Glen & Rich: I uploaded 2 photos to the "Oregon_Bridge" folder that show the
spans that Glen described in his note, and also there's an axial shot through
the bridge from the west. Hope this is useful.
Good question! Good discussion!
Regards,
Paul
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@...> wrote:
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> earth, and they are very close to 132'. Google earth also shows the total
> length of the bridge at about 535 feet, which checks with the Q bridge record
> length of 537.3'. Glen
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> bridges. Looking at the BLMA pictures, they look really close - possibly
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