Your bike on a bridge pics
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BoldonLad
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Mrs @BoldonLad (and her bike) on a bridge carrying York Avenue, Jarrow over the River Don.
It may not look like a bridge, with all of those trees, but, it is.
A photograph of it in the 1920's, when it was built here.
FrothNinja
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Is there a prize for being next to the most number of bridges - I've managed 4.
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not if you don't tell us where it is.
BoldonLad
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@FrothNinja ' s photograph, showing multiple bridges, set me thinking, we take bridges for granted, I suppose, but, everyone of them is, to a degree, a feat of design and engineering. On our relatively short 15 mile urban ride, this morning, we went over, or under, no fewer than 16 bridges, that is just over one per mile!
Not sure I can specify what all of them go over, or under, but, I will try:
Crossing over the A19.
Going under the Newcastle-Sunderland railway/metro line.
Going under the A194.
Going over the River Don, York Avenue, Jarrow
On the Bowes Cycle Route, going under Campbell Park Road (Hebburn)
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going under Monkton Lane (Hebburn)
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going over the Newcastle - Sunderland Metro/Railway line
Still on Bowes Cycle Route, a bridge over a now disused railway line.
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going under the A184.
Going over the A194M, towards Washington
Not sure I can specify what all of them go over, or under, but, I will try:
Crossing over the A19.
Going under the Newcastle-Sunderland railway/metro line.
Going under the A194.
Going over the River Don, York Avenue, Jarrow
On the Bowes Cycle Route, going under Campbell Park Road (Hebburn)
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going under Monkton Lane (Hebburn)
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going over the Newcastle - Sunderland Metro/Railway line
Still on Bowes Cycle Route, a bridge over a now disused railway line.
Still on the Bowes Cycle Route, going under the A184.
Going over the A194M, towards Washington
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BoldonLad
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Quickly, continuing, because I have reached the maximum 10 attachments....
Going under some road (A1290?) in Washington
Going under yet another road (A1231), in Washington
Going under yet road (A195), in Washington
Going under the A1231, Washington
Crossing a small stream, near Follingsby (Washington)
Going under the A19, at West Boldon (Mrs @BoldonLad is behind me, so, no bike in view)
Going under some road (A1290?) in Washington
Going under yet another road (A1231), in Washington
Going under yet road (A195), in Washington
Going under the A1231, Washington
Crossing a small stream, near Follingsby (Washington)
Going under the A19, at West Boldon (Mrs @BoldonLad is behind me, so, no bike in view)
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FrothNinja
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That's a fair whack of bridges BoldenLad
FrothNinja
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Over the M65 in lovely Lancs
😢 What depressingly accurate pictures of English urban infrastructure, particularly cycling infrastructure.
BoldonLad
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ha ha, true. I first saw your "sad" to my post, and thought "OK, I know I am. bit boring, but, saying I am sad, is a bit of a cheek". But, Now, I see what you mean. Yes, it is a depressing catalogue of typical urban England I fear, absence of cycling infrastructure, and/or badly thought out and ill maintained cycling infrastructure, plus, a soupçon of vandalism and graffiti.
Actually, what I have posted is the BEST of it, Mrs @BoldonLad refuses to cycle on some of the "cycle routes" in the area, because they are so abysmally maintained.
Sorry, I forgot that it was not possible to post explanations with smileys/unsmileys, only remembering after pressing the button... ... too late, no delete for smileys.
And, as you say, it is the best of it. No obvious broken glass, broken surfaces, muggers....
