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Astoria Bridge, in Many Colors, in Many Ways
This month’s theme of Becky’s Square Challenge is GeometricJanuary.
“Geometric” includes the many shapes, forms, angles and lines surrounding us (that’s the general idea, I never was good in geometry,) but the trick is in squaring the photo.
I decided to do just that for the Astoria Bridge, the world’s longest continuous-truss bridge when it was completed in 1966, and still the longest in North America. The bridge is 4.1 miles long and stretches from the southern coast of Washington across the mouth of the Columbia River, to Astoria Oregon. We’ve crossed the bridge many times on road trips down the Oregon Coast.
We’ve seen it from many angles, at all times of day,
even from aboard our cruise ship one morning, where our first stop was Astoria.
The following shots of the bridge are otherworldly, against a scarlet sky, during wildfire season a couple years ago.
Wildfires are terrible, but in this case, they were far away and only the smoke made it to the coast, producing a mysterious sunset.
~ Susanne
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You certainly met the challenge!
Thank you! I love that bridge!
I driven over that bridge on the back of a motorcycle. It was amazing!!
Wow! It’s pretty high in the air, and I’m always a bit spooked going across it in a car. 😄
It’s a beautiful and simple design, lovely photos! It was built when I was six years young… 🤭
You’re as young as the bridge!
Ha thank you, Susanne! ❤️😊
these are enormous – and love how they seem to float in the air in some of these shots
Thanks, Becky! It’s definitely one of my favorite bridges.
I have to admit that the bridge scares me and I have to close my eyes when i drove over it, not if I was driving of course. Great photos.
Thanks for your comment. I know what you mean! It is a bit scary going over the bridge as it climbs higher and higher.
These are gorgeous images. Thank you, C
So glad you enjoyed them. Thank you. 😊
Fires do make for great skies, but at considerable cost. I always liked driving over that bridge and also visiting the places on either side. A beautiful area.
Wildfires are devastating. What’s happening in LA is catastrophic and I hope will be contained soon. On the positive side, I love crossing that bridge.
The design of this bridge seems to really suit its surroundings, it’s so delicate and doesn’t interrupt the landscape 🙂 It looks especially good in those last few images, I agree. But yes, wildfires are terrible – just look at what is happening to LA right now!
We visit Long Beach on the Washington side a few times a year, and always cross the bridge to Astoria, as there’s much to see and do on the Oregon side, too. The bridge is always interesting and a bit scary where it goes high in the sky!
The fires in California are terrifying and catastrophic. 😌 I pray they are contained soon and there’s no more loss of life.
You captured the bridge perfectly, and at 4 miles long it is very impressive! The longest road bridge in England is in Birmingham, and that is 3 miles long.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. We visit the area a few times a year and always enjoy seeing and crossing that bridge. 😊
💜🤗😍🤩 fantastic
Thank you!
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