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View Poll Results: Which City is home of the Bridge you like most?
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Charleston: Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
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12 |
6.28% |
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Savannah: Talmadge Memorial Bridge
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8 |
4.19% |
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Washington, DC: Key Bridge
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2 |
1.05% |
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Washington, DC (MD/VA): Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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1 |
0.52% |
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Washington, DC: Arlington Memorial Bridge
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5 |
2.62% |
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Miami: Port of Miami Bridge
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4 |
2.09% |
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Boston: Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge
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8 |
4.19% |
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Boston: Longfellow Bridge
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4 |
2.09% |
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Memphis: Hernando Desoto Bridge
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1 |
0.52% |
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Cincinnati: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
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10 |
5.24% |
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Cincinnati: Purple People Bridge
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0 |
0% |
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Cincinnati: Daniel Carter Beard Bridge
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1 |
0.52% |
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Pittsburgh: Fort Pitt Bridge
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5 |
2.62% |
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Pittsburgh: West End Bridge
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4 |
2.09% |
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Pittsburgh: Andy Warhol/Roberto Clemente/Rachel Carson Bridge
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11 |
5.76% |
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San Francisco: Bay Bridge
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11 |
5.76% |
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San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge
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75 |
39.27% |
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New York City: Brooklyn Bridge
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36 |
18.85% |
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New York City: Manhattan Bridge
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8 |
4.19% |
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New York City: Queensboro Bridge
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6 |
3.14% |
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New York City: Williamsburg Bridge
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3 |
1.57% |
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New York City: George Washington Bridge
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9 |
4.71% |
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New York City: Verrazzano Bridge
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15 |
7.85% |
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Tampa: Sunshine Skyway Bridge
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11 |
5.76% |
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Detroit: Ambassador Bridge
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9 |
4.71% |
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Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Bridge
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17 |
8.90% |
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New Orleans: Greater New Orleans Bridge(s)
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2 |
1.05% |
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Other?
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12 |
6.28% |
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12-04-2011, 10:07 PM
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Location: The big blue yonder...
2,050 posts, read 3,509,764 times
Reputation: 1134
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Don't judge by popularity.
Don't judge by the size of the skyline.
Don't judge by the size of the bridge. (They say, size doesn't matter... *snicker*)
Don't judge by the proximity of the bridge to the skyline.
I'm wondering what cities have a single bridge that looks most breathtaking. Sometimes the city may have next to no skyline, yet the bridge soaring over the skyline may compliment the city better than a bridge rolling into a cluster of skyscrapers. Then again, maybe the bridge looks perfect against a backdrop of giants. Maybe the bridge isn't very popular, but the architecture is so beautiful that it wins. Or maybe, the architecture isn't much to awe at, but the lighting of the structure makes it moving from vantage points in the city. Think outside the box and avoid quickly jumping to the cookie cutter answers of NYC and San Fran. Consider the rest for reasons not so obvious... (or is it just an easy hands down to NYC or SF? Let's see what the people of the polls say)
-Lighting
-Contrast to city
-Cinergy with city
-Walkability
-Architecture
-View of city from bridge
-View of bridge from water
-Interesting drive across bridge
-Uniqueness of structure
-Unique color
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12-04-2011, 10:17 PM
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Location: Denver
15,995 posts, read 24,244,352 times
Reputation: 12153
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Brooklyn Bridge by far for me.
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12-04-2011, 11:30 PM
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Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
10,616 posts, read 14,965,509 times
Reputation: 5204
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My favorites, can't really rank them they all have something special.
San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge
Boston: Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge
Miami: Port of Miami Bridge
New York:
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
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12-05-2011, 04:07 AM
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Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
10,348 posts, read 22,159,328 times
Reputation: 13747
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Not judging by popularity, but simply put it doesn't get any better than the Golden Gate Bridge. Nothing else competes with it's colors, setting, engineering achievements, size and scale, and aesthetics. It's the champion of bridges. It's also very well kept. Many of the bridges listed have been neglected like so much other infrastructure around the US.
Don't mean to defy the OP, but worth mentioning best bridge city in terms of plural, definitely Pittsburgh. My favorite bridge crossing is the Pell Bridge in Newport, RI. It's a stellar view of the bay, harbor, and islands.
-Lighting: Verrazzano Bridge-NYC
-Contrast to city: Zakim Bridge-Boston (viewing it driving in on the Tobin Bridge/US Hwy 1)
-Cinergy with city: any bridge in NYC
-Walkability: Brooklyn Bridge
-Architecture: Golden Gate Bridge
-View of city from bridge: I-5 and 405 bridges crossing the Willamette River in Portland, OR
-View of bridge from water: Golden Gate Bridge
-Interesting drive across bridge: Evergreen Point/520 Floating Bridge -Seattle (on a clear day with Mt. Rainier in view)
-Uniqueness of structure: Golden Gate Bridge
-Unique color: Golden Gate Bridge
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 12-05-2011 at 04:18 AM..
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12-05-2011, 06:59 AM
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1,030 posts, read 3,278,904 times
Reputation: 972
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You're missing the Delaware memorial... It's in the top 10 longest.
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12-05-2011, 08:44 AM
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Location: Philadelphia
12,001 posts, read 12,225,159 times
Reputation: 8317
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Brooklyn Bridge for me.
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12-05-2011, 09:24 AM
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Location: New York NY
5,272 posts, read 8,009,966 times
Reputation: 11847
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On special occassions here in NYC they light up both towers of the George Washington Bridge at night, from river surface to top, in addition to the lights on the suspsension cables, which are always lit. When they do it is sublimely otherworldly and beautiful, the whole bridge shining in light against the darkness of the river and the Palisades. It's goregous beyond belief.
http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/images/GWBatNight.jpg (broken link)
Last edited by citylove101; 12-05-2011 at 09:51 AM..
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12-05-2011, 11:32 AM
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA
5,889 posts, read 12,399,341 times
Reputation: 3962
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Poughkeepsie:
Linda T. Hubbard - Poughkeepsie, New York Bridges
I think the Mid Hudson Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in the country.
The old railroad bridge has been converted to a Pedestrian Walkway. |
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12-05-2011, 11:39 AM
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672 posts, read 1,721,474 times
Reputation: 496
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The one, the only, Golden Gate Bridge for me!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6...34fa8d99_b.jpg
All sizes | Golden gate Bridge | Flickr - Photo Sharing! ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/kptripa...n/photostream/ - broken link)
Last edited by JMT; 03-23-2018 at 03:21 PM..
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