el, you wouldn't get me on that!
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Donnywolf on January 31, 2018, 04:17:24 pm
This is the highest one I've been across, Le Harve bridge, although I suspect there's a lot worse around ........

There is !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDi0kg6_nek

OMG and FFS all rolled into one ! The above reminded me of this Free Climbing a Radio Mast with his tool bag dangling behind him on a Rope ! All this at the time I was trying to get people NOT to climb on anything over 4 feet tall at work.

NOT even seeing Rovers play Wolves in the Premiership would get me up there - especially when he is on the Scaffolding Pole for the last 20 feet or so - uuuuggghhhh NO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 31, 2018, 06:33:28 pm
And it's a no from me. My limit was halfway up the top tier at the Millenium Stadium.
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Filo on January 31, 2018, 06:39:45 pm
This is the highest one I've been across, Le Harve bridge, although I suspect there's a lot worse around ........

There is !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDi0kg6_nek

OMG and FFS all rolled into one ! The above reminded me of this Free Climbing a Radio Mast with his tool bag dangling behind him on a Rope ! All this at the time I was trying to get people NOT to climb on anything over 4 feet tall at work.

NOT even seeing Rovers play Wolves in the Premiership would get me up there - especially when he is on the Scaffolding Pole for the last 20 feet or so - uuuuggghhhh NO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU

I've seen the radio mast one before, I felt dizzy just watching it
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Donnywolf on January 31, 2018, 07:41:26 pm
And it's a no from me. My limit was halfway up the top tier at the Millenium Stadium.

St James Park was worse .... so high even Marin Woods Penalty could'nt reach !
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: Bentley Bullet on January 31, 2018, 10:04:10 pm
I didn't go there for that reason!
Title: Re: A Bridge too far !
Post by: hoolahoop on February 02, 2018, 01:32:56 am
This is the highest one I've been across, Le Harve bridge, although I suspect there's a lot worse around ........

Wow what the he'll is all that about , imagine being stuck behind some old driver trying to do 30 mph in 2nd gear on that !