Prescott Lift Bridge
by Kristin Elmquist
Title
Prescott Lift Bridge
Artist
Kristin Elmquist
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Photograph
Description
Built in 1984, the BNSF railroad lift bridge at Prescott spans the Saint Croix River, but it is located at the point where the Saint Croix River flows into the Mississippi River. This is one industrial strength bridge. Everything is massive, from the steel in the truss sections, the large counterweights, the massive towers, to the huge motor assemblies at the top of the towers. The bridge has to be strong to endure the pounding that it takes day in and day out, with an average of 40 trains per day, and a lot of them carrying iron ore. The lift bridge is operated frequently in the summer due to a high volume of recreational boaters on this section of the river.
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January 20th, 2012
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Comments (14)
Micah Offman
Congratulations Kristin! Your astonishing image represents the spirit of the group Electronics And Mechanics that I want to convey! There is a thank you thread on the discussions tab if you would like to archive it there.
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks, Randy, and I agree with your viewpoint. I wish I could provide as much information on other images that I post, but sometimes it's just not possible. :)
Randy Rosenberger
Very unique architectural wonder, Kristin! Never seen one like this before, and I enjoy seeing and reading about new things. Thanks for sharing the nice capture, but also for your interesting read that accompanies it. It means a lot more to the viewer, when they know more about what they are viewing. At least, that is my viewpoint!
Bruce Carpenter
great shot and beautiful bridge! check out the railroad bridge over the cape cod bridge in bourne mass. same type of bridge on a larger scale.
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks, Paul, and I would too. We didn't stay long enough to watch it work as there wasn't a whole lot of boat traffic at that time of year (very early Spring). :)
Kristin Elmquist
Thanks, Bruce, for featuring this one in the Architecture Group. I appreciate it. :)