“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”
A.A. Milne
(Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as children’s poetry.)
I love bridges of all shapes and sizes. Here are some of my photographs of footbridges and pedestrian bridges featured on Zazzle and Fine Art America on a wide range of wall art, greeting cards, home décor, jigsaw puzzles, clothing and many more products.
Miller’s Run Covered Bridge and Pedestrian Walkway, Lyndon, Vermont.
Click here to see Miller’s Run Covered Bridge and Pedestrian Walkway, Lyndon, Vermont, on Fine Art America.
Miller’s Run Covered Bridge and Pedestrian Walkway, Lyndon, Vermont, Poster on Zazzle.
The Miller’s Run Covered Bridge, in Lyndon, Vermont, is the only covered bridge in Vermont still in active use as part of the state highway system. The bridge, a queenspost through truss, crosses the Passumpsic River.
Traffic is steady on the bridge, so the bridge’s covered side walk is a great safety feature. The one-lane bridge is so heavily used that it had to be reinforced with steel I-beams underneath.
The bridge, also called the Bradley Covered Bridge, was built in 1878 and restored in 1995. The bridge was listed to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1977.
Click here to see a different view of Miller’s Run Covered Bridge and Walkway, Lyndon, Vermont, on Fine Art America.
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Wisteria In Bloom At Loose Park Bridge, Kansas City, Missouri, Poster on Zazzle.
A redbud tree, a wooden bridge and a wisteria in bloom are mirrored in the lake at Jacob L. Loose Park, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jacob L. Loose Park is one of Kansas City’s most popular, beautiful and historical. The 75-acre park was a major site for the Battle of Westport where Confederate forces were routed by Union forces in the area in which the park is now located. It is estimated that 29,000 people were involved in the battle. The property at that time was owned by William Bent, a man who led wagon trains and traded with the Native Americans.
In 1926, Ella Loose bought the property from the owners at the time so that it could be made into a park to honor her husband, Jacob Loose. She gave the property to the city in 1927.
Click here to Wisteria in Bloom at Loose Park Bridge, Kansas City, Missouri, on Fine Art America.
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Walking across the wooden swinging bridge in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii, is a popular activity for tourists as well as residents. The bridges, built in the early 1900s, crosses the Hanapepe River, linking the old town of Hanapepe to the Hanapepe Valley on the west bank.
In 1992, the Hanapepe Swinging Bridge was badly damaged by Hurricane Iniki, said to be the most powerful hurricane to strike Hawaii in recorded history. The bridge was restored and reinforced with cables and wooden planks, making it more stable and less swing-y. The bridge is still used by taro farmers and locals who need to cross the river. Tourists are advised to turn back to the east side after reaching the other bank out of respect to Hanapepe Valley residents. The round-trip walk across the bridge takes 10-15 minutes.
Click here to see Hanapepe Swinging Bridge, Kauai, Hawaii on Fine Art America.
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Old Red Bridge, Kansas City, Missouri, Poster on Zazzle.
Old Red Bridge is the third of four bridges to span the Blue River near the first river crossing of the trails that led west. Old Red Bridge is in the 3-Trails Corridor park, Red Bridge Segment, dedicated to three National Historic Trails: Santa Fe, Oregon and California. Emigrants heading west from Independence, Missouri, encountered their first river crossing at this site.
When the newest Red Bridge was opened, the Old Red Bridge became the Love Locks Bridge. It has been festooned with more than 3,500 locks since opening in February 2013. It stands next to the new bridge and is now a foot bridge in the park.
Click here to see Old Red Bridge Road, Kansas City, Missouri, on Fine Art America.
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