Original train bridge
Northern Gang-Post some leaves changing pictures please
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Yep, pretty much every night around 7:30, again around 1:00AM, and sometimes early morning (6:30AMish).
Yeah, looks narrow.
One of the paintings we bought and love is an aerial shot of these bridges. It’s almost an all Caribbean blue picture with the two bridges.
Yes it runs parallel to the current bridge. 1935 after a hurricane, was converted from rail, to cars, indeed narrow. A section of it they blew up in the movie True Lies.
Yeah, I remember that. I haven’t been down there in 30 years. Ever been over the old skyway bridge in Tampa?
The original that collapsed in 1980? Or the current? If the current I think I have.
Every once in a while I see deer across the street, one time they were in my front yard eating some bushes. The houses across from me butt against the woods.
I used to see coyotes, but haven't in a while.
We get deer here all the time. A couple days ago three coyotes came through my back property. Archer was trippin'. He gets angry then takes it out on his stuffed toys lol.
The old one. It was metal grates.
Sounds like a traditional drawbridge. Was reading about the original, terrible accident, a freighter ship hit it and a large section fell. 35 people died. Reminder of the Key bridge accident in Baltimore.
Wasn't a draw bridge, high enough for the freighters. Yeah, bad. It was a scary ass bridge to drive over.
Speaking of the old overseas highway. As noted it was a RR bridge converted to auto. Now some of the sections were girder bridges. Sooo the girders being too narrow the ran the road up over the top.
A side note, it was nice the rebuilt the old part going to Pigeon Key.
Looks like fun, eh
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Understood not a draw bridge, but many draw bridges have the grate steel decks. I can see especially at that height, how the grate deck would be very scary....
Funny you mention you haven't seen coyotes in a while. Same here. 5-10 years ago it was common to see them a few times each year, even crossing our property. But I haven't seen one in at least a couple of years. Maybe the loss of woodland here has pushed them out.
Yeah, it's weird. I mean, there's plenty of food,...squirrels, deer, bunnies, turkeys.
Maybe it is all the new developments going up.
It's time I guess. I love all the pumpkins.
So do my grandkids!
The workers cut them from the vine early in week. They'll be making passes to pick up soon.
