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purple hayes
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 Posted: 11/07/05 - 11:23 Post subject: covered wooden bridge
I went out riding Friday and found a covered wooden bridge that's about 6 mi. from the house.
Here's a pic of it from the GA DOT web site.]
I'll head out next weekend and try to get some better pics because the trees should be in full fall colors by then.
/ps - wooden bridges are ROUGH on a bicycle.
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 11:25 Post subject:
Looks like pretty new construction for a covered bridge. Cool they are 'bringing one back'.
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 11:27 Post subject:
Did you find the squirrels in the rafters?
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rolling rock
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 11:44 Post subject:
no real covered bridge fans here i guess. 
it's very nice PH.
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prohemp
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:41 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | Looks like pretty new construction for a covered bridge. Cool they are 'bringing one back'. |
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:44 Post subject:
What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)?
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robp
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:46 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)? |
It gives transients a dry place to sleep.
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airehead
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:57 Post subject:
Musta been a bridge kind of weekend
This is where we went yesterday. It is the tallest bridge in Cali and the third tallest in the US.
It was in the opening shot of XXX. I walked across it. It is freaky in that they have call boxes on the bridge due to suicides. It has a sign saying "there is hope, please call..."
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:59 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | Musta been a bridge kind of weekend
This is where we went yesterday. It is the tallest bridge in Cali and the third tallest in the US.
It was in the opening shot of XXX. I walked across it. It is freaky in that they have call boxes on the bridge due to suicides. It has a sign saying "there is hope, please call..."
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Awesome. Did you take a picture of the sign?
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 12:59 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)? |
Must be because the bridge deck is wood too and the roof keeps it from weathering and weakening that much sooner.
..just a guess... YOU'RE THE ENGINEER!! 
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 13:01 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | MechEngDropout wrote: | | What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)? |
Must be because the bridge deck is wood too and the roof keeps it from weathering and weakening that much sooner.
..just a guess... YOU'RE THE ENGINEER!! |
Actually, it has alot to do with engineering. The cover makes it a more sound structure (less support underneath, and more up above).
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 13:03 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | MechEngDropout wrote: | | What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)? |
Must be because the bridge deck is wood too and the roof keeps it from weathering and weakening that much sooner.
..just a guess... YOU'RE THE ENGINEER!! |
Actually, it has alot to do with engineering. The cover makes it a more sound structure (less support underneath, and more up above). |
Ohhh.. it has to do with engineering. That's why Mech didn't know 
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TriBob
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 13:07 Post subject:
We have the highest concentration of covered bridges in the country I believe. The next bike club over has a covered bridge ride where you go threw 6 in the metric century.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 13:08 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | runswithscissors wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | MechEngDropout wrote: | | What's the point of the covered bridge again (aside from getting you across the river)? |
Must be because the bridge deck is wood too and the roof keeps it from weathering and weakening that much sooner.
..just a guess... YOU'RE THE ENGINEER!! |
Actually, it has alot to do with engineering. The cover makes it a more sound structure (less support underneath, and more up above). |
Ohhh.. it has to do with engineering. That's why Mech didn't know |
I ain't no stinkin civil engineer!
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airehead
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 13:26 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | airehead wrote: | Musta been a bridge kind of weekend
This is where we went yesterday. It is the tallest bridge in Cali and the third tallest in the US.
It was in the opening shot of XXX. I walked across it. It is freaky in that they have call boxes on the bridge due to suicides. It has a sign saying "there is hope, please call..."
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Awesome. Did you take a picture of the sign? |
Yes we did. Mr Aire took a pic of me holding tight to the post the sign was on. 
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