Bridges in the path of the total eclipse
James Baughn
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Have you procrastinated in choosing a place to enjoy the total solar eclipse? Are you nervously watching the cloud forecast and waiting until the last minute to decide?
Saturday, August 19, 2017
If so, you may consider choosing a spot with a historic bridge in view. Here are some of the more interesting and photogenic bridges that are located within the path of Monday's celestial concealment. With the eclipse following a length of 2.36 megasmoot across the United States, there are plenty of places to choose for watching this rare stellar shrouding.
I apologize in advance if I overlooked your favorite span. From west to east:
Oregon
- Depoe Bay Bridge
- Ben Jones Bridge
- Yaquina Bay Bridge
- Van Buren Bridge
- Ellsworth Street Bridge
- Mill City Trail Bridge
- Union Street Bridge
- Jacob Conser Bridge
- Crooked River Canyon Bridges
- Jordan Road Bridges
Idaho
Wyoming
- Hoback Bridge
- Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge
- Wind River Canyon Bridge
- Thermopolis Swinging Bridge (barely)
- Wyoming Heritage Trail - Wind River Bridge
- Government Bridge
- Fort Laramie Bridge
Nebraska
- Interstate Canal Bridge
- Sutherland State Aid Bridge
- Kilgore Bridge
- Nine Bridge Road Bridge
- Wyoming Bridge
- Little Blue River Bridge
- Brownville Bridge
- Rulo Railroad Bridge
Kansas
Missouri
- St. Joseph Swing Bridge
- Riverwalk Bridge
- Waddell "A" Truss Bridge
- Broadway Bridge (barely)
- ASB Bridge (barely)
- Liberty Bridge
- Polo Bridge
- Grand River Bridge (barely)
- Boonville Katy Bridge
- I-70 Rocheport Bridge
- Jefferson City Bridge
- Washington Bridge
- Meramec River MO 21 Bridge
- Windsor Harbor Bridge
- Old Appleton Bridge
Illinois
- Chester Bridge
- Thebes Bridge
- Metropolis Railroad Bridge
- Dixon Springs Bridge
- Brookport Bridge
- Shawneetown Bridge
Kentucky
- Cumberland River Bridge
- Smithland Bridge
- New Eggner Ferry Bridge (see photo contest)
- Lake Barkley Bridge
- College Street Bridge (barely)
Tennessee
- Shelby Street Bridge
- Bob Sheehan Memorial Bridge
- Old Hickory Bridges
- Cordell Hull Bridge
- Hurricane Bridge
- Collins River Bridge
- Byrds Creek Bridge
- The Loop (just barely)
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina