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Bridge Shadow Award

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Monday, 9th May 2005

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And the nominees for this year’s Google Sightseeing ‘Coolest Looking Bridge Shadow’ Award are as follows…

Ironcladlou for the wallet-burning Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, New York.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Punk floyd, Greg Small, Duane Homick, PegO and TZ for the fantastic Ambassador Bridge which links Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, Michigan. (Windsor is on the south and Detroit is on the north side of the river.)

Ambassador Bridge

Steve Hale for the the world’s (second) tallest suspension bridge, the Fred Hartman bridge in Baytown, Texas.

Fred Hartman Bridge

But the winners are… (Drum-roll please!)

Tim, Dave Isaacs and khendron for the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland!

Francis Scott Key Bridge

Congratulations guys! ;-)

Countries: Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Texas

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6 Responses to 'Bridge Shadow Award'

  1. 1. ironcladlou says: May 9th, 2005 at 11:57 pm

    It’s an honor just to be nominated. ;P

  2. 2. Alex says: May 10th, 2005 at 12:06 am

    lol! You’re all winners to us ironcladlou :-D

  3. 3. Vladimer Shioshvili says: May 10th, 2005 at 6:40 pm

    The Fred Hartman bridge in Baytown, Texas is actually not the tallest bridge any more, the title was taken over in 2004 by the Viaduc de Millau Bridge in the south of France.

  4. 4. Tim says: May 12th, 2005 at 9:21 pm

    The Viaduc de Millau is so awesome. you all should see it.

  5. 5. Chris says: June 9th, 2005 at 12:10 am

    actually, the fred hartman bridge is NOT a suspension bridge, it is a cable-stayed bridge. cable-stayed bridges are considerably cheaper to build than suspension bridges, which add to their popularity in modern construction.

  6. 6. Bob says: June 30th, 2005 at 5:23 pm

    Adjacent to the Fred Harman bridge are what remains of an old tunnel that it replaced.

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