Archive for June 3rd, 2005

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

The editors: James & Alex

Double Missed Bridge

Friday, 3rd June 2005 by Alex

Please note that some or all of the objects mentioned in this post are no longer visible on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Following on from our previously posted double bridge and missed bridge, Google Sightseeing is proud to present, the double missed bridge!

Someone really needs to fire those engineers… ;-)

Double Missed Bridge

Thanks to alien_alan.

Picacho Auxiliary Army Airfield #1

Friday, 3rd June 2005 by James

Picacho Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 is today used by helicopters of the AZ National Guard, based at the nearby Silverbell Army Heliport, and consists of six short paved runways (they don’t need to be very long as helicopters, not planes, land there). You can see a chopper parked at the top of the light brown strip.

The Airfield was built during WW2 as a satellite of the nearby Marana Army Airfield (now Pinal Airpark) and if you zoom out a little bit you can make out the original landing mat at a 45 degree angle to the new heliport. The former runways are clearest to the east of the heliport and run north-south and east-west.

More information about the airfield is available here.

Picacho Auxiliary Army Airfield #1

Gillette & Foxboro Stadiums

Friday, 3rd June 2005 by James

Home to the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium was still under construction when this photo was taken. You can also see the old Foxboro Stadium (which Gillette stadium has replaced) to the west.

Gillette Stadium

Thanks: Jason B, ironcladlou, Blitz, Rob & Darby